Gophers women’s basketball: Top-ranked UCLA pulls away from Gophers in second half
Minnesota (18-5, 6-5 Big Ten) held UCLA star center Lauren Betts to just six points — 14 below her season average — but the junior used the added defensive attention to her teammates’ advantage. Betts finished with 11 assists on a day when the Bruins hit 13 triples on 40 percent shooting from deep.
Women’s College Basketball Watchability: Unbeaten UCLA Welcomes Two Tough Big Ten Foes
The calendar is about to turn one month closer to March and the women’s college basketball landscape is as difficult to decipher as ever. While mainstays like South Carolina and UConn have hovered near the top,
UCLA women’s basketball returns to Pauley Pavilion against Minnesota, Ohio State
One of coach Cori Close’s mantras has prevailed throughout the season: toughness. “You cannot give toughness,” Close said Wednesday. “You cannot hope it into place. You have to earn toughness.
UCLA women’s basketball channeling ‘sickening’ emotions throughout challenging road trip
The top-ranked Bruins (18-0 overall, 6-0 Big Ten) are headed to Rutgers and No. 8 Maryland after holding Baylor to a season-low 57 points.
Big Ten women’s basketball: UCLA at Rutgers
No. 1 UCLA beats Rutgers, 84-66, in Big Ten women's basketball action, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Piscataway, N.J.
UCLA women’s basketball rides strong second half to win over scrappy Minnesota
The Bruins use a balanced attack with Lauren Betts handing out 11 assists to remain the nation’s only unbeaten college women’s basketball team.
Gophers women’s basketball team hangs in for a half, then sees No. 1 UCLA motor away
UCLA’s women’s basketball team has yet to lose this season. The Bruins are the only undefeated Division I basketball team in the country. Every win but one has come by 11 points or more. And here is the biggest reason: The Bruins’ 6-7 center,
USC loss puts UCLA in sole possession of Big Ten women's basketball lead
UCLA women's basketball had shared the lead in the Big Ten women's basketball standings for most of the past month. Now, the Bruins stand alone. USC women's basketball lost at Iowa on Sunday. Coupled with UCLA's 79-53 win over Minnesota,
Alexander: The No. 1 UCLA women keep rolling, but the standards are high
The Bruins are set to remain No. 1 in the AP poll for a record 10th straight week after a 20-6 run sealed a 79-53 victory ...
Women’s basketball: Gophers coach Dawn Plitzuweit on success, challenges in Year 2
Minnesota appears in line for an NCAA tournament berth, but hurdles remain, including No. 4 USC and top-ranked UCLA this week ...
UCLA’s Cori Close sings praises of legendary Rutgers women’s basketball coach
The No. 1 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team defeated Rutgers, 84-66, on Thursday night at Jersey Mike's Arena.
Vanderbilt ranked in women’s AP Top 25 for 1st time in 11 years; UCLA, South Carolina still 1-2
Vanderbilt is back in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 for the first time since 2014, ranked No. 23 this week.
Ranking Big Ten Women's Basketball Coaches: USC Trojans' Lindsay Gottlieb On Top?
The Big Ten has some of the best coaching staffs in the country. With seven teams ranked in the AP Top-25 Poll, it was hard ...
Lauren Betts makes UCLA women’s basketball history in inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic
Lauren Betts made UCLA women’s basketball history and school history on Monday, adding to the record books in the Bruins’ ...