This post was updated April 8 8:43 p.m.
Cori Close’s leaders rose from the press conference podium after taking the toughest loss of their careers. And then the coach turned her head with one thing to say.

Most programs crumble after losing a key piece across three events.
The Bruins punched their ticket to nationals instead.
Despite freshman Macy McGowan – who competed on vault, bars and floor in every meet this year – being out both days of the NCAA Salt Lake Regional on Thursday and Saturday, No.

Denise Curry was a freshman the first time the Bruins reached the Final Four. A teenager still figuring out where to stand on the court. Sitting alongside already-Olympian Ann Meyers Drysdale may not have helped.

While UCLA men’s basketball alumnus Jaime Jaquez Jr. may be the first “Jaquez” to come to a Bruin fan’s mind, it’s time they familiarize themselves with the heir carrying the family name forward.

Amid yet another year of starkly different trajectories for No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball and No. 7 seed UCLA men’s basketball, one thing stood out – both squads share a susceptibility to specific pressure points.

Mick Cronin walked into the press room Friday seething with visible humiliation and rage.
The coach had marinated in UCLA men’s basketball’s 86-70 defeat in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals for more than half an hour already.

This post was updated March 7 at 6:14 p.m.
They came early. They waited patiently. They abided by the rules.
Even still, the promise of order crumbled.