The Bruins have shifted their focus to overseas recruiting over the past week, sending out another offer to a prospect in the Nordic region.
UCLA women’s basketball sent a scholarship offer to class of 2024 Finnish guard Elina Aarnisalo on Wednesday, the Scandinavian College Athletics Agency announced on Twitter. The 17-year-old spent August appearing on the FIBA circuit, playing for her native country Finland.
Virginia is the only other collegiate program to have publicly offered Aarnisalo, and they did so on Aug. 4.
Aarnisalo joins class of 2024 Sweedish guard/forward Tilda Trygger in receiving an offer from the Bruins. The Swede received her offer on Aug. 25 and is also represented by the Scandinavian College Athletics Agency.
International recruiting has recently become a large focus for UCLA and coach Cori Close. German forwards Emily Bessoir and Lina Sontag, Australian forward…
