LOS ANGELES — Sienna Betts, the No. 2-ranked incoming freshman in the country according to ESPN, will miss at least Monday’s season opener against San Diego State with an undisclosed lower left-leg injury, UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close said Wednesday.

Is there any doubt of Betts’ status going forward?

“No question about that,” Close said. “So we’re really excited, actually, to get her back and to get her in the mix. She’s not in a season-ending situation at all.”

Betts, a 6-foot-4 freshman forward and the sister of All-American senior center Lauren Betts, was widely anticipated to play in the Bruins’ frontcourt – even occasionally alongside her older sibling who led the Bruins while averaging 20.2 points and 9.5 rebounds per game a year ago.

“I’ll tell you, she’s one of the

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