Women's Top 25: No. 5 UCLA pushes past No. 3 Colorado
Mar 20, 2023; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Charisma Osborne (20) shoots a free throw in the closing minute of an NCAA Tournament Women s 2nd Round game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Pauley Pavilion. credits: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports No. 5 UCLA pulled away from a fourth-quarter tie with a 16-5 run and emerged with a 76-68 win over No. 3 Colorado on Friday in Boulder, Colo.
The result ended the Buffaloes' nine-game winning streak.
Kiki Rice's 3-pointer gave the Bruins (15-1, 4-1 Pac-12) a 63-60 lead with 4:38 to play, and UCLA was on top the rest of the way.
Lauren Betts scored five consecutive points to put UCLA up 70-62 with 1:42 left, and a subsequent 6-0 Bruins surge sealed the outcome.
Charisma Osborne led UCLA with 22 points, while Betts (20 points, 13 rebounds) and Angela Dugalic (11 points, 13 boards) each had a double-double.
Jaylyn Sherrod topped Colorado (15-2, 5-1) with 17 points. Frida Formann added 16 points, and Aaronette Vonleh and Quay Miller each scored 10 points.
—Field Level Media