The Bruins got their first road sweep of the season over the weekend, propelling them from eighth to third in the Pac-12 standings, behind just Oregon and Stanford. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Japreece Dean and UCLA women’s basketball had a strong weekend from beyond the arc. Dean hit five of her seven attempts from the 3-point line against Colorado on Sunday. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
After starting Pac-12 play 2-2, the Bruins responded with back-to-back conference road wins for the first time this season. In what were two different types of games, No. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Jordin Canada made history in Sunday’s win over the Colorado Buffaloes. She became the first Pac-12 player to ever record 1800 points and 700 assists for a career. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
After a streaky start to the new year, coach Cori Close has already moved on to this weekend. “Every week exposes the things you’re really good at and it exposes the things you still need to work on,” Close said. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Monique Billings and UCLA women’s basketball, currently eighth place in the Pac-12 standings, will have a chance to climb up to as far as third with a pair of wins this weekend against Utah and Colorado. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
Men’s volleyball Melissa Zhang, Assistant Sports editor No. 3 UCLA (3-0) is currently the highest ranked MPSF team in the NCAA, coming in behind Ohio State (1-0) and Long Beach State (4-0). Read more...
Photo: The Bruins came into this season projected to win the Pac-12 and are ranked fifth nationally. The No. 4 Utes kicked off their season with a win over Brigham Young behind standout performances from Mykayla Skinner and MaKenna Merrell-Giles. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA women’s basketball went 2-2 in its first week of Pac-12 play, good for fifth place in the conference standings, but the team’s improving on-court chemistry has left a sense of optimism moving forward. Read more...
Photo: Despite a 2-2 start to Pac-12 play, UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close sees plenty of reasons to be optimistic. Her team posted back-to-back season highs in “passion plays” last week for the first time this year. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA faced its third consecutive top-25 team and saw its 20-game Pac-12 home win streak snapped Sunday. After clinging to a one- or two-possession lead through the majority of the fourth quarter, a triple by Oregon guard Lexi Bando sealed the team’s late victory – UCLA never made a field goal in the game’s final three minutes. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Monique Billings led all scoring for UCLA over the weekend. Against Oregon State, she logged 19 points and was 8-of-12. She did even better Sunday, scoring 22 of the Bruins’ total points. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
Coach Cori Close had two words for her team prior to the game – focus and freedom. After falling behind 7-0 to open up the game, UCLA kept its poise and remained aggressive, eventually taking the lead later in the quarter. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball closed out 2017 with an 82-46 victory over California on Saturday. Senior forward Monique Billings had 20 points and 10 rebounds on 9-of-11 shooting. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
