# UCLA women’s basketball wants to see you in leather

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ucla-womens-basketball-wants-to-see-you-in-leather/
- Published: 2026-11-05T04:08:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T04:20:14+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/sports/ucla-womens-basketball-wants-to-see-you-in-leather/
- Topics: Basketball, Offbeat, Sport, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- UCLA is holding a leather-themed night against UC Irvine.
- Fans dressed in leather can claim two future-game tickets.
- The Bruins began the season with a 73-53 win over Lehigh.

## Summary

UCLA’s women’s basketball team is inviting fans to wear leather for a themed night when it hosts UC Irvine on Thursday. The promotion draws on head coach Cori Close’s association with leather trousers and offers a light-hearted way to attract supporters to the Bruins’ second game of the season.

Fans wearing leather can receive two free tickets to a future UCLA women’s basketball game, while tickets for Thursday’s match start at $14. UCLA opened its season by beating Lehigh 73-53, with sophomore Sienna Betts and senior Donovyn Hunter scoring 29 points and collecting 10 rebounds between them; UC Irvine is yet to play this season. Tip-off is at 7pm Pacific time.

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