Tuesday, December 16

Women’s basketball ready to face future challenges after losses against USC

It is a good sign for the Bruins when Michaela Onyenwere has a hot shooting night. UCLA women’s basketball (9-9, 2-4 Pac-12) is 9-1 when the sophomore forward shoots over 45 percent from the field and 0-8 when she does not. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball is 0-8 when sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere shoots over 45 percent from the field. Onyenwere went 9-of-20 from the field against USC on Sunday as the Bruins dropped their third consecutive game at home. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s basketball falls to Trojans for first time in three years, losing 72-67

USC guard Aliyah Mazyck entered the press room chanting the Trojan fight song with a grin across her face. It was her first time defeating UCLA at Pauley Pavilion and USC’s first victory over its crosstown rival in three years. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere posted 22 points and 12 rebounds against USC. Onyenwere has logged 20 points or more in seven games this season. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s basketball hopes to get back on track with crosstown rivalry game

The Bruins have a chance to sweep the Trojans for the third consecutive season. UCLA women’s basketball (9-8, 2-3 Pac-12) will battle its crosstown rival USC (10-6, 0-5) at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman Lindsey Corsaro logged just four points in 15 minutes of action when UCLA women’s basketball defeated USC 72-65 in December, but she said the Bruins will have the opportunity to snap their three-game losing streak in their rematch this weekend. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Women’s basketball loses two games over weekend, sets sights on deep NCAA run

Cori Close said the Bruins experienced two different shooting performances in their two losses this past weekend. “It was totally different,” the coach said. “I didn’t think shots were hard to come by on Friday (against Oregon State) … (but) I didn’t feel like we ever got in an offensive rhythm (against Oregon).” UCLA women’s basketball (9-8, 2-3 Pac-12) was outdone by No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close said she believes that the Bruins have proven that they are a top-half conference team so far in their first four Pac-12 games. UCLA will face crosstown rival USC this weekend for their second meeting of the season.


Women’s basketball drops third straight game in 72-52 defeat to Oregon

Each of the Bruins’ four prior losses to the Ducks were by single digits. This time, Oregon won a bit more handily. UCLA women’s basketball (9-8, 2-3 Pac-12) dropped its third straight game Sunday, losing 72-52 to No. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Japreece Dean led UCLA women’s basketball with six of her team’s 10 assists on Sunday in a 20-point loss to No. 5 Oregon. Dean also finished second on the team in scoring with 11 points. (Ariana Saigh/Daily Bruin)


Bruins see defensive weakness in battle with Beavers, lose second straight game

The Bruins had won three consecutive home games against the Beavers. But they weren’t able to come up with the win this time. “This was the first time in a long time that in our building, they did exactly what they wanted to do,” said coach Cori Close. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere logged 24 points and went 8-of-9 from the free throw line, but UCLA women’s basketball could not make defensive stops down the stretch to hold off No. 10 Oregon State. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)



1 93 94 95 96 97 176