The UCLA basketball women’s team was not expected to make an impact this season, but no one told that to head coach Cori Close who just won the Pac-12 Media Coach of the Year Award.
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The Bruins had an amazing run in the Pac-12 after a less than stellar 7-5 start in non-conference play. Since then, they have gone 12-6 and landed themselves in the fourth spot in the standings, clinching a first-round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament.
Despite the slow start, Close and her team never wavered and kept fighting in each contest they played especially down the stretch.