UCLA Punches Ticket to NCAA Title Game

0:00UCLA just punched their ticket to the women's NCAA national championship for the first time ever, grinding out a 51-44 win over. Texas in the final four, semifinal. The Bruins, now 36-1, had the best season in program history and flipped the script on the only team that beat them this year, dominating early after getting outplayed in their first match-up. Texas, one of the top defensive squads, mounted a 12-to-2 run late to pull within three at 47-44, but UCLA's defense lot. And when it mattered most, Lauren Betts led with 16 points and delivered a massive block on Madison Booker's shot with 20 seconds left, then Kiki Rice sealed it with two free throws. Now UCLA faces three-time champ South Carolina on Sunday in the title game after the game cocks knocked off undefeated Yukon earlier this week. Dallas News Today, powered by AI Bringing You What Matters.