After a one-year hiatus from the Big Dance, the Bruins will have a chance to compete on the nation’s biggest stage for the sixth time in seven years.

The Bruins had taken their last 50 matches to a third set only eight times.
Senior Rileigh Powers and graduate student Haley Hallgren made it nine after a 1-1 split before clinching the third set and securing a sweep.

There’s nothing quite like the energy of competing on one’s home court.
After not playing at home since last April, graduate student Abby Van Winkle recalled what it’s like to play a match on Mapes Beach.

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 11:58 p.m.
No. 5 seed UCLA women’s basketball (22-8, 11-7 Pac-12) will travel to Las Vegas to face off against Arizona State (8-19, 1-17) in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and look to win out.

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 11:25 p.m.
There’s no freshman class more prepared for their first Pac-12 tournament than the Bruins, according to coach Cori Close.

In the last two regular season matches, the Bruins will face the Washington schools looking for another sweep at home.
Coming off a 71-66 defeat at the hand of No.

One of the most important aspects of team sports is the camaraderie of the team.
Each player undeniably has to shoulder the responsibility of being an elite athlete but also the obligation of being a good teammate.

This post was updated Feb. 17 at 8:45 p.m.
The last time the Bruins encountered the Bears, they struggled to put away early baskets and trailed at the end of the first quarter.

After two losses on the road, the Bruins are standing in a fourth-place deadlock and have fallen down the AP poll.
This weekend, the blue and gold will host the Pac-12’s two Arizona schools back in Pauley Pavilion to attempt to avenge the two losses and bolster its NCAA tournament resume.

No. 14 UCLA women’s basketball (17-5, 6-4 Pac-12) is set to host No. 22 Arizona (16-5, 6-4) on Friday in Pauley Pavilion after a setback on its mountain road trip.