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As she was leading her team to the 2026 national championship through her inspired play against the South Carolina Gamecocks, UCLA Bruins guard Gabriela Jaquez just received a heap of praise from Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark.
It is the program's first title in the NCAA era and the first time since 1978 that UCLA has ruled women's basketball.
The 22-year-old led the Bruins to a first NCAA title with a blowout win over South Carolina on Sunday. It comes just weeks after she first detailed her struggles with depression.
UCLA Bruins guard Gabriela Jaquez comes from a basketball and football-driven family as her and her brothers, Miami Heat forward Jamie Jaquez Jr. and VC Pirates defensive lineman Marcos Jaquez, are carrying the legacy of their parents each way.
UCLA Bruins guard Gabriela Jaquez's brother, Jaime Jaquez Jr. revealed that Gabriela wanted to be a Bruin since she was in the third grade.
Dawn Staley showed major respect for Cori Close following the South Carolina Gamecocks’ 79-51 loss to the UCLA Bruins in the women’s national championship game on Sunday afternoon. Staley has been the Gamecocks’ head coach since the 2008-09 season, while Close has led the Bruins’ direction since the 2011-12 campaign. Both coaches have enjoyed remarkable […] The post South Carolina WBB’s Dawn Staley praises ‘good human being’ Cori Close after championship blowout appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Lauren Betts let all the emotions out after leading the UCLA Bruins to the women’s national championship with the 79-51 blowout win over South Carolina on Sunday afternoon. Betts completed the final season of her collegiate career with the Bruins. She made her way up the ranks as one of the top stars in the […] The post UCLA WBB star Lauren Betts tears up in instant reaction to winning national title appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Dawn Staley and Cori Close shared a handshake and a hug before the start of the NCAA championship final on Sunday. The two coaches exchanged a warm embrace, after which Dawn Staley shrugged her shoulders and made a hand gesture that seemingly mocked the incident with Geno Auriemma two days earlier. NCAA journalist Meghan L. […]
Dawn Staley was gracious in defeat after South Carolina got blown out by UCLA, 79-51, in the national title game of the NCAA Women’s Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on Sunday. Staley admitted that UCLA outworked them throughout the contest, while also lamenting South Carolina’s lack of execution. She tipped his hat to the Bruins, […] The post South Carolina’s Dawn Staley admits Chloe Kitts was ‘considered dead’ to them after ACL injury appeared first on ClutchPoints.
It took her 15 years to finally hoist the national championship trophy. But Close finally did it with the help of her star-studded senior class who put South Carolina in an inescapable hole en route to cruising to a 79-51 victory.
UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma was booed by fans in Phoenix after he was featured on a video montage during the NCAA final game.
The UCLA Bruins are having an easy time dominating the South Carolina Gamecocks in the national championship game.
Here's everything we know about Lauren Betts' health scare during the UCLA Bruins vs the South Carolina Gamecocks national title game.
Caitlin Clark reacted to Cori Close's long-awaited title after the UCLA Bruins defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks in the national championship game.
UCLA Bruins guard Gabriela Jaquez's brother, Jaime Jaquez Jr. urged fans to support the Bruins in the National Championship game.
South Carolina fell to UCLA in the women's March Madness championship game, but the Gamecocks' win over UConn in the Final Four and Dawn Staley's masterful navigation of the Geno Auriemma controversy deserves credit.
The UCLA Bruins did a remarkable thing by defeating Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks in dominant fashion to win the women’s college basketball national title.
With Dawn Staley and the South Carolina women’s basketball team losing in a rout to the UCLA Bruins in the national championship game on Sunday, 79-51, the conversation people are still wondering about with her has nothing to do with the contest. After Staley and UConn head coach Geno Auriemma got into a heated exchange […] The post Dawn Staley shuts down Geno Auriemma question in classy fashion appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Who is Gabriela Jaquez? Meet sister of NBA star leading UCLA in National Championship game sportingnews.com
As the South Carolina women’s basketball team was dominated by UCLA in the national championship game on Sunday, 79-51, head coach Dawn Staley would get real on the disappointing result. While the South Carolina women’s basketball team had been surrounded by the heated exchange between Staley and UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, the main focus […] The post Dawn Staley doesn’t hold back about South Carolina women’s basketball title game rout: ‘We got smacked’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Is Gabriela Jaquez related to Jaime Jaquez? Here’s how the UCLA star is connected to the NBA forward. The post Is Gabriela Jaquez Related to Jaime Jaquez? UCLA Star’s Family, Rise Explained appeared first on Heavy Sports.
UCLA senior Gabriela Jaquez shined in the team's title win over South Carolina.
As the UCLA women’s basketball team won its first national title after dominating the South Carolina Gamecocks on Sunday, 79-51, the program saw a star-studded performance from Gabriela Jaquez. With the UCLA women’s basketball team led by Lauren Betts, Jaquez stood out during the rout over South Carolina and gave a great response after the […] The post Gabriela Jaquez’s savage mic drop after UCLA women’s basketball’s dominant title game appeared first on ClutchPoints.
For the first time ever, the UCLA women’s basketball squad has scaled the top of the college basketball world. On Sunday, the No. 1 seed Bruins completed their mission in the 2026 edition of the NCAA Tournament, as they took down the No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks, 79-51, thanks in large part to the […] The post UCLA star Gabriela Jaquez’s huge title game joins Breanna Stewart, Dawn Staley in history appeared first on ClutchPoints.
