Poulson, Williams Earn Win for UCLA

Alleah Poulson’s two-run single in the eighth inning provided the offense, and Christa Williams pitched a two-hitter as UCLA defeated Fresno State, 2-0, Thursday at the NCAA women’s softball World Series at Oklahoma City.

Poulson’s single came off Amanda Scott (18-4), and enabled the Bruins (46-12) to beat the Bulldogs (52-13) for the first time in three tries this season.

Nicole Ochoa and Christie Ambrosi scored on the hit.

Freshman pitcher Williams (18-6) gave up singles to Fresno State’s Trina Puckett in the fifth and eighth innings.

The Bruins advanced to a winner’s bracket game against defending national champion Arizona, which beat Massachusetts, 2-1.

In other games:

Brandi Macias’ run-scoring single in the seventh inning gave Iowa (52-7) a 3-2 victory over Michigan (55-15-1); and Jamie Graves pitched a five-hitter to lead Washington (49-17) to a 6-0 victory over South Carolina (63-4).