The Bruins face the first-place team since the upset at South Carolina
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The Bruins face the first-place team since the upset at South Carolina

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

The No. 1 ranked UCLA Bruins (13-0) couldn’t have asked for a more perfect start to the season as they have an undefeated streak through the first two months of the season and are preparing to face another of the best teams in the country The No. 24 Michigan Wolverines are coming to Westwood.

The Bruins have faced every opponent this season by a margin of +32.5 points, good for seventh-best in the country. They’re preparing for a New Year’s clash with a conference team that will be the first-ranked opponent UCLA has faced since the upset that landed them at No. 1.

Since defeating the former No. 1 team and defending national champion South Carolina Gamecocks in late November, the Bruins have played and won against eight unranked teams. The Wolverines may have the best chance to pull off an upset against any team in the last month.

The Bruins and Wolverines share a ranked opponent: the Gamecocks. The Wolverines would end up losing this game by six points in their season opener. Last Sunday they suffered a 20-point loss to the No. 4 USC Trojans.

Although the Wolverines are 0-3 against ranked teams this year, they are a dangerous team that could cause problems for UCLA. The Bruins haven’t really been tested since the Gamecocks’ upset a while back and need to maintain a heightened focus and sense of urgency.

The Wolverines have two women who each average exactly 15.3 points per game. Guards Olivia Olson and Syla Swords are two dangerous scorers who shoot over 45% from field goal range all year. 6-5 center Yulia Grabovskaia will be the strong presence facing off against UCLA’s Lauren Betts.

UCLA posted a dominant win in conference play, defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-3) by a score of 91-54. The Bruins are now 2-0 in the Big Ten and looking to take home a conference title in their first year since moving from the Pac-12.

It will be interesting to see how Coach Cori Close approaches this game and how will this team react if they find themselves in a losing situation at some point? The Bruins are undoubtedly the best team in the country right now and they’ll have to prove that again on New Year’s Day.

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