This post was updated May 22 at 11:11 p.m. With just softball and baseball remaining in the postseason hunt, UCLA’s first year in the Big Ten is nearly in the books. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s water polo stand around coach Adam Wright on the side of the pool. The Bruins’ 2025 season came to a close after a loss in the NCAA semifinal to the Trojans. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 1 at 11:52 p.m. Gianna Kneepkens, former Utah standout guard and a three-time Big 12 First Team pick, committed to UCLA women’s basketball on Thursday morning, per ESPN. Kneepkens nabbed a Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference selection before her junior season in 2023 – as well as slots on watchlists for the John R. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close high fives a player on the sideline. Close recruited standout guard Gianna Kneepkens in the spring transfer portal, and ultimately secured the former Ute on Thursday morning. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 13 at 9:50 p.m. A 34-point loss was uncharacteristic. So much so that it marked the biggest loss ever in the Final Four. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Janiah Barker shoots over UConn guard Paige Bueckers. Barker entered the transfer portal Thursday. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 10 at 9:25 p.m. UCLA women’s basketball juniors guard Londynn Jones and forward Janiah Barker entered the transfer portal Thursday morning, according to Bruin Report Online. Read more...
Photo: Forward Janiah Barker (left) prepares to pass the ball down court while guard Londynn Jones (right) dribbles the ball up the floor. The UCLA women’s basketball juniors entered the transfer portal Thursday morning, per Bruin Report Online. (Left to right: Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor, Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 8 8:43 p.m. Cori Close’s leaders rose from the press conference podium after taking the toughest loss of their careers. And then the coach turned her head with one thing to say. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Gabriela Jaquez and her teammates celebrate after top-seeded UCLA women’s basketball defeated LSU in the Elite Eight to advance to the program’s first Final Four in 46 years. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 6 at 11:40 p.m. Everything was in place for a UCLA women’s basketball game as fans grabbed hot dogs, cheered with friends and wore UCLA gear – except this time, the players were over 2,000 miles away in Tampa, Florida. Read more...
Photo: Junior Center Lauren Betts tips the ball to her teammate during UCLA’s NCAA Tournament game against UConn. UCLA hosted a watch party for the Bruins’ first-ever Final Four matchup in the NCAA era on Friday at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 6 at 8:35 p.m. TAMPA, Fla. – If there’s one thing on every UCLA scouting report, it’s to find a way – any way – to survive the forest of limbs in the paint. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Kiki Rice gathers her teammates – junior center Lauren Betts, freshman guard Elina Aarnisalo and junior guard Gabriela Jaquez – for a huddle. No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball was routed 85-51 by No. 2 seed UConn on Friday night, putting an end to its season. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
