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ANN ARBOR, Michigan – February 8th, 2026 Fair Use Notice: The Women’s Basketball Alliance (WBA) highlights are shared under Fair Use as transformative content for educational, promotional, and analytical purposes. By curating and presenting condensed game footage, we provide commentary, foster public engagement, and promote the growth of women’s basketball. For copyright concerns, contact us at womensbasketballalliance@gmail.com, all claims will be reviewed promptly. Written by UCLAbruins.com No. 2-ranked UCLA (23-1, 13-0 B1G) staved off a late-game comeback attempt by No. 8 Michigan (20-4, 11-2 B1G) to earn a top 10 road win in Ann Arbor on Sunday. Senior Lauren Betts secured a monstrous double-double; she finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds in UCLA's eighth ranked win of the season. The center added five assists, three blocks and a steal to her final stat line. The Bruins edged out the Wolverines on the boards, outrebounding Michigan 41-38 in the victory. Graduate guard Gianna Kneepkens kept the Bruins afloat with a stellar first half; the Duluth, Minn., native had 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting at the break (2-3 3FG). Senior Kiki Rice headlined the Bruin offense in the second half, scoring 16 of her 20 points after halftime. The point guard was 4-for-7 from the field and 8-for-8 from the charity stripe in the final 20 minutes. Four Bruins finished in double figures: Rice (20), Lauren Betts (16), senior Gabriela Jaquez (13) and Kneepkens (12). Sunday's win marks UCLA's first win this season in a game in which the Bruins scored fewer than 70 points. Forty-six of UCLA's points came in the paint. Lauren Betts won the tip; the Bruins got to work quickly, with the center finding a cutting Jaquez for a layup for the first score of the game. After a few empty trips for the Bruins, Rice attacked downhill and got a layup to fall through a shooting foul. UCLA had an early scoring drought – the Bruins were without a basket for 3:17 – before Jaquez drew a foul underneath the basket. She knocked down both free throws. UCLA trailed by four with just over four minutes to play. Rice drove and drew defenders down low before kicking it out to Charlisse Leger-Walker on the wing; the Kiwi guard drove and converted a layup. Rice cleaned up a 3-point miss by Leger-Walker on the next trip, tracking down the long offensive rebound and finding Jaquez for a corner three. Lauren Betts posted up on the right block, spinning to get past her defender for layup with under 20 seconds, but UCLA's defense let the Wolverines score as time expired. Lauren Betts had five rebounds through the first quarter; UCLA trailed Michigan, 17-13, at the first break. The center found a cutting Kneepkens as a confused Wolverine defense failed to get set; the graduate guard scored her first points with the opening bucket in the second. Kneepkens repaid the big and found Lauren Betts on a pick-and-roll; the center scored a layup after bumping former teammate Kendall Dudley off the block. Rice took a slight pause before driving down the left baseline for a layup. The point guard stayed aggressive and, although she missed, attacked early with Lauren Betts down low. The center collected the offensive rebound and scored a pair of second chance points after Rice missed. Michigan missed a 3-pointer that found its way into Kneepkens' hands; she drove straight down the middle of the court and got a layup to go through contact. Michigan called for time down four. Kneepkens got threes to drop on back-to-back at the midway point of the second; Leger-Walker and Lauren Betts collected assists on the makes. Michigan scored a pair of buckets before the Bruins added to the scoreboard again; Sienna Betts got active on the offensive glass and tipped one in past four Wolverine hands. Lauren Betts posted up Dudley for UCLA's final make of the half; the center had eight points and seven rebounds to help the Bruins to a 33-30 lead at the break. Leger-Walker took advantage of a deep post seal by Lauren Betts to get to the cup for UCLA's first score of the third quarter. Lauren Betts then found Jaquez on the cut and held another seal as the Bruins got up seven. The center was guarding the perimeter when she was hit with an illegal screen, forcing a Michigan offensive foul and turnover. Rice got to the rack on a baseline out of bounds play, hopping past her defenders for two. Jaquez posted up and stepped through for a reverse layup out of the media timeout. Lauren Betts got active in the post next time down, scoring and securing her double-double... Read More: https://uclabruins.com/news/2026/2/8/...