2013–14 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

The 2013–14 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by third year head coach Cori Close, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. With many injuries, the team finished the season in 8th place on a conference record of 7–11 and 13–18 overall, and the graduation of seniors Thea Lemberger and Atonye Nyingifa.

2013–14 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record13–18 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Huth
  • Tony Newnan
  • Shannon Perry
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
2013–14 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Stanford 17 1   .944 33 4   .892
No. 24 California 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Oregon State 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
Arizona State 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
USC 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Washington 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Washington State 9 9   .500 17 17   .500
UCLA 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Colorado 6 12   .333 19 15   .559
Oregon 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Utah 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Arizona 1 17   .056 5 25   .167
2014 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 6 April 2014
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

Roster

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2013–14 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Thea Lemberger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, Calif.
G 2 Kari Korver 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Valley Christian Paramount, Calif.
G 4 Lauren Holiday 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Campbell Hall Calabasas, Calif.
F 10 Kacy Swain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr St. Bernard's HS Los Angeles, Calif.
F 11 Atonye Nyingifa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Redondo Union HS Torrance, Calif.
C 13 Luiana Livulo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Northwest Florida State/Escola Secondaria Rainha D. Amelia Lisbon, Portugal
G 14 Dominique Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr St. Mary's Catholic Phoenix, Ariz.
G/F 20 Rhema Gardner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Ayala HS Upland, Calif.
G 21 Nirra Fields 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mater Dei Montreal, QC, Canada
G 22 Madeline Brooks (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Temecula HS Temecula, Calif.
F 24 Paulina Hersler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Igelstavikens Gymnasium Södertälje, Sweden
F/C 34 Corinne Costa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Liberty HS Discovery Bay, Calif.
C 54 Savanna Trapp 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Fr Esko Esko, Minn.
Head coach

Cori Close

Assistant coach(es)

Jenny Huth
Tony Newnan
Shannon Perry


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
10:00 am
at No. 17 Nebraska L 49–77  0–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (9,750)
Lincoln, NE
11/11/2013*
2:00 pm
Pepperdine W 82–78  1–1
Pauley Pavilion (1,301)
Los Angeles, CA
11/17/2013*
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 North Carolina L 68–78  1–2
Pauley Pavilion (2,465)
Los Angeles, CA
11/24/2013*
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Oklahoma W 82–76  2–2
Pauley Pavilion (1,503)
Los Angeles, CA
11/29/2013*
5:30 pm
vs. James Madison
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
L 67–77  2–3
Germain Arena (279)
Estero, FL
12/07/2013*
9:00 am
vs. Grand Canyon
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round
W 62–60  2–4
Germain Arena (250)
Estero, FL
12/01/2013*
9:00 am
vs. NC State
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
L 49–67  3–4
Germain Arena (229)
Estero, FL
12/07/2013*
9:00 am
at No. 4 Notre Dame L 48–90  3–5
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,581)
South Bend, IN
12/15/2013*
2:00 pm
at San Diego State W 56–55  4–5
Viejas Arena (706)
San Diego, CA
12/20/2013*
10:00 am
at Minnesota
Subway Classic
W 58–55  5–5
Williams Arena (5,065)
Minneapolis, MN
12/21/2013*
12:00 pm
vs. Auburn
Subway Classic
L 60–66  5–6
Williams Arena (350)
Minneapolis, MN
12/28/2013*
12:00 pm
Cal Poly W 96–89  6–6
Pauley Pavilion (948)
Los Angeles, CA
12/30/2013
7:00 pm, P12N
USC L 54–56  6–7 (0–1)
Pauley Pavilion (3,297)
Los Angeles, CA
01/03/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 55–38  7–7 (1–1)
Pauley Pavilion (785)
Los Angeles, CA
01/05/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 Colorado L 59–61  7–8 (1–2)
Pauley Pavilion (1,494)
Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2014
7:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona W 67–61  8–8 (2–2)
McKale Center (3,106)
Tucson, AZ
01/12/2014
12:00 pm, P12N
at No. 23 Arizona State L 57–59  8–9 (2–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,425)
Tempe, AZ
01/17/2014
8:00 pm, P12N
Oregon W 88–63  9–9 (3–3)
Pauley Pavilion (2,575)
Los Angeles, CA
01/20/2014
12:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State W 66–63  10–9 (4–3)
Pauley Pavilion (1,485)
Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2014
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 4 Stanford L 55–72  10–10 (4–4)
Maples Pavilion (4,434)
Stanford, CA
01/26/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 19 California L 53–69  10–11 (4–5)
Haas Pavilion (2,060)
Berkeley, CA
01/31/2014
8:00 pm, P12N
Washington L 58–70  10–12 (4–6)
Pauley Pavilion (1,422)
Los Angeles, CA
02/02/2014
12:00 pm
Washington State W 79–72  11–12 (5–6)
Pauley Pavilion (820)
Los Angeles, CA
02/08/2014
3:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 54–68  11–13 (5–7)
Galen Center (4,254)
Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2014
7:00 pm
at Oregon State L 54–70  11–14 (5–8)
Gill Coliseum (1,101)
Corvallis, OR
02/17/2014
4:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon W 103–83  12–14 (6–8)
Matthew Knight Arena (965)
Eugene, OR
01/26/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 18 California L 72–77  12–15 (6–9)
Pauley Pavilion (2,381)
Los Angeles, CA
02/23/2014
4:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 Stanford L 56–65  12–16 (6–10)
Pauley Pavilion (7,074)
Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2014
5:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 42–62  12–17 (6–11)
Coors Events Center (4,477)
Boulder, CO
03/02/2014
1:00 pm, P12N
at Utah W 62–52  13–17 (7–11)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (934)
Salt Lake City, UT
2014 Pac-12 Conference women's tournament
03/06/2014
12:00 pm, P12N
vs. Colorado
First Round
L 65–76  13–18
KeyArena (N/A)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3]

Honors

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All-Pac-12

  • Nirra Fields, G, So., Montreal, Canada
  • Atonye Nyingifa, F, Sr., Torrance, Calif.

Honorable Mention

  • Corinne Costa, (F/C, RSJr.)

Pac-12 All-Academic Team

Honorable Mention: Thea Lemberger and Atonye Nyingifa

See also

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2013–14 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 UCLA Bruins women's basketball Schedule". UCLA Bruins Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2013.