UCLA Women Seeking NCAA Berth
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Despite losing its past two Pacific 10 Conference games to Washington State and Washington, the UCLA women’s basketball team stands an excellent chance of receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament if it can beat USC in its regular-season finale tonight at 7 in Pauley Pavilion.
Win or lose, the Bruin women, 16-11 and 11-6 in the conference, are guaranteed to finish no lower than third in the conference.
But Coach Billie Moore said: “If we have any hopes of postseason play, I definitely think we have to be successful. If we lose, I think that would remove any chances.”
However, Dr. Judith Holland, UCLA women’s athletic director and chair of the women’s basketball committee, said: “They’re still the third-place team in the third-best conference in the country, so there’s something to be said for that.”
The Bruins won the first game against USC this season, 83-68, with guard Rehema Stephens leading four players in double figures by scoring 20 points.
The Trojans are 8-18 and 6-11.
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