For UCLA coach Cori Close, Thursday’s top-10 showdown against USC is more than a rivalry — it’s a proving ground, a platform for growth and a reflection of how far women’s basketball has come.

Feb 13, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Cori Close yells at her players ... Images The No. 1-ranked UCLA women’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season ...

The No. 1-ranked UCLA women’s basketball team suffered its first ... quarter collapse that saw them outscored, 24-8. UCLA Coach Cori Close did not mince words in her postgame comments, praising ...

The Fighting Irish were a Sweet 16 team in 2024 and also one of the hottest teams this season thanks to the nation's best ...

First-year Tennessee Lady ... Coach of the Year, earning the Pat Summitt Trophy. She is joined by Staley, Geno Auriemma (UConn), Kenny Brooks (Kentucky), Mark Campbell (TCU), Cori Close (UCLA ...

Betts, Close and Gabriela Jacquez take questions about Carver-Hawkeye Arena and ... Iowa State basketball: Milan Momcilovic on Cyclones' comeback attempt Iowa State wrestling coach Kevin Dresser ...

The women’s college basketball rankings saw UCLA reclaim the top spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. South Carolina and UCLA secured conference championships on Sunday, toppling former No.

UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close has been asking her team for toughness. She’s vocalized the need for grittiness in press conferences and been hard on the team during practice ...

3 UCLA women’s basketball secured a hard-fought ... While the Bruins’ second-half offensive execution was key, Coach Cori Close made it clear that the game was won on the defensive end.

NCAA Tournament is nearly upon us, with both the men's and women's brackets scheduled to be revealed on March 16 during ...

It was how she was brought up on the basketball ... like a disaster for coach Cori Close and the top-ranked Bruins in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,528 at Galen Center. UCLA’s best-in-the ...