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12/07 16:01 CST Lauren Betts leads No. 4 UCLA to 80-59 rout of Oregon in Big
Ten opener
Lauren Betts leads No. 4 UCLA to 80-59 rout of Oregon in Big Ten opener
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Lauren Betts had season highs of 24 points, 14 rebounds
and five blocks, and No. 4 UCLA routed Oregon 80-59 in the teams' Big Ten
opener Sunday, knocking the Ducks from the unbeaten ranks.
Gianna Kneepkens added 17 points for the Bruins (9-1, 1-0), who beat the Ducks
for the sixth straight time while topping 80 points for the sixth time this
season.
Ehis Etute had 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench and Katie Fiso added
14 points for the Ducks (10-1, 0-1). They off were to the program's best start
since 2015-16 when they opened 11-0 and were just one of four 10-0 teams
nationally going into the weekend.
But UCLA had the Ducks on their heels from the opening tip. The Bruins opened
the game with six straight points and had 19 rebounds while leading 19-8 and
limiting the Ducks to 3 of 18 shooting.
The Bruins poured it on with a 10-2 run to open the second quarter. Betts had
four points and Lena Bilic hit two 3-pointers. Bilic's third 3-pointer pushed
UCLA's lead to 26 just before halftime, when the Bruins led 49-26.
Early in the third, the Bruins took a 27-point lead --- their largest of the
game --- on a pair of free throws by Kiki Rice and closed the period on a 6-0
spurt for a 65-40 lead.
Etute and Fiso did almost all of the Ducks' scoring in the fourth, when Betts
scored five in a row before leaving in the closing minutes.
UCLA dominated the boards 52-29, controlled the paint 40-28, and dished out 22
assists.
Up next
Oregon: Hosts Montana State on Sunday.
UCLA: Hosts Cal Poly on Dec. 16.
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