Cori Close saw her players taking a picture with little girls as they made their way to the press room. “The opportunity to give back and promote girls and women in sports and make an impact on young girls, to me that actually was the best part of my day,” the coach said. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman guard Lindsey Corsaro – along with the four other starters for UCLA women’s basketball – logged double-digits in scoring in Sunday’s win over Washington. Corsaro finished with 14 points, five assists and four rebounds. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)

Swish. Senior guard Japreece Dean smiled as she jogged back from the foul line after sinking her first free throw of the night in the third quarter. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Japreece Dean broke UCLA women’s basketball’s school record for most consecutive free throws made when she sank her 33rd in a row against Washington State on Friday. She hit four more and her record now sits at 37. (Sim Beauchamp/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins are coming off their first Pac-12 road sweep and will have the opportunity to do it again at home. “I think if you prepare well, you play well,” said senior guard Kennedy Burke. Read more...

Photo: Last season, then-redshirt junior forward Lajahna Drummer logged 10 points and 14 rebounds in UCLA women’s basketball’s win over Washington State. The Bruins will host the Cougars on Friday night. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

The Bruins have experience with games coming down to the wire. UCLA women’s basketball (11-9, 4-4 Pac-12) defeated No. 16 Arizona State (14-6, 5-4) on Friday and Arizona (14-6, 4-5) on Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Japreece Dean has made 32 consecutive free throws for UCLA women’s basketball and currently leads the conference by shooting 88.5 percent from the charity stripe. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)

For the second time this season, Michaela Onyenwere’s putback kept the Bruins alive. “There were a lot of tips, it wasn’t just me,” said the sophomore forward. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere led UCLA women’s basketball with 28 points in its triple-overtime victory over Arizona on Sunday. Onyenwere scored 13 of her points in the three extra periods. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

It came down the the final seconds of the game. With the Bruins down by one with nine seconds remaining, senior guard Japreece Dean drained a 3-point jumper, giving UCLA women’s basketball (10-9, 3-4 Pac-12) the 61-59 upset over No. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Japreece Dean buried a 3 with nine seconds remaining to give UCLA women’s basketball a 61-59 upset over No. 16 Arizona State. Dean finished with 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals in the Bruins’ road victory. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

Lauryn Miller said the Bruins need to be aggressive if they want to find success in their matchups this weekend. “We know how gritty Arizona State is and (we’re) making sure we try to match that,” said the sophomore forward. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Kennedy Burke is averaging 5.9 rebounds per game which ranks third for UCLA women’s basketball, but is responsible for the Bruins’ second most turnovers. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)