The Bruins may have avoided an upset, but that doesn’t mean coach Mick Cronin slept easy Thursday night. “Watching Saint Mary’s before I went to sleep was the worst thing I could have done,” Cronin said. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Jules Bernard eyes the basket during a game against No. 13 seed Akron on Thursday. Bernard and No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball will take on No. 5 seed Saint Mary’s on Saturday with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 18 at 10:01 p.m. With the Bruins facing a four-point deficit early in the second quarter, Natalie Chou squared up from the right wing. After sinking her second 3-pointer of the game, the graduate student guard came right back on the next possession with another long-range bomb to give the Bruins a 20-18 lead. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student guard Natalie Chou drives in against UC Irvine guard Nikki Tom. Chou jump started a 14-0 UCLA run in the second quarter to give her team the lead for good. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
In 2015, the Bruins won the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. Kicking off its first appearance in the WNIT since then, UCLA women’s basketball (14-12, 8-8 Pac-12) will face UC Irvine (21-11, 14-4 Big West) in the first round Friday at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close (middle) will begin her second Women’s National Invitation Tournament run with UCLA in a home matchup against UC Irvine on Friday evening. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA women’s basketball (14-12, 8-8 Pac-12) will begin its quest for a second Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship under coach Cori Close and will have the opportunity to host the first few rounds, beginning with a home matchup against UC Irvine (21-11, 14-4 Big West) on Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball will commence its quest for a WNIT championship with a home matchup against UC Irvine on Friday. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated March 17 at 10:49 p.m. PORTLAND — Down four with under three minutes to play, the Bruins were on the verge of an upset loss as the ball bounced between teams. Finally, Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...
Photo: No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball redshirt junior guard Tyger Campbell attempts a drive against No. 13 seed Akron center Aziz Bandaogo in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Campbell scored eight straight points in the second half to help the Bruins take the lead for good against the Zips on Thursday. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball (25-7, 15-5 Pac-12) will take on No. 13 Akron (24-9, 14-6 MAC) on Thursday night to begin NCAA Tournament play. Read more...
Photo: No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball will start NCAA Tournament play Thursday with a matchup against No. 13 Akron. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball (25-7, 15-5 Pac-12) will start NCAA Tournament play with a matchup against No. 13 seed Akron (24-9, 14-6 MAC) on Thursday night in Portland, Oregon. Read more...
