OKLAHOMA CITY–– No. 8 UCLA couldn't hold on to a late lead against No. 1 Alabama in the opening round of the Women's College World Series, losing 6-3 to the Crimson Tide on Thursday night. The Bruins now move to the losers' bracket and will be facing elimination on Friday. UCLA head coach Kelly Inouye Perez plus athletes Megan Grant and Taylor Tinsley met with the media after the loss to the Crimson Tide. Here's everything they had to say: Full transcript Transcript courtesy of ASAP Sports THE MODERATOR: We're joined by UCLA. We'll start with an opening statement from coach. KELLY INOUYE-PEREZ: That was a tough game. They're a tough opponent. You could see they hit two home runs, we hit two home runs, but the ability to come up with those timely hits with runners on obviously makes a difference. I like the way we competed. I could have called a better game for Taylor. She competed. She gave everything she had. But at the end of the day they out-scored us.…