Rare double-doubles: Betts sisters shine during UCLA's NCAA tournament run
UCLA works to celebrate Lauren and Sienna Betts as successful sisters and individual playmakers pushing to help the Bruins win.
UCLA center Lauren Betts, center right, congratulates her younger sister, Sienna, during their win over California Baptist during the first round of the NCAA tournament at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) With just over five minutes left in UCLA's first-round win over California Baptist on Saturday, freshman Sienna Betts took a shot. She missed.
She grabbed the rebound. She missed again. Then, she put it in the basket.
On the bench, her older sister, Lauren Betts , was laughing. No. 1 seed UCLA was up big late, the Bruins were going to advance and Lauren was getting joy from seeing her sister succeed — and fail.
“I'm like, Sienna, just make the shot, and she's laughing; she's not serious,” Lauren said. The sisters recorded double-doubles during the 96-43 win that secured the Bruins a second-round date with Oklahoma State. Sienna had 10 points and 12 rebounds, six of them offensive, and Lauren had 22 points and 10 rebounds.
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