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UCLA women looking for a deeper NCAA tournament run this season

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The UCLA women’s basketball team was in the closing minutes of their practice on Tuesday when a loose ball was making its way out of bounds. Rather than let the play go dead, Londynn Jones dived for it, launching herself headfirst into the empty chairs on the sideline.

For Angela Dugaliu0107, the kind of tone that Jones set by diving for that ball in a preseason scrimmage is exactly what the 2024-25 Bruins need to be about.

“Londynn’s just a dawg,” Dugaliu0107 said. “When I see her dive into the bleachers, that makes me want to do the same.