Hours after the UCLA women’s basketball team was crowned national champion, it was treated like royalty by some of its most loyal fans.
The Bruins made their return to their Westwood campus on Sunday night shortly after beating South Carolina in the NCAA tournament final in Phoenix, and as soon as their bus pulled up to Pauley Pavilion, they received a hero’s welcome.
People clad in the team colors of blue and gold lined walkways and cheered as Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and company hopped off their ride with their new trophy in their hands.
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