Denise Curry, who played on UCLA's 1978 women's basketball championship team, sees similarities between her team and this season's Final Four squad.

"1978 AIAW, they won the national championship and went to the Final Four, and we had some of the alumni here from that team," Close said after UCLA's Elite Eight victory. "Debbie Willie Haliday and Denise Curry, and we had so many other alums."

When junior center Lauren Betts passed out of a double team and saw junior guard Gabriela Jaquez drill a dagger 3-pointer with under 90 seconds to play, she did

LSU is back in the Elite Eight for the third year in a row as the Tigers will square off against the tournament top overall seed in UCLA Sunday at 2 p.m. CT on ABC. Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe will call the action on ABC.

USC handed UCLA their lone two losses on the year during the regular season before the Bruins beat them in the Big Ten Tournament final. UCLA's Final Four game will be played on April 4. Related: Rick Pitino Breaks Silence on RJ Luis Jr. Leaving St. John's After Controversial NCAA Tournament

But Betts and the Bruins too strong in the second half, Betts finished with 17 points and UCLA out shot the LSU Tigers from three-point range connecting on 10 triples. LSU shot only 11 three pointers all game, connecting on just three.

Lauren Betts had 17 points and seven rebounds despite spending the entire second quarter on the bench, and top overall seed UCLA reached its first Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 72-6

Monday night's game could lead to a Southern California face-off and a repeat match between fierce competitors.