LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Arizona dropped game 1 of the Los Angeles Super Regional, 7-1, to third-seeded UCLA. The Bruins hit four home runs while pitchers Rachel Garcia and Holly Azevedo limited Arizona to three hits in the contest.

Arizona's Taylor McQuillin, who entered the game having pitched five straight shutouts and had just tossed 19.2 scoreless innings in the Tucson Regional, allowed seven runs on 10 hits over five innings. She struck out six in the game and fell to 28-11 on the season.

Garcia, who took a perfect game into the fourth, struck out eight in five shutout innings while allowing one hit. She also hit a two-run home run, one of her two hits in the game. She improved to 26-3 on the season.

The Wildcats (43-15) will now find themselves in need of winning two consecutive games, Friday and Saturday, to extend their season and earn a berth into their 23rd Women's College World Series. Game 2 of the series will take place on Friday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.

The Bruins (55-5) took the early lead, capitalizing on a leadoff single in the bottom of the first inning. Kylee Perez led off the game with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a double from Aaliyah Jordan.

The Bruins doubled their lead with a home run to lead off the bottom of the second and added another leadoff homer in the third to make it 3-0.

UCLA hit two two-run homers in the fifth to chase McQuillin in favor of Alyssa Denham, who allowed two hits over two scoreless innings of relief.

Up next: Arizona and UCLA meet on Friday at 6 p.m. in game 2 of the the Los Angeles Super Regional. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

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