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| System ID: | jl-0e89c6dc8081d2c2acc75194dfb23e81 |
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| Title: | UCLA women's basketball regained its focus to set sights on national championship |
| Link: | Original article on nytimes.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | national; ucla; bruins; mental; reset; team; final; womens; championship; going; sights; regained; basketball; rice; focus; set; betts; game; NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; University of California, Los Angeles; Lauren Betts; UConn Huskies women's basketball; Rade Dugalić; Kiki Rice; Angela Dugalić; UConn Huskies; Cori Close; Rice Owls |
| Datetime: | 4/4/2026, 1:54:45 PM |
| Summary: | PHOENIX — Lauren Betts watched the game film of UCLA’s 2025 Final Four defeat to UConn about a dozen times. For the 2025-26 season, UCLA had the talent, and it would have experience on its side with six seniors in the rotation. How does mental preparation carry over when UCLA is making the same mistake again and again? “We were built for the moment.”When Gianna Kneepkens overthrew a pass to Lauren Betts on a transition attempt, the Bruins reset and forced a miss on the next play. And now they’re moving another step forward into the national championship game.... |
