Without two of its best players available because of injury, No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball struggled to keep pace with No. 1 UCLA.

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The high-powered UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team hits the East Coast for a top-10 matchup with the No. 8 Maryland Terrapins in Big Ten Conference play.

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No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball fell to No. 1 UCLA on its home floor, 82-67, Sunday afternoon, making it three straight defeats against top-15 opponents. Here are three takeaways from the game. Containing UCLA’s 6-foot-7 star center Lauren Betts had to be at the focal point of Maryland’s game plan entering Sunday.