Ucla Senior Megan Grant Breaks Ncaa Home-run Record But Bruins Fall In Big Ten Title Game

UCLA elder Megan Grant continues to etch her sanction into NCAA grounds books.

Grant deed her 38th location tally of nan play during a Big Ten tourney title crippled nonaccomplishment to Nebraska connected Saturday, breaking nan NCAA Division I grounds group successful 1995 by Arizona’s Lauren Espinoza.

As a team, UCLA pushed its NCAA grounds single-season squad location tally full to 182.

After Grant’s historical explosive successful nan 3rd inning disconnected Big Ten pitcher of nan twelvemonth Jordy Frahm gave UCLA a 2-0 lead, nan Bruins’ (47-8) discourtesy sputtered and Nebraska (46-6) rolled to a 7-2 victory.

UCLA will study its NCAA tourney matchup erstwhile nan the softball bracket is revealed astatine 4 p.m. Sunday connected ESPN2. The Bruins are expected to big an NCAA Regional and Super Regional should they advance.

Grant and Oklahoma freshman Kendall Wells person deed homers astatine a blistering gait and are battling to adjacent nan play pinch nan NCAA location tally title. Wells has 36 location runs, 2 down Grant. Her squad was eliminated from nan Southeastern Conference tourney Friday, but she tin adhd to her tally erstwhile nan loaded Sooners compete successful nan NCAA tournament.