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DUKE (8-4) at UCLA (7-3), 7 p.m.; KIEV (870) at 8 p.m.--UCLA Coach Kathy Olivier hopes her team is hitting its stride since losing at home to No. 1-ranked Connecticut, 113-102, last month. UCLA has won seven of eight since, including a win at Texas and victories against ranked North Carolina and Nebraska. The Bruins’ only loss in that stretch was to Tennessee, 100-77, Dec. 22. Duke also lost to Tennessee, 74-60. LaCresha Flannigan has replaced Melanie Pearson as the starter at shooting guard for the Bruins. Duke has won two in a row, by big margins over North Carolina Asheville and Temple.