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This afternoon's game featuring Washington at UCLA turned into a titanic pitcher's duel, as the Bruins won 2-0 in 11 innings. UCLA's Megan Langenfeld pitched no-hit ball for the regulation seven innings and ended up allowing only one hit in a complete-game effort. A walk-off homer by Andrea Harrison off Husky ace Danielle Lowrie ended the game.

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