Thursday, November 13
Las Vegas, Nev.
6 p.m. PT
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Photo by: UCLA Athletics
No. 3 UCLA Surges Past No. 11 UNC, 78-60
November 13, 2025 | Women's Basketball
LAS VEGAS โ No. 3-ranked UCLA propelled itself past No. 11-UNC, 78-60, at the inaugural WBCA Challenge in Las Vegas Thursday night.
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Senior Lauren Betts was named Most Outstanding Player after finishing with 20 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, a pair of blocks and a steal. The center shot 8-for-15 from the floor and 4-for-5 from the free throw line in the 18-point win by UCLA (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten). The Tar Heels (2-1, 0-0 ACC) drop their first game of the season with no answer for the Bruin big.
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Senior Kiki Rice joined the elder Betts in club double-double with 15 points (6-12 FG) and 10 rebounds; the point guard scored all of her buckets in the second half to help lift UCLA past the Tar Heels. The Bethesda, Md., native secured her 500th-career rebound after her fourth Thursday evening.
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The Bruins won the battle on the boards, securing 46 rebounds to UNC's 30. Gabriela Jaquez and Angela Dugalić added eight rebounds apiece to the 20 from Rice and Betts.
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UCLA got out to a slow start, only scoring 12 points in the first quarter. Graduate student Charlisse Leger-Walker and Betts had a pair of buckets each, accounting for eight of UCLA's first period points.
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Graduate transfer Gianna Kneepkens and Betts had back-to-back buckets โ a three and a score at the rim โ to tie it after the first quarter break. UCLA went 3-for-3 on its final shots of the quarter; the Bruins were 6-for-8 field goals to go into the half, including a slip by Betts to show off the midrange jump shot.
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Betts had a game-high 12 points and seven rebounds at the break.
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UCLA made its push in the second half, shooting 9-for-9 from the Bruins after missing their first two shots out of the break. Dugalić, who was 3-for-3 in the third, had seven of her 14 points in the period. Jaquez was the final Bruin in double figures, finishing with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
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Rice was the closer for UCLA, scoring eight fourth-quarter points for the Bruins to secure the second-consecutive top 15 win of the season.
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Two-time softball all-American Megan Grant secured an offensive rebound in the closing seconds of the game and fought her way to the basket, scoring the first points of her collegiate basketball career.
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UP NEXT: vs. South Florida (Nov. 15)
No. 3 UCLA takes on South Florida on Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. PT. The second game of the WBCA Challenge tips off on ESPN+ on Saturday.
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Senior Lauren Betts was named Most Outstanding Player after finishing with 20 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, a pair of blocks and a steal. The center shot 8-for-15 from the floor and 4-for-5 from the free throw line in the 18-point win by UCLA (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten). The Tar Heels (2-1, 0-0 ACC) drop their first game of the season with no answer for the Bruin big.
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Senior Kiki Rice joined the elder Betts in club double-double with 15 points (6-12 FG) and 10 rebounds; the point guard scored all of her buckets in the second half to help lift UCLA past the Tar Heels. The Bethesda, Md., native secured her 500th-career rebound after her fourth Thursday evening.
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The Bruins won the battle on the boards, securing 46 rebounds to UNC's 30. Gabriela Jaquez and Angela Dugalić added eight rebounds apiece to the 20 from Rice and Betts.
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UCLA got out to a slow start, only scoring 12 points in the first quarter. Graduate student Charlisse Leger-Walker and Betts had a pair of buckets each, accounting for eight of UCLA's first period points.
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Graduate transfer Gianna Kneepkens and Betts had back-to-back buckets โ a three and a score at the rim โ to tie it after the first quarter break. UCLA went 3-for-3 on its final shots of the quarter; the Bruins were 6-for-8 field goals to go into the half, including a slip by Betts to show off the midrange jump shot.
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We like that look, Lo! ??
— UCLA Women's Basketball (@UCLAWBB) November 14, 2025
??: ESPN2#GoBruins | @kiki_rice0 x @laurenbetts12 pic.twitter.com/3Y8zcCuVtg
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Betts had a game-high 12 points and seven rebounds at the break.
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UCLA made its push in the second half, shooting 9-for-9 from the Bruins after missing their first two shots out of the break. Dugalić, who was 3-for-3 in the third, had seven of her 14 points in the period. Jaquez was the final Bruin in double figures, finishing with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
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The Bruins are hot hot hot ?????? We've made 7?-straight shots in 3Q!
— UCLA Women's Basketball (@UCLAWBB) November 14, 2025
??: ESPN2#GoBruins | @giannakneepkens x @AngelaDugalic pic.twitter.com/SgP4m2yYTR
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Rice was the closer for UCLA, scoring eight fourth-quarter points for the Bruins to secure the second-consecutive top 15 win of the season.
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Two-time softball all-American Megan Grant secured an offensive rebound in the closing seconds of the game and fought her way to the basket, scoring the first points of her collegiate basketball career.
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MEGAN GRANT IS ON THE SCOREBOARD ??????#GoBruins | @ChefMeganCookin x @UCLASoftball pic.twitter.com/xkEhned8mt
— UCLA Women's Basketball (@UCLAWBB) November 14, 2025
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UP NEXT: vs. South Florida (Nov. 15)
No. 3 UCLA takes on South Florida on Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. PT. The second game of the WBCA Challenge tips off on ESPN+ on Saturday.
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Team Stats
UNC
UCLA
FG%
.348
.525
3FG%
.273
.300
FT%
.600
.727
RB
30
46
TO
9
14
STL
5
4
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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