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UCLA Basketball: The women’s team 2017-18 season preview

By Mike Regalado

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 12: General view of the exterior of Pauley Pavilion is seen prior to the start of the game between the Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the UCLA Bruins on November 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 12: General view of the exterior of Pauley Pavilion is seen prior to the start of the game between the Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the UCLA Bruins on November 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 12: General view of the exterior of Pauley Pavilion is seen prior to the start of the game between the Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the UCLA Bruins on November 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 12: General view of the exterior of Pauley Pavilion is seen prior to the start of the game between the Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the UCLA Bruins on November 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

3. 2017-18 Schedule

Sun, Nov 5 vs Vanguard, 2 p.m. (exhibition), UCLA won 87-40

Fri, Nov 10 vs San Jose State, 7 p.m.

Sun, Nov 12 vs Presbyterian College, 2 p.m.

Sat, Nov 18 vs Baylor, TBD (Pac-12)

Tue, Nov 21 vs Connecticut, TBD

Fri, Nov 24, vs Kansas State, 1:15 p.m. (South Point Thanksgiving Shootout)

Sat, Nov 25 vs Creighton, 3:30 p.m. (South Point Thanksgiving Shootout)

Tue, Nov 28 vs UC Riverside, 7 p.m.

Sun, Dec 3 vs UC Santa Barbara, 1:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Fri, Dec 8 at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m. (Fox Sports)

Sun, Dec 17 at Seton Hall, 10 a.m.

Wed, Dec 20 at Fordham, 4 p.m.

Related Story: UCLA Women's Basketball announces their full schedule

Pac-12 Conference Schedule

Fri, Dec 29 at Stanford, 5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Sun, Dec 31 at California, 11 a.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Fri, Jan 5 vs Oregon State, 6 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Sun, Jan 7 vs Oregon, 5 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Fri, Jan 12 at Utah, 7 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Sun, Jan 14 at Colorado, 3 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Fri, Jan 19 vs California, 6 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Sun, Jan 21 vs Stanford, 3 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Fri, Jan 26 at Washington, 7 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Sun, Jan 28 at Washington State, 3 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Fri, Feb 2 vs USC, 8 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Mon, Feb 5 at USC, 6 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Fri, Feb 9 vs Arizona, 8 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Sun, Feb 11 vs Arizona State, 1 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Fri, Feb 11 at Oregon State, 8 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Mon, Feb 19 at Oregon, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Thu, Feb 22 vs Colorado, 8 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Sat, Feb 24 vs Utah, 2 p.m.

Mar 1-4 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament

These women are not messing around. Not only will they be expected to do more than last season, but will have to do it with a tough schedule. Baylor, UCONN, Oklahoma State… not to mention the battlefield they will enter when Pac-12 play rolls around.

In recent years, UCLA has come very close to up-ending several ranked teams, but have not gotten over that hump. Although the Bruins seem to turn things up in the post-season, they unfortunately hit a brick wall in the form of one of the greatest basketball teams ever assembled in UCONN in the Sweet 16.

Though what the rest of the college basketball world does has an affect on the Bruins. UCONN was defeated by Mississippi St. who was then defeated by South Carolina to win the National Championship last season. The last two years, UCLA has played South Carolina, and although they lost, made both games very competitive.

This season, expect the Bruins to finally get over the hump of taking down a few of the women’s basketball elite and go further in the post-season.