The women’s basketball team, on the course of righting its ship, has caught wind in the right direction and is on the brink of success. UCLA (18-18, 8-10 Pac-12) will face West Virginia (23-14, 7-11 Big 12) on Saturday at 3 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Jordin Canada said that the team has managed to get to know each other really well as it enters the last game of the season, the Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship game. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jordin Canada stood at the line, the ball leaving her hands and traveling 15 feet to hit its target, nothing but net. The freshman guard’s four free throws in the final minutes iced UCLA’s 69-65 Although the Bruins won’t be in Tampa Bay for the NCAA championship, their win over the Wolverines punched them a ticket to the finals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in Charleston, W. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Kari Korver set a team record with 73 season 3-pointers after netting five shots from beyond the arc. Korver’s 19 points helped lead UCLA women’s basketball past Michigan and on to the finals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s basketball has crafted its own version of a comeback. The Bruins’ postseason has extended to the semifinals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament after UCLA knocked out St. Read more...
Photo: In the Women’s National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals against Saint Mary’s College, freshman guard Jordin Canada scored 13 points, seven assists and five steals in the UCLA win. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Less than two minutes into the quarterfinals of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, redshirt sophomore guard Kari Korver knocked down her first 3-pointer, giving UCLA women’s basketball an early 3-2 lead. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Kari Korver scored 12 points, all through 3-pointers. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Spring break meant nothing to the women’s basketball team as it rolled into the Women’s National Invitation Tournament Elite Eight with a win over University of Northern Colorado Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: UCLA moves on to the Elite Eight of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament with its victory over Northern Colorado. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
While the women’s basketball team’s bid for the Women’s National Invitation Tournament was automatic, it’s passage into the second round was far from it. UCLA defeated Cal State Bakersfield Thursday night in the first round of the tournament 70-54. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Nirra Fields registered a double-double against Cal State Bakersfield after scoring 26 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This article was updated on March 9 at 2:34 a.m. Five months, 30 games and more than 1,239 minutes. It all came down to one split-second play near half-court when the ball hovered in the air before descending upon two hands, both battling for possession. Read more...
Photo: Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, guard Jordin Canada played her last game of the season in a loss against Stanford. The freshman finished her last rookie game with 15 points and eight rebounds. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
