Protect our home court.
That was the UCLA women’s basketball team’s New Year’s resolution, and in the Bruins’ first performance of 2026, they did that in convincing fashion, dominating crosstown rival USC 80-46 Saturday in front of 11,241 fans at Pauley Pavilion.
The latest edition of the “Battle of L.A.” was all blue and gold as UCLA, playing in Westwood for the first time since a 106-44 blowout of Long Beach State on Dec. 20, took command with a 14-0 run midway through the second quarter to notch its eighth straight victory since its only loss to No.