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Lauren Betts looks to shoot while under pressure from Wisconsin's Gift Uchenna, left, and Kyrah Daniels in the first half. (William Liang / Associated Press)
The No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball team beat Wisconsin 80-60 on Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion. Lauren Betts recorded a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds — including three in quick succession in the fourth quarter — as the Bruins celebrated their six graduates on Senior Day by winning their 21st game in a row. Five Bruins — all seniors — scored in double digits.
Gabriela Jaquez had 14 points and six rebounds in the first half for the Bruins, while the Badgers’ leading scorer, Dorja Zaja, had 10 points in the first half and 16 on the game.
While Jaquez led the way in the first half, Betts took over in the second, with a double-double in the second half alone.
After jumping out to a 14-4 lead just over three minutes into the game, UCLA (27-1 overall, 17-0 in the Big Ten) was held scoreless from the field for nearly five minutes, until a Betts basket ended the drought. Wisconsin (13-15, 5-12) cut the lead in half to 16-11 during that stretch, but UCLA extended it to 25-15 to end the first quarter.
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The Badgers committed six fouls in the first quarter and the Bruins capitalized for seven points from the free-throw line.
Wisconsin held nearly even with UCLA on the scoreboard in the second quarter (15-14), while leading the rebound game 12-9.
The Badgers scored the first five points of the third quarter to tighten the gap to seven, but the Bruins took control from there and led 65-49 by the end of the quarter.
The Bruins won the fourth quarter 15-11, and they took time for the crowd to honor their seniors as the quarter came to a close.
UCLA has one remaining game in the regular season, against USC on March 1.
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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
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