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Eight months ago, UCLA coach Cori Close was faced with yet another stinging March Madness defeat.
The Bruins fell short — again — from making it to the final weekend of college basketball season, losing to LSU in the Sweet 16.
“It’s hard in the moment right now to be honest with you about what’s it going to take,” Close told reporters then. “We’ve obviously been to a lot of Sweet 16s and one Elite 8, and we want more.
“That’s my job is this off-season to figure out how we can earn more, and what does that look like from my leadership, what does it look like from the growth within the players, what does it look like in our player development and team development for these high-pressured moments.”