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Lauren Betts returns and Cori Close earns win No. 300 as UCLA blows out Nebraska

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Lauren Betts took the pass in the post midway through the third quarter, firmly grabbing the ball with both hands. She swung her arms one way, then another, until she found the positioning she wanted.

It was then that UCLA’s center rose for another layup against an overmatched defender.

An unbeaten team got better Sunday afternoon with its top interior presence back in the lineup.

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In her return from a leg injury that had sidelined her for two games, Betts and teammate Kiki Rice powered top-ranked UCLA to a 91-54 victory over Nebraska in the Bruins’ Big Ten Conference home opener.