No. 2 UCLA Beats No. 8 Iowa 88-65, Streak Hits 15

No. 2 UCLA defeated No. 8 Iowa 88-65 on Sunday at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, extending the Bruins' winning streak to 15 games with a dominant performance led by reserve forward Angela Dugalic.

Dugalic scored a season-high 22 points and recorded a career-high five steals, coming off the bench to spark UCLA's offense and defense. Kiki Rice contributed 17 points and seven assists, while center Lauren Betts added 16 points as the Bruins improved to 21-1 overall and 11-0 in the Big Ten, remaining the conference's only undefeated team. UCLA also moved to 10-0 at home and now holds a one-game lead over No. 9 Michigan in the standings.

For Iowa, which fell to 18-4 overall and 9-2 in conference play, forward Ava Heiden led with 19 points. Hannah Stuelke scored 13 points, and Taylor Stremlow added 12 as the Hawkeyes finished their Los Angeles road trip 0-2, having lost 81-69 to unranked Southern California on Thursday.

The game began with Iowa jumping to a 5-2 lead just over two minutes in, but UCLA responded with a 6-0 run and never trailed again. The Bruins led 17-13 after the first quarter and built a 28-18 advantage midway through the second. They shot 54.8 percent from the floor...