This post was updated Jan. 5 at 3:17 p.m. BERKELEY — The Bruins are the top offensive rebounding team in the Pac-12 – and it got them the win. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere delivered a game-tying layup with 17 seconds left to force overtime for UCLA women’s basketball. Onyenwere shot 12-of-22 from the field and finished with 29 points and eight rebounds in the Bruins overtime victory over Cal. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
Cori Close said the third quarter was the turning point for the Bruins. “We played with much more toughness,” the coach said. “If you want a different outcome, then you need to choose a different response. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere logged 14 of UCLA women’s basketball’s 28 first-half points and finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds in the Bruins’ win over USC. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
Despite leading the Bruins in scoring, Japreece Dean spent the majority of the final quarter cheering on her teammates from the bench. “It was super fun watching people fly around, get scoops, get deflections and the bench energy was great,” the senior guard said. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Chantel Horvat registered three steals in her first four minutes off the bench. Chantel logged a season-high nine points to go along with two rebounds in UCLA women’s basketball’s blowout over Cal Poly. (Ariana Saigh/Daily Bruin)
Michaela Onyenwere said the Bruins wanted to win for a special reason. “We knew that we were coming back to (redshirt senior guard Chrissy Baird’s) hometown,” the sophomore forward said. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior guard Chrissy Baird (left) – an Illinois native – saw seven minutes of action in a return to her hometown Wednesday night. Baird logged two rebounds in UCLA women’s basketball’s road victory over Illinois-Chicago. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Cori Close said the team’s mentality throughout the past week revolved around two words. “Fun and focus,” the coach said. “(I told them,) ‘Let’s work on having more fun together, working on plays with each other.’ … I really thought they lived that.” UCLA women’s basketball (5-5) shot a season-high 52.5 percent against Oklahoma State (7-2) en route to a 71-59 win Sunday to put itself back at .500. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior forward Lajahna Drummer registered her first double-double of the season, logging 12 points and 10 rebounds in UCLA women’s basketball’s home victory over Oklahoma State. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
It was all smiles for the Bruins as they filed off the court. UCLA women’s basketball (4-5) secured an 89-80 victory against Fresno State (4-3) on Friday evening to snap its four-game losing streak. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere logged her third career-high on the season with 29 points, 22 of which came in the first half. Onyenwere also logged five rebounds and went 11-of-12 from the free throw line. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Kennedy Burke said the highest priority for the Bruin’s offense on Friday will be patience. “(We can’t) force them and (can’t) go into the spots they’ve trapped,” the senior guard said. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Japreece Dean logged a team-high 16 points on 7-of-18 from the field in UCLA women’s basketball’s loss to Indiana on Sunday afternoon. The Bruins have now dropped four straight games for the first time since 2014. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
