The Bruins have played the Cal State Northridge Matadors in four single-game matchups since 2015. This year, No. 3 UCLA softball (31-2, 7-2 Pac-12) will take on CSUN (16-24, 1-2 Big West) for the fifth time in three years, and the Bruins haven’t lost a game to the Matadors in that time. Read more...

Photo: Senior infielder Kylee Perez has seen action in almost every game the Bruins have had against the Matadors over the last four years, but has logged just two hits against them to this point. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)

After dropping its first Pac-12 series against No. 5 Oregon, No. 3 UCLA softball has swept past then-No. 24 Oregon State and now Utah. The Bruins (31-2, 7-2 Pac-12) defeated the Utes (17-15, 2-7) over the weekend with scores of 9-5, 7-3 and 9-4 to push their winning streak to six, doing so with an injury that limited redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia to designated player duties. Read more...

Photo: The No. 3 UCLA have their feet back beneath them after suffering a two-loss weekend to No. 5 Oregon in their Pac-12 opening weekend. Now, UCLA has swept two conference opponents in a row behind both strong hitting and pitching. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)

Weekend two of Pac-12 play is in the books, and the Bruins fared much better in their second go with an opponent from the Northwest. After being handed their first two losses of the year by the No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA softball completed their first Pac-12 sweep of the year with help from freshman Briana Perez and a slew of other Bruins who tallied 15 runs during the three-game weekend. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)

Going into Saturday night’s game against Oregon, UCLA softball was the last undefeated team in the nation. No. 1 Washington (29-1, 1-1 Pac-12) lost to No. Read more...

Photo: The No. 3 Bruins lost their first two games of the year this weekend when facing the No. 6 Ducks. UCLA was held scoreless in their last game of the series, the first time they failed to score all year. (Jenna Smith/Daily Bruin)

No. 3 UCLA finished the preseason undefeated, leaving the Bruins and fellow Pac-12 team No. 1 Washington as the only remaining undefeated teams in the NCAA. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins have emerged spotless from yet another five-game weekend. UCLA is now 24-0 and closing in on their best ever start to a season which currently sits at 25-0. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)