“They were tougher than us tonight,” UCLA head coach Cori Close said in the postgame press conference following the Bruins’ season-ending loss to UConn in the National Semifinal game.

But in the aftermath of the Final Four loss, Coach Cori Close didn’t focus on the blowout. She focused on what comes next. “This is just never easy,” Close said postgame. “Credit to UConn.

After UCLA’s historic Final Four run ended in a lopsided loss to UConn, Coach Cori Close focused not on the defeat, but on the growth, pride and promise that will shape the Bruins’ next chapter.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Cori Close, who led UCLA to its first women’s Final Four during one of the best seasons in school history, was named The Associated Press Coach of the Year on Thursday.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Despite a looming Final Four showdown against the UConn women’s basketball team, UCLA coach Cori Close almost immediately choked up as she reminisced Thursday about working with ...

Cori Close, who led UCLA to its first women’s Final Four during one of the best seasons in school history, was named national coach of the year. The Bruins earned the No. 1 ranking in The ...

Editor's note: Follow UConn vs. UCLA live updates from the Final Four. TAMPA, Fla. — Cori Close still gets emotional when she thinks about coaching USA Basketball at the U19 FIBA World Cup in ...

“So now you have assistant coaches leaving in the middle of the tournament,” UCLA head coach Cori Close said. “On top of everything else we’re doing, I have people calling about our ...