This post was updated Dec. 7 at 6:19 p.m. It took Lauren Betts just 14 minutes to record a double-double.  And after logging the coveted feat well before halftime, the senior center ran with the momentum to record a season-high 24 points in No. Read more...

Photo: Senior center Lauren Betts prepares to shoot a contested layup at Pauley Pavilion. Betts paced the team with 24 points and added 14 rebounds en route to No. 4 UCLA women’s basketball’s 80-59 victory over Oregon. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)

A 23-point deficit in the third quarter had seemingly written the Bruins off.  But coach Cori Close’s squad – who averaged 82.8 points to its opponent’s 53.3 entering Wednesday’s matchup – did not give up so easily.  Despite closing the gap to four points, No. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Gianna Kneepkens runs down the court. The guard went 7-for-11 from the field to tie for a team-high 17 points and recorded one of UCLA’s two blocks in the contest. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)

Coach Cori Close often preaches that five of the last six national champions boasted the top defense in the country. And after holding their opponent to zero points in the second quarter and just nine points across the entire first half, the Bruins appear to have internalized their coach’s advice. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Lauren Betts gives graduate forward Angela Dugalić a high-five. Dugalić posted a team-high 20 points Sunday afternoon. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)