This post was updated April 15 at 3:23 p.m.
Elina Aarnisalo’s latest post on Instagram felt like deja vu.
And it was, considering it is the second time in three years she has announced her commitment to UCLA women’s basketball. 
After spending the 2025-26 campaign at North Carolina, Aarnisalo will return to Westwood – where she began her collegiate career.

This post was updated April 10 at 6:48 p.m.
Every story comes to an end.
Even nearly-perfect ones.
Following an undefeated postseason, the national champions UCLA women’s basketball (37-1, 18-0 Big Ten) gathered in Pauley Pavilion as thousands of students and fans celebrated the program’s first NCAA championship.

This post was updated April 9 at 11:06 p.m.
Sunday was the last collegiate game for the Bruins’ graduating class.
Now, less than five days later, the rebuilding begins.

PHOENIX – It was never just a national championship.
Yes, UCLA women’s basketball took home its first national championship of the NCAA era and first title since the legendary Ann Meyers Drysdale won the 1978 AIAW Women’s Basketball Championship.

This post was updated April 5 at 9:42 p.m.
PHOENIX – Third-year mathematics/economics student Gabriel Sundaramoorthy said the idea came to him at 10 p.m. Saturday night. 
Phoenix, where UCLA women’s basketball was set to compete for its first NCAA title in 14 hours, was a six-hour drive away from campus.

This post was updated April 5 at 10:02 p.m.
PHOENIX – Over six minutes remained in the fourth quarter and Gabriela Jaquez was already receiving a standing ovation as she subbed off the court.

While Megan Grant – who started her senior season with UCLA women’s basketball back in November – won’t end the season at the national championship game Sunday, Grant will still play when the Bruins take the court in Phoenix.