Visiting Locker Room: The IX Basketball talks UCLA Bruins

In the remaining 18 games of the regular season for No. 19 Ohio State women’s basketball, 17 are Big Ten matchups. On Sunday, arguably the toughest of the 17 games takes place in Columbus when the No. 4 UCLA Bruins come to the Schottenstein Center.

Both teams return from a brief Christmas holiday break with different expectations. For the Bruins, they are a team heavily favored to win the conference and go on a deep postseason run. Ohio State is a team full of questions.

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To learn more about the Big Ten heavyweights, Land-Grant Holy Land reached out to The IX Basketball and Big Ten writer David Mendez-Yapkowitz. What are the team’s weaknesses? What about the Betts sisters?

That and more in the visiting locker room.

Land-Grant Holy Land: At this point, all college basketball fans know about the skills of Lauren Betts, but injury delayed her sister Sienna Betts’ introduction. What are the freshman’s skills and what has she shown in her two limited appearances?

The IX Basketball: While Sienna Betts has been on a minutes restriction since she’s made her UCLA debut, she’s already shown she can help the team in the immediacy while being a strong building block for the future. She’s possesses a high basketball IQ and is already among the best passers on the team. Her vision, especially in the high post, adds another dimension to the UCLA offense.

She’s capable of drawing contact and getting to the free-throw line, and in only her second game back, she was among the team’s leading scorers with 14 points. She can play forward alongside her sister Lauren, or she can slide up and play center with someone like forward Angela Dugalic at the four.

LGHL: UCLA lost Londynn Jones and Janiah Barker to the transfer portal, but added Gianna Kneepkens. What do the Bruins miss without the two role players and how has Kneepkens helped fill them?

IX: Consistency and familiarity are still important in the age of the transfer portal, and that’s exactly what Londynn Jones…

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