Barker, Betts lead No. 5 UCLA women over Pepperdine 91-54

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Janiah Barker had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Lauren Betts had 17 points and 12 rebounds and the No. 5 UCLA women rolled past Pepperdine 91-54. The Bruins started the game with an 18-0 run. Ornela Muca, who led Pepperdine with 20 points, made a 3-pointer to stop the run. Betts made all six of her shots in the first half and didn’t miss until the third quarter. UCLA outrebounded Pepperdine 56-22. Pepperdine missed 12 of its first 16 shots. With Betts scoring at-will inside, the Waves could ill afford to start the game cold but that’s what happened.