""Thank you to the crowd for showing up on a rainy day - we appreciate the support," UCLA coach Cori Close said. "We did a great job on the boards. We didn't play our best basketball. There's still room to grow, but we held them to 27% shooting. Our defense was better than our offense today. We have a high ceiling. I'd like to see more consistency and for us to keep getting closer to our standard.""
""Obviously, this is not where we want to be in a game like this," she said. "Everything from disappointment to embarrassment, but we own it. They were the better team today. They were better by a lot.""
UCLA routed crosstown rival USC 80-46 at Pauley Pavilion with four of five starters scoring in double digits. Center Lauren Betts led the Bruins with 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Gianna Kneepkens added 15 points and Kiki Rice contributed 14 points and eight assists. UCLA totaled 24 assists and out-rebounded USC 46-26. Kara Dunn scored 11 points for USC. UCLA improved to 14-1 overall and 3-0 in conference play while USC fell to 10-4 and 2-1. UCLA emphasized defensive strength and rebounding, and USC described the performance as disappointing and owned the result.
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