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ALBANY, N.Y. – During UCLA women’s basketball’s season opener Nov. 6, the Pauley Pavilion jumbotron played what was meant to be a simple, fun video.

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Dozens of students donning navy blue and white “CBU” jerseys packed into the seats behind the east end basket.

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Editor’s note: This post was updated to replace a photo illustration that contained images the Daily Bruin did not have permission to use.

Mick Cronin is familiar with improbable postseason runs.
The Bruins’ coach is just three years removed from following a first-round exit in the Pac-12 tournament with the second First Four to Final Four run in March Madness history.

UCLA women’s basketball (24-5, 13-5 Pac-12) will enter the 2024 Pac-12 tournament as the No. 3 seed – its highest seed in three years. The Bruins will travel to Las Vegas with a first-round bye and will face either No.

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Both the AP and Coaches polls currently list UCLA as the eighth-best team in the country.
But after the Bruins learned Thursday evening that the committee responsible for NCAA tournament seeding ranked them even higher, they responded with a dominant performance on the road.

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A relatively uneventful first half preceded a 49-8 second-half run that helped the Utes embarrass the Bruins by 46 points Jan.

When the top-11 matchup tipped off shortly after 7 p.m., a record-setting crowd was packed inside Gill Coliseum.
Donning bright orange Beaver-branded construction vests and hard hats, the largest student section in Oregon State women’s basketball history watched a second quarter that featured two intentional fouls and a technical foul.

This post was updated Feb. 9 at 11:34 p.m.
Lauren Betts returned to the floor Friday night after a four-game absence for undisclosed medical reasons.
Despite the return of the sophomore center and country’s most efficient scorer, two other sophomore stars led the Bruins to victory.

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The Bruins and Cardinal faced off inside Pauley Pavilion just over a month ago.
UCLA scored 53 points in its first conference home loss in front of fans since January 2020.