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Michaela Onyenwere scored a career-high 30 points, Japreece Dean added 22 and U.C.L.A. squeezed past No. 3 seed Maryland, 85-80, Monday night to earn its fourth consecutive berth in the Round of 16 of the women’s N.C.A.A. tournament.
Dean, the smallest player on the court, sank two free throws with 25 seconds remaining to make it 83-79, and the Bruins held on to beat the Terrapins on their own court.
Sixth-seeded U.C.L.A. (22-12) will next face second-seeded Connecticut (33-2) on Friday in the semifinal round of the Albany region.
Ranked first in the Pac-12 and third in the nation in offensive rebounding, the Bruins repeatedly gathered their own missed shots and turned them into baskets.