Watch: Arizona Wildcats celebrate national championship in Tucson
It was all smiles and joyful tears as the Arizona women's golf team brought home its first national title since 2000.
By Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star
Bringing the title back to Tucson
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Four SUV vehicles with national championship decals along the doors parked on the curb just outside of the Eddie Lynch Athletics Pavilion on the north side of McKale Center.
The passengers were the Arizona Wildcats women's golf team returning home to Tucson for the first time since beating Alabama to bring home the national championship.
All smiles. A few tears. And despite a year of investigations and scandals, the UA women's golf team brought a positive light to the athletics program. Haley Moore, Bianca Pagdanganan, Yu-Sang Hou, Sandra Nordaas and Gigi Stoll in a team effort gave Arizona its first national championship since 2000 when current head coach Laura Ianello was a player.
Fans and alumni gathered at the Hall of Champions to welcome back the newly crowned national champions. Here's the best of Thursday's celebration.
Traditional championship tune
Updated🎶 We are the champions🎶 pic.twitter.com/6Lwj4Z6MSx
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) May 25, 2018
Champs
UpdatedOfficial introduction of @ArizonaWGolf as the national champs. pic.twitter.com/aL08NNV3Vb
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) May 25, 2018
Haley Moore: The closer
UpdatedWhat went through Haley Moore’s head when her putt gave @ArizonaWGolf another national championship? Moore: pic.twitter.com/NiUca3Gz5e
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) May 25, 2018
Emotional milestone for Ianello
Updated.@ArizonaWGolf head coach Laura Ianello gets emotional after talking about her national championship team. pic.twitter.com/EoVwAE7Ej8
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) May 25, 2018
Ianello's thoughts on championship
Updated.@ArizonaWGolf head coach Laura Ianello on winning the national championship: pic.twitter.com/4hoFrXdolO
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) May 25, 2018
Unaware, but clutch
UpdatedBianca Pagdanganan had no clue how important her eagle putt was that sent Arizona to the quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/BdMU38Dgus
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) May 25, 2018
Pagdanganan breaks down the putt
UpdatedBianca Pagdanganan on her eagle putt that sent Arizona into a playoff and ultimately sending the Cats into the quarterfinals: pic.twitter.com/qHBtqcEE6x
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) May 25, 2018
Final putt
UpdatedHaley Moore on her last putt that sealed the deal for Arizona’s national championship: pic.twitter.com/I1cH3fLI09
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) May 25, 2018
Arizona's one-two punch
UpdatedBianca Pagdanganan on working with Haley Moore and being teammates: pic.twitter.com/izyP5ExAdk
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) May 25, 2018
Looking ahead
UpdatedHaley Moore on what’s next on her agenda for the summer, and how much assistant coach Derek Radley helped her this season: pic.twitter.com/45Nf51KHEp
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) May 25, 2018
