UCLA's women's basketball team reached the NCAA Final Four for the first time in history but faced a crushing defeat against Connecticut. Despite the loss, the team, under head coach Cori Close, looks to the future with optimism. Every player, including standout Lauren Betts, intends to return, eager to improve and grow as leaders. New talent, such as incoming freshman Sienna Betts, adds further excitement to the program as they aim for their first national championship since 1978. The players are determined to learn from this experience and set higher standards for future seasons.
Coming back next year, I think I'm just going to continue to grow as a leader, and remind everybody what that standard is and show that with urgency every single day.
Really unusual to be in this position at the Final Four and have zero seniors in your locker room, and to have an opportunity to come back stronger, more connected, learning from this experience and be better the next time.
To be honest, I feel like for her being younger, I think she is a little bit smarter than I am, too. She's genuinely one of the smartest basketball players I've ever been around.
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