UCLA was in the middle of practice when coach Cori Close was informed about the ESPNU leak, which revealed that the sixth-seeded Bruins would face 11th-seeded Tennessee in the first round.
UCLA will be the favorite against a traditional powerhouse — the only program to appear in all 38 NCAA tournaments. But Tennessee doesn’t appear capable of adding to its haul of eight national championships after posting a 7-9 record in Southeastern Conference play to finish in eighth place.
If the Bruins can get past the Volunteers, they will face either third-seeded Maryland, which is hosting the first two rounds, or 14Adrift for most of the season’s three months after the loss of seniors Jordin Canada, Monique Billings and Kelli Hayes, UCLA found itself in the desert. The Bruins have gone 11-3 since upsetting then-No. 16 Arizona State and then edging Arizona in triple overtime during a trip in late January.
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