It was a bit concerning the way the women’s UCLA basketball team started Pac-12 play. Just looking at their early conference record, 2-2 was not promising for a team that was projected to win the Pac-12.
But you have to look a little harder. Three of the teams they played in those first four conference games were all ranked. The Bruins got wins over #20 Cal and #16 Oregon State, but dropped games against Stanford and #9 Oregon. Though the losses hurt, we saw what kind of fire power UCLA had in their 82-46 rout on the Golden Bears’ home turf and their 84-49 home victory over the Beavers.