UCLA women’s basketball wants to see you in leather

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.