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Defending champion UCLA women, ranked No. 11, start season with 73-53 win over Lehigh

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UCLA's women's basketball team, ranked No. 11 as the defending national champions, started their season with a 73-53 victory over Lehigh in Los Angeles. The Bruins used strong shooting and defense to extend their halftime lead significantly, outscoring Lehigh 23-14 in the third quarter alone. Leading scorers for UCLA were Sienna Betts with 15 points and Donovyn Hunter with 14, while Lehigh’s top scorer was Leia Edwards with 13 points.

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The UCLA women's basketball team, ranked No. 11 and defending national champions, started their season with a 73-53 victory over Lehigh in Los Angeles on Monday. Sienna Betts led UCLA with 15 points, while Donovyn Hunter contributed 14 points. The Bruins extended a halftime lead from 32-27 to 55-36 by making 10 of 15 shots and limiting Lehigh to 3 of 13 in the third quarter. UCLA's six players drafted into the WNBA will be absent for much of the season, but five returning players helped secure the win. The team will raise their championship banner on Sunday, November 15, at the end of a five-game homestand.

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Sienna Betts scored 15 points, Donovyn Hunter added 14 and defending national champion UCLA, ranked No. 11, used a big third quarter to turn back Lehigh 73-53 on Monday. asserted

UCLA → score → Monday

In the first meeting between the two schools, the Bruins made 10 of 15 shots in the third quarter and held the Mountain Hawks to 3 of 13, stretching a 32-27 halftime lead to 55-36. asserted

Bruins → make → 55

KK Bransford added 10 points for UCLA, which returns five players but had six taken in the WNBA draft — five in the first round. asserted

which → add → round

The Bruins will raise their championship banner on Sunday, Nov. 15 at the end of their five-game homestand. asserted

Bruins → raise → homestand

Leia Edwards had 13 points and eight rebounds for Lehigh, which lost in the Patriot League title game last year before going to the WNIT. asserted

which → have → WNIT

Gracyn Lovette had 10 points. asserted

Lovette → have → points

Ryann Jennings hit a 3-pointer to open the second quarter, ending a 10-0 run that gave the Mountain Hawks a 20-17 lead. asserted

that → hit → lead

Four players scored, three with 3-pointers, as UCLA responded with an 11-0 lead. asserted

UCLA → score → lead

Elin Aarnisalo had seven points in an 11-0 spurt in the third that put the lead in double figures for good. asserted

that → have → figures

UCLA had a 41-25 rebounding advantage and turned 20 turnovers into 23 points. asserted

UCLA → have → points

Defending champion UCLA women, ranked No. 11, start season with 73-53 win over Lehigh

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