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
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	13–18 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach	Cori Close (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jenny Huth Tony Newnan Shannon Perry
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

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

Roster

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 Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule

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

Honors

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

2013–14 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team