It is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, but applying this metaphor to a No. 3 UCLA softball team in the NCAA Super Regionals may prove difficult.

This past weekend, third-seeded UCLA softball demonstrated how defense certainly does win championships.
Not a single run was scored against the Bruins in the NCAA softball regionals.

UCLA is having one of its most successful seasons in Bruin softball history, earning the No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament.
The Bruins say they owe a large portion of this success to true camaraderie.Junior infielder Gracie Goulder believes the Bruins’ maintenance of friendships within the team is an important UCLA strength.

Expect temperatures to rise in Tempe, Ariz., this week as No. 2 UCLA travels to the Grand Canyon state to bring the heat to No. 3 Arizona State University.

Nearly every seat was accounted for at the Easton Softball Stadium on Saturday.

And nearly every set of hands in the crowd shot into the air as the Bruins made the third out in the pivotal inning that could have prevented No.

Each Bruin has a playbook that carries the printed image of a clock.
What purpose does a photocopy of a clock, with ink hands that cannot move, serve UCLA softball players?

No. 3 Oregon presented itself as a threat to top-ranked UCLA this weekend.
But the Bruins went 1-2 in their three-game series against the Ducks.
The Bruins traveled to Eugene, Ore.

A group of teaching assistants at UCLA and supporters accompany the UC Student-Workers Union, UAW Local 2865, in a strike against alleged unfair labor practices.
 

After a humbling loss against Michigan last Wednesday, No. 3 UCLA went undefeated in the UCLA/CSUN Invitational this past weekend, securing a 23-1 season record.
UCLA played three sets of back-to-back games against UNLV, Loyola Chicago, Charleston Southern, CSU Bakersfield and Georgetown on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

No. 3 UCLA softball opened and closed Tuesday night’s makeup softball
game with homers in its victory against No. 4 Michigan, securing the Bruins’ perfect 17-0 record.