Without two of its best players available because of injury, No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball struggled to keep pace with No. 1 UCLA.

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The top team in the country looks to stay perfect and open at 20-0. The hosts can both halt a pivotal two-game slide and deliver a megaphoned statement win. No. 1 UCLA will be a colossal favorite against shorthanded Maryland on Sunday afternoon,

No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball fell to No. 1 UCLA on its home floor, 82-67, Sunday afternoon, making it three straight defeats against top-15 opponents. Here are three takeaways from the game. Containing UCLA’s 6-foot-7 star center Lauren Betts had to be at the focal point of Maryland’s game plan entering Sunday.