PHOENIX, ARIZONA – APRIL 05: Members of the UCLA Bruins pose with the trophy after their victory against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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PHOENIX, ARIZONA – APRIL 05: Members of the UCLA Bruins pose with the trophy after their victory against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Bruin fans were eagerly waiting to welcome the UCLA’s women’s basketball team back home in Westwood Sunday night, just hours after the team won the NCAA tournament and made program history.

The new national champions claimed their first-ever NCAA national title Sunday afternoon after defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks 79-51 in Phoenix, Arizona.

NewsChopper 4 was over Los Angeles International Airport as the team headed back to UCLA’s campus.

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