Haley Moore's clutch putt lifts Arizona women's golf team into national semifinals

The Arizona women’s golf team is two wins away from defending its national championship.

The No. 6-seeded Wildcats beat No. 3 USC 3-2 in the quarterfinals in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Tuesday to advance. UA will play No. 2 Duke in a match play semifinal at 5 a.m. Wednesday. The Blue Devils advanced with a win over No. 7 Stanford just before darkness hit Tuesday night.

UA’s Haley Moore, the hero of last year’s title match, was clutch again. Her putt on No. 18 gave her a 1-up win over Gabriela Ruffels.

Haley Moore for birdie to send @ArizonaWGolf back to the semifinals... BANG! 🐦 pic.twitter.com/yPeZyGhqy6

— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) May 22, 2019

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Bianca Pagdanganan (2&1) and Ya Chun Chang (2&1) also won for the Wildcats.

The semifinals were supposed to be played Tuesday, but a long weather delay stopped action for several hours. The delay came midway through UA’s matches.

Wednesday's action will air on the Golf Channel. No. 5 Wake Forest will face No. 8 Auburn in the other semifinal.