Lehigh Mountain HawksvsUCLA Bruins
LEH 53/UCLA 73
Things to say
UCLA beat Lehigh 73-53 at Pauley Pavilion to open the season 1-0.
01
opener
UCLA handled Lehigh at home, 73-53. Never really close once the Bruins got rolling. Good season opener, exactly what you want from a tune-up.
02
key player
Sienna Betts was a problem down low — 15 and 7, just living in the paint all night.
03
hot take
Score looks like a blowout but UCLA's offense sputtered at times. Nobody else really stepped up scoring, and that'll matter against B1G teams.
04
deep cut
Leia Edwards actually hung with them for Lehigh — 14 and 8. Only Bruin in double figures was Betts, so the depth scoring wasn't there yet.
05
exit
Early November, so it's all tune-ups right now. Real test comes once conference play heats up.
The recap
UCLA opened the season by handling business at Pauley, taking care of Lehigh 73-53 in a game that was never really in doubt. Sienna Betts did the heavy lifting with 15 and 7 boards, anchoring things on both ends while the Bruins slowly pulled away.
Lehigh's Leia Edwards kept them honest for a bit with 14 and 8, but the Mountain Hawks just didn't have enough buckets to hang. A 20-point W to start the year is exactly the kind of statement opener UCLA wanted.