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back-to-back disappointing efforts on 
the last two days of the tournament. 
Other schools not advancing included 
UC-Davis in 15th overall, UC-Irvine in 
17th position, and the University of 
San Francisco who finished in 21st 
position as a team.
TROJAN HEARTBREAK
USC lose the NCAA Championship 
by a single shot
In a loss that will take some time to get 
over, the USC Trojans lost their grip 
on the NCAA Championship after los-
ing by a single shot to first-time cham-
pions Purdue. Jennifer Song once 
again had a final-hole drama with the 
Boilermakers that played out in all-
too-familiar territory. While last year 
Song was fighting for medalist honors 
with Purdue senior Maria Hernandez, 
this year she took on the entire team. 
Needing a 10-foot birdie putt to force 
a playoff, Song missed and watched 
the Boilermakers celebrate again, this 
time as a team, for their first NCAA 
women’s golf championship.
USC led the four-day tournament 
on the opening and second day, but 
after a tough third round, they trailed 
the Boilermakers by seven strokes 
entering the final day. Belen Mozo 
and Cyna Rodriguez both fired a final-
round 1-under 71 at the Country Club 
of Landfall course in Wilmington, 
North Carolina, but the deficit was too 
great.  Song was the individual leader 
for the Trojans, finishing in a tie for 
fifth place with Megan McChrystal, 
while Belen Mozo finished in a tie for 
21st. Freshman Cyna Rodriguez was 
tied for third after day two before a 
tough day-three 83 moved her all the 
way back into 41st position. However, 
a real gut-check performance with 
the aforementioned 1-under lifted 
Rodriguez 10 spots to finish 31st for 
the championship. The medalist for 
the tournament and new NCAA indi-
vidual champion is Caroline Hedwall 
of Oklahoma State.
The UCLA Bruins had a very steady 
team performance, finishing in sixth 
place, but never had a breakout indi-
vidual performance that could get the 
team excited.  The top performers 
for the Bruins were Tiffany Lua in a 
tie for 27th and Sydnee Michaels in 
a tie for 39th.  Pepperdine finished in 
a tie for 14th and had another strong 
performance by Danielle Kang who 
San Jose State 
sophomore 
Madeleine Ziegert 
was the co-med-
alist at the West 
Regional.
PHOTO BY TERRELL LLOYD
Jennifer Song finished fifth 
individually in the finals.
PHOTO BY JASON BARNETTE
Cyna Rodriguez fired a final round -1 to 
keep the Trojans in contention. 
PHOTO BY JASON BARNETTE
The Bruins’ Tiffany Lua 
ended up in a tie for 27th 
at the NCAA finals.
PHOTO BY DAVID GONZALES
Stanford’s Sally Watson 
led the Cardinal to the 
finals at their home 
course.
PHOTO BY DAVID GONZALES
Christina Corpus led the San Jose 
Spartans with her 57th place finish.
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tied for 15th, and Jessica Wallace who 
tied for 21st.  The Stanford Cardinal 
entered the tournament after a strong 
regional performance on their home 
course, but with three mediocre 
rounds before a nice final round, the 
Cardinal could do no better than a tie 
for 19th.  Sally Watson’s final-round 
6-under 66 lifted her to a top-10 finish 
for the championship.
San Jose State might have run out 
of gas after their stirring performance 
at the West Regional to qualify for 
the tournament. The Spartans were 
in 16th position after day one, but a 
rain delay in the second round took 
its toll and they never could recov-
er. Leading the Spartans individually 
were Christina Corpus, who finished 
in tie for 57th, and Shraddhanjali 
Singh, who finished in a tie for 86th.

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