Lauren Betts had 17 points and seven rebounds despite spending the entire second quarter on the bench, and top overall seed UCLA reached its first Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 72-65 victory over LSU.

With Lauren Betts and Gabriela Jaquez leading the way, UCLA avenges its loss to LSU in the NCAA tournament last year in a 72-65 win to advance to the Final Four.

SPOKANE, Wash. — UCLA coach Cori Close basked in confetti at midcourt Sunday afternoon after her Bruins defeated LSU 72-65. While UCLA had been the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament, its path to the program’s first Final Four had not been easy.