Bruins go over Rainbow Wahine 66-50 in NCAA Tournament’s first round
By Aubrey Yeo
March 19, 2016 7:50 p.m.
Sophomore forward Monique Billings matched up with Hawai'i center Kalei Adolpho at the game's tip-off.
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Sophomore forward Lahjahna Drummer sank an early layup for the Bruins.
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Wahine guard Olivia Crawford climbs over Bruin senior guard Nirra Fields as they clamor for a loose ball.
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Sophomore guard Jordin Canada crashed into the media tables after she tried to save a ball from going out of bounds.
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Sophomore guard Kelli Hayes breaks free from Hawai'i guard Sarah Toeaina, courtesy of a screen set by Drummer.
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Billings grabs one of her seven rebounds against the Wahine.
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Fields was UCLA's top scorer with a total of 16 points to her name.
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Hayes prepares to shoot a free throw as her Hawai'i opponents look on.
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Billings scored a total of eight points in the Bruins' win.
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Canada finished the game with 10 points, 6.1 points below her average.
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The Bruins huddle before the start of the second half.
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Hayes flashes a smile at redshirt senior forward Kacy Swain.
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Kari Korver went crashing into the Bruin coaching staff as the redshirt junior guard attempted to rescue a loose ball.
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UCLA assistant coach Shannon Perry (pictured) engages in a discussion with fellow assistant coach Tony Newnan.
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Fields shoots a floater over the reach of the 6-foot-1 defending center, Adolpho.
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Hawai'i guard Briana Harris (left) slaps Korver in the face during the scuffle for a rebound. The UCLA guard was able to hold on to the ball despite the stiff shot, but drew a foul right after as she was flung to the ground by Hawai'i guard/forward Destiny King (right).
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Canada draws contact from Wahine guard Marissa Wimbley before firing her shot.
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Coach Cori Close addresses her team in a time-out in the third quarter.
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Fields drives to the basket as King attempts to guard the UCLA veteran.
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Redshirt sophomore forward Paulina Hersler (center) shares a laugh with sophomore guard Chrissy Baird.
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Baird cheered on the Bruins vociferously.
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Korver signals that the ball went out of bounds after a deflection off the knee of her opponent as she protests the referee awarding the possession to Hawai'i.
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Billings and Close hug as the forward is taken out of the game.
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Korver and Swain share a laugh as they watch the game from the bench together.
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Hersler secures her sole rebound of the game over Wimbley.
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Baird attempted to find a basket on the Bruins' second-to-last possession of the game, but was successfully defended by Hawai'i forward Dalayna Sampton (left) and Harris.
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A young fan gives Close a congratulatory hug as the coach walks towards the tunnel after UCLA's 66-50 win.
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