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UCLA advances to second round of NCAA women's tournament

With the clock in her head ticking down the final seconds of the first quarter, UCLA senior point guard Jordin Canada waited until the last possible moment before whipping a pass to wide-open teammate Lajahna Drummer, whose corner three-pointer at the buzzer ended a big run that started the Bruins on their way to a 71-60 triumph over American University on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament at Pauley Pavilion.

"Being aggressive — that's what started the [22-3] run and that's who we are," Canada said. "We started out slow and our coach got into us.