US EditionUCLA Star Lauren Betts' Status Uncertain After Sitting Out Win over Duke with Arm Injury
Gabriela Jaquez scored 23 points as UCLA shot a season-high 59.1% from three-point range to win despite missing star Lauren Betts to injury.
- On Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, UCLA Bruins women's basketball team defeated Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team 89-59 in the Players Era Championship third-place game, led by Gabriela Jaquez's 23 points.
- After a Wednesday scramble with Texas, Lauren Betts' left arm buckled when Madison Booker stripped the ball, and she missed Thursday's game while UCLA awaits imaging and testing for Sunday.
- The Bruins shot a season-high 59.1% from 3-point range, with five players in double figures, including Charlisse Leger-Walker and Kiki Rice, in the 89-59 win.
- Cori Close said the medical staff advised resting Lauren Betts, who averages 14.1 points and 7.4 rebounds, while UCLA manages absences including Timea Gardiner's knee injury and Sienna Betts' day-to-day status.
- After a loss to second-ranked South Carolina, UCLA settled for a top-three finish as South Carolina won the Players Era championship earlier Thursday, 66-64, while Duke struggled offensively despite Toby Fournier's double-double.
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UCLA star Lauren Betts' status uncertain after sitting out win over Duke with arm injury
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UCLA coach Cori Close was uncertain how long the Bruins might be without AP preseason All-American Lauren Betts, who missed Thursday night’s 89-59 victory over Duke in the third-place game of the Players Era Championship.
UCLA star Lauren Betts' status uncertain after sitting out win over Duke with arm injury
UCLA coach Cori Close is uncertain how long the Bruins might be without AP preseason All-American Lauren Betts, who missed Thursday night’s 89-59 victory over Duke in the third-place game of the Players Era Championship. Betts sat out with a…
UCLA star Lauren Betts' status uncertain after sitting out win over Duke with arm injury
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UCLA coach Cori Close was uncertain how long the Bruins might be without AP preseason All-American Lauren Betts, who missed Thursday night’s 89-59 victory over Duke in the third-place game of the Players Era Championship.
UCLA star Lauren Betts' status uncertain after sitting out win over Duke with arm injury
UCLA coach Cori Close is uncertain how long the Bruins might be without AP preseason All-American Lauren Betts, who missed Thursday night’s 89-59 victory over Duke in the third-place game of the Players Era Championship. Betts sat out with a…
UCLA star Lauren Betts' status uncertain after sitting out win over Duke with arm injury
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UCLA coach Cori Close was uncertain how long the Bruins might be without AP preseason All-American Lauren Betts, who missed Thursday night’s 89-59 victory over Duke in the third-place game of the Players Era Championship.
UCLA star Lauren Betts' status uncertain after sitting out win over Duke with arm injury
UCLA coach Cori Close is uncertain how long the Bruins might be without AP preseason All-American Lauren Betts, who missed Thursday night’s 89-59 victory over Duke in the third-place game of the Players Era Championship. Betts sat out with a…
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