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Social Media Reacts To Business Getting Done In First Round

UCLA women's basketball dominated in the first round, and social media expected nothing less.
Nathan Berry|
Mar 21, 2026; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts (51) is defended by California Baptist Lancers center Emma Johansson (14) in the first half at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Mar 21, 2026; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts (51) is defended by California Baptist Lancers center Emma Johansson (14) in the first half at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

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The Bruins entered their first round matchup in the March Madness tournament as the number one seed, and they were expected to blow out the California Baptist Lancers who were the 16 seed.

Things went as planned according to the final score of 96-43, and social media expected nothing less from the dominant UCLA team who has only lost one game this whole season.

However, there were a couple things that can be fixed going into the second round and social media either chose to breeze by the critiques or make them loud, and it was different every quarter.

An Expected Domination Against The Lancers: The First Quarter

The first quarter saw UCLA do what it does best, play well on offense and stifle on defense, which gave the Bruins a solid 23-15 lead, but they usually would be able to be up by far more.

Social media was quick to catch the shocking closeness for the #1 Bruins, and they did not remain silent as they want their critiques to reach the team and push them farther down the tournament.

An Expected Domination Against The Lancers: The Second Quarter

The second quarter saw the struggles of the team continued, as UCLA seemed to be a bit out of their rhythm against the Lancers and were only able to extend their lead by two points.

Going into halftime their offical lead was 44 points to 34, which would be a great score in some situations, but to social media it was a concerning lead to have.

An Expected Domination Against The Lancers: The Third Quarter

The halftime break proved to be exactly what the Bruins needed to get back into the right headspace and pull away from the lancers, outscoring them by 27 points in an utterly dominant showing.

Social media was relieved by the play getting back to how it should have been, and were also no longer concerned about whether the team was going to make it past the first round as the game was essentially put away.

An Expected Domination Against The Lancers: The Fourth Quarter

The Bruins continued to pull away from the Lancers, keeping in their starters for much longer than many would have expected them too, and growing their lead by double digits once again.

They ended up winning by over 40 and social media was glad to see that the Bruins had woken up and were ready for the matches to come against tougher opponents.

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NATHAN BERRY

Nathan Berry is a senior at NCCS and was raised a Michigan State Spartan fan. With a great interest in sports and writing, journalism is a great avenue to pursue both.