Connor David Dullinger

Hundreds of Bruin fans made the trip to Phoenix to rally behind UCLA women’s basketball as it pursued its first NCAA championship. dailybruin.com/2026/04/05/ucl…

UCLA Softball star Megan Grant, who spent part of season playing for basketball team, flies in to Phoenix to surprise Bruins after her game today!!!

The 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 in program history ⭐️

Congrats to @CoachCoriClose, @laurenbetts12 and @UCLAWBB, winning the Nat’l Title. Every time I talked to them this year that’s all they talked about. Nothing else mattered. And now they’ve closed the deal, swarming @GamecockWBB in a way I never imagined, never saw coming. Again, Congrats. So well deserved

“Your talent is your floor, your character is your ceiling” Absolutely incredible quote by UCLA Coach Cori Close.

I want to congratulate the new 2026 Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions - the UCLA Bruins! They blew out South Carolina 79-51 and dominated from start to finish it! The Bruins had five players in double figures - Lauren Betts had 14 points, Gianna Kneepkens 15 points, Gabriela Jacquez 21 points, Kiki Rice 10 points and Charlisse Leger-Walker finished with 10 points! The true key to victory was UCLA’s suffocating defense which took South Carolina out of everything offensively. Give Coach Cori Close and her coaching staff credit on a great game plan and shoutout to the team for executing the game plan to perfection!

"It's not every single day that your sister gets to play in the national championship, let alone for your alma mater." Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. on getting to watch his sister Gabriela Jaquez & the UCLA women's basketball team take home a national championship. Gabriela had 21 points, 10 rebounds and five assists on Sunday.

Despite trailing the entire competition, No. 4 seed @uclagymnastics’ 197.725 topped a field of No. 5 seed Alabama, No. 12 seed Utah and No. 13 seed Minnesota at the Corvallis, Oregon Regional Final. dailybruin.com/2026/04/05/lea…

Gabriela Jaquez, most wins in UCLA WBB history Multi sport athlete, even played softball at UCLA for a little Stayed at her local public school, NOT some powerhouse that plays national schedule. Played for local college. Cool to see a kid build her hometown school

UCLA beat (16) California Baptist by 53. UCLA beat (8) Oklahoma State by 19. UCLA beat (4) Minnesota by 24. UCLA beat (3) Duke by 12. UCLA beat (1) Texas by 7. UCLA beat (1) South Carolina by 28. 37-1… National Champs. One of the best teams we’ve ever seen.

Not many care about the game as much as Coach Close … couldn’t be happier for her!! Congrats @UCLAWBB

Russell Westbrook narrated Jordan Brand's tribute to UCLA for winning the national championship.

UCLA announces that the newly crowned national champion women’s basketball team is scheduled to arrive back on campus tonight between 9:30 and 10 p.m. and fans are encouraged to welcome them back to celebrate their historic victory

Unbelievable. The mold of a championship team.

The BEST!!! The absolute BEST!!! Congrats @CoachCoriClose and OUR @UCLAWBB

An unbelievable stat: UCLA's six seniors scored the final 173 points of the NCAA tournament for the Bruins, including all 130 points in the Final Four.

Dawn Staley on Cori Close: "Although we didn’t win, I can swallow it because we lost to a really good human being and a good team that represent women’s basketball well."

Dancing to celebrate the national title.