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Cori Close Leaned on Joy, Not More Pressure, in UCLA’s Title Run

After winning it all, Close said UCLA’s breakthrough came from adjusting the emotional tone, not raising it. “This has got to have joy. This has got to have a lightness,” she said, explaining the Bruins were already carrying enough pressure. Close added that after last year’s semifinal loss, she realized the team needed “more joy and lightness, not more intensity.”