All of UCLA’s players – including faces of the program, junior center Lauren Betts, junior guard Gabriela Jaquez and junior guard Kiki Rice – are eligible to return next season.

Additionally, the Bruins will add Lauren Bett’s sister, Sienna Betts – the No. 2 2025 recruit according to espnW – and Lena Bilić.

And graduate student guard Charlisse Leger-Walker, who was able to medically redshirt this season, is expected to be ready for the 2025-2026 camapaign.

UCLA’s worst loss of the season came on arguably the biggest stage the program has ever seen.

It’s 51 points are the fewest it’s scored all season and UConn’s 85 the most its allowed.

The Bruins’ 25% shooting percentage from deep was their worst clip since facing the Cornhuskers in the Big Ten tournament and their 29 total rebounds were the fewest its recorded in their March Madness run.

UCLA committed 19 turnovers to UConn’s seven, with the latter outscoring the former 27-5 off turnovers.

The applause at Pauley Pavilion has been replaced by resigned smiles as UCLA’s March Madness run came to an end. People have been depopulating the stands since halftime but a few devoted dozens stuck it out until the end.

“This has been the best season we’ve ever had,” said Maxwell Iacono, a second-year Business Economy major. “Unfortunately, it hasn’t clicked this game. It’s upsetting, because I know we’re better than this.”

In their first-ever NCAA Final Four appearance, the Bruins made history as the first team to lose by more than 30 points in national semifinals.

The Bruins are heading home – the Huskies beat just swamped them in Tampa Bay – but it looked like no one besides junior center Lauren Betts arrived anyway, with the rest of the team scoring just 25 points to Betts’ 26.

The program record-setting 2024-2025 UCLA women’s basketball squad will have to settle for just the Final Four appearance, with the irony being they barely showed up.

FINAL: UConn 85, UCLA 51.

Bruins are completely and utterly blown out in what became their final game of the season Friday night in Tampa. 34-point loss and nothing – at all – went right for UCLA.

Lauren Betts, in tears, has taken to the sideline.

The 2025 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year has accounted for more than half of UCLA’s points, while the rest of the team has struggled to gain any momentum.

In fact, Betts remains the only Bruin to reach double figures.

With just 51 points with under a minute left, it’s looking like tonight will be the fewest points scored by UCLA all season.

The Bruins trail the Huskies by 32.

Betts, Bueckers and Strong are all off the court at this point.

If you told someone UCLA junior center Lauren Betts would have 23 points with four minutes remaining in the final frame and UConn guard Paige Bueckers would have just 16, they probably wouldn’t guess the current score – 72-43 Huskies.

Fans are starting to trickle out of Amalie Arena, and you hate to say it, but justifiably so.

It’s getting more and more empty by the second as this game has fallen completely out of UCLA’s control.

Though it was a game where there was no such thing as “UCLA in control,” anyway.