No. 3 UCLA women’s basketball survived a late push from Iowa to secure a 67-65 comeback victory on Sunday, and Bruins star center Lauren Betts reflected on the experience of playing in a high-stakes environment.

Betts, who sat out Sunday’s game because of a right foot injury, scores 22 points and sets the program’s single-season blocked shots record in a 70-55 win.

Lauren Betts returns from a foot injury and finishes with 22 points and six blocks as No. 3 UCLA defeats shorthanded No. 25 Illinois 70-55.

When Iowa hosts No. 3 UCLA on Sunday, it will be a reunion for former teammates Addison O’Grady and Lauren Betts. For three years at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo., they formed a front line that stood 6-foot-7 and 6-4.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lauren Betts did not play for top-ranked UCLA against No. 22 Michigan State because of a right foot injury. The Big Ten’s second-leading scorer sat out Sunday’s game at Pauley Pavilion and was wearing a boot on her foot. The 6-foot-7 starting center is day-to-day. Betts missed two games in late December with a minor leg injury.

This post was updated Feb. 20 at 9:39 p.m. After her team lost its first game of the season, coach Cori Close said that she knew they would respond.

UCLA center Lauren Betts became the first player in program history to record 67 blocks in a single season, with plenty of time to add more.

Lauren Betts scored 22 points, Kiki Rice added 16 and third-ranked UCLA pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 70-55 victory over No. 25 Illinois on Thursday night.

No. 3 UCLA dominated in the paint and pulled away late to defeat No. 25 Illinois, securing its eighth ranked win of the season while staying in the hunt for the Big Ten title.