Gallery: Women’s basketball finishes season with loss to UConn in Sweet 16
By Alice Naland
March 29, 2019 9:16 p.m.
Connecticut's mascot greets a fan before the start of UCLA’s Sweet 16 matchup against the Huskies on Friday night.
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UConn forward Napheesa Collier (left), guard Katie Lou Samuelson (middle) and forward Megan Walker (right) watch the video board before the starting lineups are introduced.
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Redshirt freshman guard Lindsey Corsaro makes a driving layup during the first quarter.
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UConn coach Geno Auriemma yells at his team after one of UConn’s five turnovers in the first quarter.
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Senior guard Japreece Dean – who led the Bruins with 16 points despite going 1-of-11 from beyond the arc – drives into Samuelson.
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The Bruins huddle up before the second half. UCLA entered the third quarter down three points after trailing as many as 11 points.
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UCLA Yell Crew member Zain Delawalla leads a chant as the Bruins cut into the Huskies' lead during the third quarter.
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Senior guard Kennedy Burke clutches her knee after falling in the paint. Burke, however, finished with a double-double, logging 14 points and 10 rebounds.
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Rosa Maria Morales, the mother of freshman guard Ahlana Smith, cheers during a timeout after UCLA took the lead over UConn for the first time since four minutes into the game.
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Dean looks at the scoreboard as UCLA’s once-five point lead slips late in the third quarter. UConn started the fourth quarter with a 6-0 run, which eventually ballooned into a 15-4 run, and held off UCLA for the win.
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Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere drives to the basket, but commits a turnover.
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Dean steps back for a jumper in the paint but fails to reduce UConn’s lead in the dying minutes of the game.
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Senior Chrissy Baird buries her face in her jersey as UCLA’s three freshmen comfort her on the bench.
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Coach Cori Close hugs Burke as the senior exits her final game as a Bruin.
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UCLA walks to off the court after its season-ending loss to UConn.
