While the season may have ended for UCLA women’s basketball almost two weeks ago, that doesn’t mean Pauley Pavilion will be sitting empty and dark in the coming days. Read more...
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March 18, 12:55 am
Pauley to host first rounds of NCAA women’s tournament
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March 7, 1:13 am
Women’s basketball’s season ends with fall to Colorado
The Pac-12 Network’s camera was focused on Thea Lemberger’s face. But this time, she wasn’t standing on the line ready to shoot a free throw. All she could do was watch in her warm-up gear from the bench as her team tried to overcome a deficit against Colorado. Read more...
Photo: Sixth-year senior forward Atonye Nyingifa scored 13 points in her last game for UCLA. She was awarded All-Pac-12 honors twice during her Bruin career. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
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March 6, 1:03 am
UCLA women’s basketball to take on Colorado in first round of Pac-12s
Fast break transition layups, seven seconds or less – that isn’t something that should be expected this Thursday when the UCLA women’s basketball team takes on Colorado for the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Thea Lemberger, averaging 15 points this season compared to 8.6 last season, credits her success to adding moves like floaters. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
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March 3, 12:46 am
UCLA women’s basketball ends regular season with Utah win
It wasn’t always pretty, but UCLA women’s basketball ended the regular season with a win. Heading into its final weekend before the Pac-12 conference tournament, the Bruins were looking to continue the focus and aggression that they found against the California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal last week. Read more...
Photo: With UCLA down seven points to Utah early in the second half, sophomore guard Nirra Fields brought an offensive spark for the Bruins, pushing them past the Utes. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
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February 28, 1:01 am
Women’s basketball season winding down for Nyingifa
She’s been here for six years, battled through two separate ACL injuries and is now earning a graduate degree at UCLA. Through it all, Atonye Nyingifa has played 135 games, the most in UCLA women’s basketball history, and now can finally see the end of a long, but rewarding, journey. Read more...
Photo: After six years at UCLA, senior forward Atonye Nyingifa will play in her final regular season games for the Bruins this weekend. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
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February 27, 1:57 am
Corinne Costa has record-breaking season in blocks
For 36 years, Ann Meyers Drysdale held the UCLA women’s basketball record for career blocks at 101 as a guard standing at just 5 feet 9 inches. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Corinne Costa became UCLA women’s basketball’s career blocks leader in the Bruins’ game against the Washington State Cougars after recording the 102nd block of her career. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
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February 26, 1:04 am
Standing strong: UCLA basketball’s Thea Lemberger toughs out injury
Any player cutting into Thea Lemberger’s lane better expect some contact. “I’m excited to hit ‘em,” she said. The women’s basketball senior guard has already taken the most charges on her team, but she’ll gladly take some more.She’ll dive for loose balls. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Thea Lemberger has been playing with a stress fracture in her right leg this season, but is still averaging 37.7 minutes and 15.2 points per game. (Tim Bradbury/Daily Bruin senior staff)