This post was updated Dec. 7 at 6:19 p.m.
It took Lauren Betts just 14 minutes to record a double-double. 
And after logging the coveted feat well before halftime, the senior center ran with the momentum to record a season-high 24 points in No.

A hefty share of offseason transfers – including every member of last year’s freshman class – left former Bruins scattered across the country.
And as a result, facing off against former teammates has become a norm for the Bruins.

A 23-point deficit in the third quarter had seemingly written the Bruins off. 
But coach Cori Close’s squad – who averaged 82.8 points to its opponent’s 53.3 entering Wednesday’s matchup – did not give up so easily. 
Despite closing the gap to four points, No.

Coach Cori Close often preaches that five of the last six national champions boasted the top defense in the country.
And after holding their opponent to zero points in the second quarter and just nine points across the entire first half, the Bruins appear to have internalized their coach’s advice.

This post was updated Nov. 16 at 8:55 p.m.
Four Bruins have recorded double-digit scoring performances across the past two contests.  
And on Saturday night, the squad proved the ceiling has yet to be set, as a season-high six athletes achieved the feat.

Elina Aarnisalo paved the way on the court.
The former Bruin guard was not competing for head coach Cori Close, though. Instead, she was facing off against her former teammates on the other side of the ball as a Tar Heel, recording a team-high 13 points. 
No.

After upsetting Washington in Seattle on Friday night, UCLA men’s soccer (6-6-4, 5-3-2 Big Ten) earned a berth to the abbreviated Big Ten Tournament, which features only four teams this year.

This post was updated Nov. 11 at 11:54 p.m.
The first ranked contest of the season presented a test for the Bruins.
A loss – even to a top-10 team – would reverse the dominant tone for the season the squad had established with its first two victories. 
But an efficient second half quelled any glimmer of an upset over No.

The first top-10 matchup of the Bruins’ 2024-2025 campaign proved memorable.
Not only did coach Cori Close’s squad upset defending national champions and then-No. 1 South Carolina 77-62, but the team earned itself a place atop the AP Poll – a ranking it held for 12 consecutive weeks.

This post was updated Nov. 7 at 12:34 a.m.
When the Bruins opened the season with a 77-53 victory against 35.5-point underdogs San Diego State, coach Cori Close made it clear that she was not satisfied. 
“That is not the standard in which we have set for ourselves,” Close said after the matchup Monday.