Senior center Lauren Betts attempts a contested shot. Betts recorded 23 points Thursday night. (Andrew Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 19 at 10:41 p.m.
For the first time in history, the Big Ten regular season title belongs to the Bruins.No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball (26-1, 16-0 Big Ten) took down Washington (19-8, 9-7) 82-67 Thursday night in the squad’s second-to-last home game before tournament play.
This post was updated Feb. 20 at 1:20 p.m.
A Big Ten regular-season conference title slipped through the Bruins’ fingertips last season after they fell to the Trojans twice.
This post was updated Feb. 11 at 8:41 p.m.
The Big Ten boasts seven top-25 and four top-15 teams.
The Bruins – who top the conference rankings – have defeated each of the other top-15 conference rivals within the past 10 days.
“Everyone else in the Big Ten, besides the West Coast schools, only take one of these long trips,” said coach Cori Close.
Dominance has been the narrative of the Bruins’ 2025-2026 campaign.
Come to a game at Pauley Pavilion, and you are virtually guaranteed an 80-plus point showing and a UCLA victory by at least 20.
No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball (23-1, 13-0 Big Ten) will travel to East Lansing to face No. 13 Michigan State (20-4, 9-4) on Wednesday. UCLA stands to continue its 17-game win streak, with its only loss coming in November to No.
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 12:22 a.m.
Bubblegum, bubblegum, in a dish.
Five seconds, four, three, two – shoot.
Miss.
Wolverine guard Syla Swords ran to the perimeter in the bright, magenta shoes every player was wearing as part of Michigan’s Pink Game on Sunday.
The favorite, the underdog, the anti-hero and the villain.
Expectations and perception shape archetypes.
But what happens when the hype is so high that the best-case scenario is simply meeting expectations?
No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball (22-1, 12-0 Big Ten) will face No. 8 Michigan (20-3, 11-1) in a showdown between the conference’s top-two teams Sunday. UCLA is on a 16-game win streak – the team has not lost since its Nov.
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