L.A. Times readers celebrate UCLA women’s basketball’s title win
Four years ago, at the McDonald’s All-American game, future Bruins Kiki Rice and Gabriela Jaquez stood side by…
Bruising Bruins dominate South Carolina, win an NCAA national title
It was dominating. It was overwhelming. It was powder-blue pummeling, eight-clap crushing, Westwood wonderful. It was the UCLA…
Gabriela Jaquez lives her long-held UCLA championship dream
PHOENIX — Gabriela Jaquez, tone-setter. Culture-setter. Scene-setter. Firestarter. Elite job-finisher — around the rim and in life. UCLA’s first NCAA…
UCLA looks to beat the South Carolina program that inspired it
PHOENIX — I must confess, I didn’t believe them. Four years ago, I listened to then-freshman Kiki Rice and coach…
UCLA knocks off Texas, reaches national championship game
UCLA 45, Texas 37, 3:35 left in fourth quarter Texas is putting up a fight late in the…
NCAA tournament: UCLA confident it can beat Texas in Final Four
With Kendrick Lamar’s “tv off” blaring outside the Mo Ostin Basketball Center, a crowd of cheering fans gave…
How Gabriela Jaquez became a breakout shooting star for No. 2 UCLA
In late November, Gabriela Jaquez scored 29 points against Tennessee. It wasn’t her career high; that came when…
UCLA women’s basketball explain what inspired its viral dance
The UCLA women’s basketball team wanted to go dancing in March so badly, they got a head start.…
UCLA women blitz Wisconsin on Senior Day, win 21st in a row
The No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball team beat Wisconsin 80-60 on Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion and became…
No. 2 UCLA women rout Michigan State for 18th straight win
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Lauren Betts had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists and No. 2 UCLA pushed its…
Kiki Rice and Gabriela Jaquez help No. 2 UCLA rout Rutgers
Headlined by first and third quarter dominance, No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball picked up a 86-46 win over…
UCLA women dominate in near 50-point rout of Purdue
Coming off Sunday’s 30-point win over then-No. 12 Maryland — UCLA’s largest margin of victory over a top-15…