This post was updated Nov. 7 at 10:41 p.m. Blue and gold confetti sprinkled the student section of Pauley Pavilion as Adem Bona slammed the ball through the net. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward/center Adem Bona releases the ball on a shot over a pair of Saint Francis defenders. With a career-high 28 points, Bona led all scorers during Monday’s contest. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 7 at 10:46 p.m. Lauren Betts banked in a layup 14 seconds into the game. It wasn’t her first time shooting on a Pauley Pavilion basket – she played in the Westwood arena for Stanford last season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Lauren Betts rises above two Purdue defenders while attempting a shot. Betts posted 20 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes of play. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
The killer was stalled, but the heist still occurred. Senior opposite/oustide hitter Iman Ndiaye – the team leader in kills – posted a sub-.1 hitting clip for just the fifth time this season. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior middle blocker Anna Dodson (left) high fives freshman setter Ashley Mullen (right). (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA’s basketball programs are in contrasting states. While both teams are entering 2023 off of losses in the Sweet 16, the men’s program is returning just 25.1% of its minutes from last year’s team, a figure considerably lower than the women’s 84.4% minutes returned. Read more...
Photo: (Anagha Srivatsav/Daily Bruin)
The last time the Bruins opened their regular season against a Power Five opponent was 10 years ago. UCLA lost to Nebraska by 28 points, jumpstarting an underwhelming 13-18 campaign in 2013-2014. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Londynn Jones defends the opponent near half court. Jones is entering her second year as a Bruin. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Lucas Oil Stadium was the location. April 3, 2021, the date. No. 1 seed Gonzaga, the opponent. UCLA men’s basketball was in the Final Four, and coach Mick Cronin was facing the biggest test of his career under the brightest lights. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin sits at the podium during a March Madness press conference. Cronin is entering his fifth season as the Bruins’ head coach. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s basketball suited up to play in the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years. Its time in the sun swiftly ended, however, after facing a formidable opponent: coach Dawn Staley’s South Carolina. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Lauren Betts is pictured holding the basketball at her hip. Betts – standing at 6-foot-7 – is the tallest UCLA women’s basketball player in 9 years. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
