Angel Reese won’t have to wait much longer to get revenge on Lauren Betts.The 6-foot-7 senior capped her college career with March Madness glory on a star-studded UCLA roster.GettyUCLA waltzed to the title[/caption]She had 14 points and 11 rebounds in a 79-51 win over South Carolina in the Final to secure the school’s maiden NCAA title.Betts scored a personal-best 35 points as the No. 1 Bruins eased past Oklahoma State 87-68 to ignite their tournament run and made key contributions in every match.The 22-year-old was playing on an experienced team that included her younger sister Sienna as well as Kiki Rice — also a projected top-five pick in the WNBA Draft.Betts was once considered a first overall pick but has faded and is now being mocked as low as No. 4. The Dallas Wings are on the clock, and the UCLA talisman made her case to be the pick.“I don’t have control of that, but I feel like why I should join any team, I think, is because I am a competitor,” Betts said via Geoff Magliochetti. “You can ask anybody, I’m kind of crazy“I work really hard on both ends of the floor. I’ll be a sponge. I’ll learn from everybody, learn from the best.“I just work really hard, so I’m really excited.”Thanks to the new CBA, whoever ends up going first overall will earn $500,000 in their rookie season — and over $2.2 million across the four-year contract.Waiting for her when she enters the W will be Angel Reese, now of the Atlanta Dream thanks to a blockbuster trade.GettyBetts led the charge to a first National Championship in program history[/caption]Betts and Rice are both considered elite prospectsGettyThat one time Betts was involved in a bloody battle with Angel ReeseIn 2024, UCLA was beaten in the Sweet 16 by LSU.At the end of the first quarter with the score at 15-15, former Tigers center Reese fought with Betts — one of few women who tower over the 6-foot-3 WNBA star — and came down without the ball.Reese — an investor in major Australian basketball project — ended up with a bloodied nose after being caught by the Bruins talisman’s elbow.No foul was called but LSU had the last laugh as Reese finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds in a 78-69 victory.“She’s an absolute generational player … an elite player,” UCLA coach Cori Close said of Betts at the time. “She’s incredibly competitive. She affects the game in so many ways on both offense and defense. I mean the list goes on and on. “The scouting report starts with Lauren every time. And so it’s really almost an impossible task [to guard her]. And our other players are the beneficiary of the attention that she draws every single night.”Reese was left with a bloody nose after their last encounterESPNBetts’ size will see her taken highGettyLauren Betts delayed WNBA entryBetts was projected to be a top-five pick in 2025, but stayed in California to play alongside her sister — a 6-foot-4 high school standout.“College is the best years of your life, and so I don’t think I’d ever give that up,” Betts said at the time. “Why not be spoiled for a whole another year?”The decision may have been made easier by the expected jump in rookie salaries, which have increased six-fold since last year’s draft.Betts and the Bruins exacted their revenge over the Longhorns – the only team they lost to in the season – in the Final FourGettyBetts took time off in January 2024 to focus on her mental health.“I got into a state, the lowest state I’ve ever felt in my entire life,” she told ESPN. “To a point where I was like, ‘I can’t be here. Like, I can’t be here. I can’t do life anymore.“I’m in my hospital gown, sitting in that bed, and I’m watching them play, and I’m like, ‘I can’t believe this is happening right now. That was a huge wake-up call for me. I was like, ‘I need help.’“I have to put myself first. This is my life. Like, this is my health. It’s way bigger than basketball.”Betts had already delivered a Big Ten championship to UCLA, now she has led the Bruins to their first National Championship to prove she is a potential franchise-changing talent.Stay up to date with the latest from the WNBA across all platforms – follow our dedicated talkSPORT USA Facebook page and subscribe to our talkSPORT USA YouTube channel for all the news, exclusives, interviews and more.