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Sweet 16 finally sweet for UCLA women

After the last two seasons, you'd certainly forgive the UCLA women's basketball team for thinking the Sweet 16 was an ironic name.

The Bruins reached the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament each of the last two years only to bow out there, but the program-record third straight Sweet 16 appearance proved to be the charm.

UCLA won the rebounding battle in the first quarter 10-8, not an easy feat given that Texas (28-7) ranked second in the country with a plus-11.4 rebounding margin.

The Longhorns' cold shooting allowed the Bruins to quickly build a 12-6 lead despite mounting foul trouble.