Betts, who missed Sunday's 75-69 victory over No. 22 Michigan State due to a right foot injury, blocked six shots, giving her a single-season school record 67. Monique Billings had 66 during the 2016-17 season.

No. 3 UCLA dominated in the paint and pulled away late to defeat No. 25 Illinois, securing its eighth ranked win of the season while staying in the hunt for the Big Ten title.

Lauren Betts scored 22 points, Kiki Rice added 16 and third-ranked UCLA pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 70-55 victory over No. 25 Illinois on Thursday night. Illinois, which had its eight-game winning streak snapped,

Betts, who sat out Sunday’s game because of a right foot injury, scores 22 points and sets the program’s single-season blocked shots record in a 70-55 win.

No. 25 Illinois visits the No. 3 UCLA Bruins after Adalia McKenzie scored 23 points in the Fighting Illini's 77-68 victory against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Thursday's matchup is the first

USC took care of business against Illinois to complete the February schedule. Now a season-defining month of March awaits.

The No. 3 UCLA women’s basketball team (25-1, 13-1 Big Ten) continued its dominant season Thursday night with a 70-55 victory over No. 25 Illinois. While the Br

Even if the star center's status for UCLA's Top 25 showdown against the Illini was in question ahead of tipoff after Betts missed the Bruins' previous game against Michigan State with a foot injury. Betts did indeed return for UCLA's home matchup with Illinois.

Following Illinois basketball's first trip to the West Coast to play against USC, The DI sports editors graded notable player performances.

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This post was updated Feb. 20 at 9:39 p.m. After her team lost its first game of the season, coach Cori Close said that she knew they would respond.