In this week's Player of the Year column — we do another stats comparison, this time with UCLA's Lauren Betts in the mix.

A few weeks ago on this column, we discussed the idea that the Player of the Year race was between two players: Juju Watkins ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. UCLA center Lauren Betts (51) goes to the basket against Maryland ...

Betts thought a fresh start at UCLA would help her, but her internal battles became too much for her. Now, after focusing on ...

As UCLA’s season continues to gain momentum, junior center Lauren Betts has emerged as both a leader and a key contributor for the Bruins. Following another strong performance, Betts spoke ...

This post was updated Feb. 2 at 10:53 p.m. Entering the final quarter with just two points to her name, 6-foot-7 center Lauren Betts found yet another way to contribute to a Bruin win. Etching a ...

This post was updated Jan. 26 at 10:52 p.m. Lauren Betts broke her career-high points record to help UCLA defeat its toughest Big Ten challenger of the season. No. 1 UCLA women’s basketball (20 ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Lauren Betts scored a career-high 33 points, Kiki Rice added 19, and No. 1 UCLA defeated No. 8 Maryland 82-67 on Sunday. The Bruins (20-0, 8-0 Big Ten) have won their last 19 ...

The next week, we pondered why UCLA's Lauren Betts was not a bigger part of the conversation. Well, in the span of those two weeks, it seems like the conversation around Betts has opened up.

The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s college basketball for Week 12 of the season: The junior center averaged 27.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and six blocks to help top-ranked ...