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Photos: UCLA defeats USC in women’s basketball

Photos from the UCLA women’s basketball team’s 83-59 victory over USC at Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 29, 2019.

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. -- SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2019: ]UCLA Bruins guard Japreece Dean (24) scores a basket guarded by USC Trojans guard Desiree Caldwell (24) in the second half at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif., on Dec. 29, 2019. UCLA won 83-59. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

UCLA guard Japreece Dean scores in front of USC guard Desiree Caldwell (24) during the second half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

By Gary CoronadoStaff Photographer 
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UCLA forward Michaela Onyenwere (21) and USC forward Alissa Pili (35) fight for a lose ball.

UCLA forward Michaela Onyenwere (21) and USC forward Alissa Pili (35) fight for a lose ball during the second half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

USC guard Desiree Caldwell (24) drives to the basket in front of UCLA guard Japreece Dean (24) during the first half.

USC guard Desiree Caldwell (24) drives to the basket in front of UCLA guard Japreece Dean (24) during the first half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

USC guard Endyia Rogers (4) shoots over UCLA guard Lindsey Corsaro during the first half.

USC guard Endyia Rogers (4) shoots over UCLA guard Lindsey Corsaro during the first half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

UCLA forward Michaela Onyenwere takes a shot against USC in the first half.

UCLA forward Michaela Onyenwere takes a shot against USC in the first half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

UCLA guard Charisma Osborne scores while being guarded by USC guard Aliyah Jeune (11) and center Angel Jackson (15) during the second half.

UCLA guard Charisma Osborne scores while being guarded by USC guard Aliyah Jeune (11) and center Angel Jackson (15) during the second half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

UCLA guard Natalie Chou, left, blocks a shot by USC forward Alissa Pili during the first half.

UCLA guard Natalie Chou, left, blocks a shot by USC forward Alissa Pili during the first half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

USC center Angel Jackson shoots between UCLA forward Lauryn Miller, left, and guard Natalie Chou (23) during the first half.

USC center Angel Jackson shoots between UCLA forward Lauryn Miller, left, and guard Natalie Chou (23) during the first half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

USC center Angel Jackson drives to the basket past UCLA guard Charisma Osborne (20) during the first half.

USC center Angel Jackson drives to the basket past UCLA guard Charisma Osborne (20) during the first half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

UCLA guard Natalie Chou (23) blocks a shot by USC guard Aliyah Jeune during the first half.

UCLA guard Natalie Chou (23) blocks a shot by USC guard Aliyah Jeune during the first half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

UCLA forward Lauryn Miller (33) and USC forward Kayla Overbeck (1) fight for a loose ball during the first half.

UCLA forward Lauryn Miller (33) and USC forward Kayla Overbeck (1) fight for a loose ball during the first half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

USC forward Kayla Overbeck looks to pass in front of UCLA forward Michaela Onyenwere during the Bruins' win.

USC forward Kayla Overbeck looks to pass in front of UCLA forward Michaela Onyenwere during the Bruins’ win.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

UCLA forward Lauryn Miller scores between USC guard Alyson Miura (25) and center Angel Jackson (15) during the second half.

UCLA forward Lauryn Miller scores between USC guard Alyson Miura (25) and center Angel Jackson (15) during the second half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

UCLA coach Cori Close looks on during the Bruins' win over USC.

UCLA coach Cori Close looks on during the Bruins’ win over USC at Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 29, 2019.  (Gary Coronado/ Los Angeles Times)

UCLA guard Charisma Osborne, right, knocks the ball away from USC guard Endyia Rogers during the first half.

UCLA guard Charisma Osborne, right, knocks the ball away from USC guard Endyia Rogers during the first half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

UCLA forward Lauryn Miller (33) drives to the basket in front of USC center Angel Jackson during the second half.

UCLA forward Lauryn Miller (33) drives to the basket in front of USC center Angel Jackson during the second half.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

UCLA players celebrate

UCLA guard Camryn Brown (35), Michaela Onyenwere (21), Japreece Dean (24) and Eliana Sigal (51) cheer on teammates during a win over USC at Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 29, 2019.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

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Gary Coronado

Gary Coronado was a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times from 2016-24. He is a 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature photography for images of Central Americans risking life and limb as they jump aboard the trains from southern Mexico bound for the United States and a 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist in breaking news photography for team coverage of hurricanes. He began freelancing for the Orange County Register and relocated to South Florida in 2001, when he was awarded a fellowship through the Freedom Forum. Coronado grew up in Southern California and graduated from USC.

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