Three local Pac-12 teams will be moving on to postseason competition. The UCLA women’s basketball team will compete in the WNIT as the UCLA and USC men’s teams will head to the NCAA Tournament.
While the UCLA women’s basketball team struggled with injuries, their underclassmen players have been stepping up to battle against a highly competitive Pac-12 conference.
UCLA gets another big win. They are now 2-0 after beating CSUN 73-46. After struggling in the first quarter, the Lady Bruins outscored CSUN 60-29 for the remainder of the game.
UCLA took a disappointing, heartbreaking loss in the PAC-12 Championship. Stanford’s hot shooting was too much for the lady Bruins. The Cardinal’s offensive power got going early, and they never looked back.
The Lady Bruins took over in the fourth quarter and dominated Washington 58-46. UCLA shot 45% from the field and 2-18 from the 3-point line.
UCLA shot a disappointing 28 percent from the field dropping a close game to the determined Oregon State Beavers 71-64.
The Bruins led for two seconds and that was all that was needed to take down the Sun Devils 80-79.
Southern California sophomore guard Ethan Anderson tallied a career-high 19 points as the Trojans made a statement while clamping down one of the top teams in the Pac-12 conference.
Assisting the UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team to be one of the toughest programs in the United States has not hindered senior forward, Lauryn Miller, from excelling in her academics.
The UCLA Women’s Basketball team is committed to helping build the community. When they played Stanford, both teams displayed unity by coming together and holding their match up.
UCLA senior guard, Chris Smith is never too proud to say that he still has room for growth. Last season, he led the team in scoring average and came in second in rebounding average.
The UCLA women’s basketball team battled USC with an accurate offense and tough defense to execute a 73-52 victory over the Women of Troy.
After losing their first game of the season UCLA won their fourth straight game improving to 4-1 on the season in a convincing 27 point 83-56 victory over the University of San Diego.
Due to the coronavirus, this is the earliest point in any season schedule in which the Bruins have played a league game in the modern era.
The UCLA men’s and women’s basketball teams are full of familiar faces along with talented new additions that will make them competitive in the Pac-12.