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How Geno Auriemma played a part in Cori Close leading UCLA women to first NCAA Final Four
Geno Auriemma let Cori Close watch UConn practice after her first season at UCLA. Now they're facing off in the Final Four of ...
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Cori Close Struggles to Make Eye Contact With Reporters as She Gets Crystal Clear About UCLA’s 34-Point Final Four Defeat
Recording a meteoric 34-margin—the highest ever in the women's Final Four history, the Huskies dances through the Finale. The ...
UCLA women’s basketball’s Cori Close gets brutally honest on UConn’s Final Four beatdown
After UCLA women’s basketball was on the wrong side of history, UConn made easy work of them. The 85-51 loss was a big pill ...
Tuesdays with Wooden: How visits with legendary UCLA coach shaped Cori Close’s Final Four path
On a random Tuesday in November, Lavin surprised Close by showing up after one of the UCLA women’s practices and told her ...
UCLA’s Cori Close is the AP Coach of the Year after a historic season for the top-seeded Bruins
Cori Close of UCLA is The Associated Press Coach of the Year in women's basketball. The Bruins have lost just twice all season, earned their first No. 1 ranking ever and are the top overall seed in ...
UCLA's Cori Close Embraces Pain of Final Four Loss
The scoreboard at Amalie Arena read 85–51 in favor of UConn, the most lopsided defeat UCLA women’s basketball suffered all ...
UCLA's Close Praises Team's Effort, Collectiveness Ahead of Final Four
Ahead of the No. 1-seeded UCLA Bruins' Final Four matchup with No. 2 seed UConn, Coach Cori Close spoke to the media in Tampa ...
What UCLA's Cori Close said about UConn football coach Jim Mora: 'Real good friend to me'
UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close said she had a good working relationship with UConn's Jim Mora when he was the ...
Why UCLA's Cori Close called transfer portal being open during Final Four a 'distraction'
UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close said the transfer portal being open during March Madness is a distraction and needs "a second look." ...
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UCLA’s Cori Close uses lessons learned from time with UConn’s Geno Auriemma
TAMPA, Fla. — When Cori Close was starting out at UCLA 14 years ago, she called Geno Auriemma and asked if she could fly across the country to watch his Connecticut team practice during the NCAA ...
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Former Milpitas star Cori Close keeps John Wooden principles alive at UCLA
It’s about 20 minutes after UCLA’s second-round win over Richmond in the women’s NCAA Tournament and Cori Close has taken a seat alongside two of her players at the postgame press conference.
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UCLA's Cori Close connected with Geno and UConn, igniting a run of her own
April 3 - Maybe they haven't played three times this season like Southern California and UCLA, but familiarity between Bruins coach Cori Close and UConn is as thick as Florida humidity. Close traces ...