# 2001 UCLA Bruins softball team

The 2001 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2001 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her thirteenth season as head coach. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 62–6. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 16–5 record.
The Bruins were invited to the 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Arizona.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | UCLA win |
| | UCLA loss |
| | Tie |
| * | Non-Conference game |
2001 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 3 | at San Jose State* | SJSU Field • San Jose, CA | W 8–0$^5$ | 1–0 |
| Feb 3 | Cal State Northridge* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 13–0$^5$ | 2–0 |
| Feb 3 | Cal Poly* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–0 | 3–0 |
| Feb 4 | Cal State Northridge* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 7–0 | 4–0 |
| Feb 4 | Cal Poly* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–2$^6$ | 5–0 |
| Feb 7 | at Cal State Fullerton* | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 6–0 | 6–0 |
| Feb 7 | at Cal State Fullerton* | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 18–3$^5$ | 7–0 |
| Feb 10 | San Diego* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–0$^6$ | 8–0 |
| Feb 10 | San Diego* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 7–0 | 9–0 |
| Feb 14 | Long Beach State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 7–0 | 10–0 |
| Feb 16 | vs Portland State* | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV | W 20–0$^5$ | 11–0 |
| Feb 16 | vs Kansas* | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV | W 15–1$^5$ | 12–0 |
| Feb 17 | vs Wisconsin* | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV | W 9–2 | 13–0 |
| Feb 17 | vs Nebraska* | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV | W 6–2 | 14–0 |
| Feb 18 | vs FIU* | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV | W 10–0$^5$ | 15–0 |
| Feb 23 | vs Wisconsin* | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 12–1$^5$ | 16–0 |
| Feb 23 | vs Cal State Fullerton* | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 4–0 | 17–0 |
| Feb 24 | at Texas* | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 4–3$^8$ | 18–0 |
| Feb 25 | vs Wisconsin* | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 1–0 | 19–0 |
| Feb 26 | at Texas State* | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 4–3$^{10}$ | 20–0 |
| Feb 26 | at Texas State* | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 3–1 | 21–0 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 2 | Colorado State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 11–3$^6$ | 22–0 | |
| Mar 2 | Colorado State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 23–0 | |
| Mar 3 | South Florida* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–0$^5$ | 24–0 | |
| Mar 3 | South Florida* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–3 | 25–0 | |
| Mar 4 | UNLV* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–0 | 26–0 | |
| Mar 6 | UC Riverside* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–0$^5$ | 27–0 | |
| Mar 6 | UC Riverside* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–0 | 28–0 | |
| Mar 8 | vs Colorado State* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 8–1 | 29–0 | |
| Mar 9 | vs Cal Poly* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 9–1$^6$ | 30–0 | |
| Mar 9 | vs DePaul* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 31–0 | |
| Mar 10 | vs New Mexico State* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 32–0 | |
| Mar 10 | vs Oregon State* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 3–2 | 33–0 | |
| Mar 11 | at Fresno State* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 8–2 | 34–0 | |
| Mar 14 | at UC Santa Barbara* | Campus Diamond • Santa Barbara, CA | W 6–1 | 35–0 | |
| Mar 30 | at Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA | L 0–1 | 35–1 | 0–1 |
| Mar 31 | at California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | W 2–1$^9$ | 36–1 | 1–1 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 1 | at California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | W 5–1 | 37–1 | 2–1 |
| Apr 4 | at Cal State Northridge* | Northridge, CA | W 5–1 | 38–1 | |
| Apr 4 | at Cal State Northridge* | Northridge, CA | W 12–1$^6$ | 39–1 | |
| Apr 6 | Arizona State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 1–6 | 39–2 | 2–2 |
| Apr 7 | Arizona | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–4 | 39–3 | 2–3 |
| Apr 8 | Arizona | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–0 | 40–3 | 3–3 |
| Apr 13 | Washington | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–4$^{14}$ | 41–3 | 4–3 |
| Apr 14 | Washington | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–0 | 42–3 | 5–3 |
| Apr 20 | at Oregon State | OSU Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR | L 1–2 | 42–4 | 5–4 |
| Apr 21 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 4–3 | 43–4 | 6–4 |
| Apr 22 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 6–3 | 44–4 | 7–4 |
| Apr 25 | at UC Riverside* | Riverside, CA | W 12–0$^5$ | 45–4 | |
| Apr 25 | at UC Riverside* | Riverside, CA | W 8–0$^5$ | 46–4 | |
| Apr 27 | California | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 47–4 | 8–4 |
| Apr 28 | Stanford | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–0$^5$ | 48–4 | 9–4 |
| Apr 29 | Stanford | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 49–4 | 10–4 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 2 | at Washington | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 4–3 | 50–4 | 11–4 |
| May 4 | Oregon | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6–4 | 51–4 | 12–4 |
| May 5 | Oregon State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–0 | 52–4 | 13–4 |
| May 6 | Oregon State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–1 | 53–4 | 14–4 |
| May 11 | at Arizona | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 0–4 | 53–5 | 14–5 |
| May 12 | at Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 1–0 | 54–5 | 15–5 |
| May 12 | at Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–6$^8$ | 55–5 | 16–5 |
Post-season :
NCAA Regional No. 2 :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 17 | Coastal Carolina | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–0$^5$ | 56–5 | 1–0 |
| May 18 | Cal State Northridge | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 9–0 | 57–5 | 2–0 |
| May 19 | San Diego State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–1 | 58–5 | 3–0 |
| May 20 | San Diego State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 11–0$^5$ | 59–5 | 4–0 |
NCAA Women's College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WCWS Record |
| May 24 | (7) Iowa | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 7–0 | 60–5 | 1–0 |
| May 25 | (6) Stanford | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 5–0 | 61–5 | 2–0 |
| May 27 | (3) LSU | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 6–0 | 62–5 | 3–0 |
| May 28 | (1) Arizona | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | L 0–1 | 62–6 | 3–1 |