The Arizona Wildcats' unlikely run through the NCAA Golf Championships continued Tuesday. As a result, the eighth-seeded Wildcats will play for a national championship Wednesday at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Haley Moore won her match 3&2, allowing the UA to beat fifth-seeded Stanford 3-0 in the match play semifinals. Sandra Nordaas won her match 6&4, and Gigi Stoll won 5&3.
Arizona is headed to the national championship match!!!Haley Moore wins 3 & 2 to give the Cats the victory against Stanford!!#BearDown pic.twitter.com/ozuJVjHypb
— Arizona Women's Golf (@ArizonaWGolf) May 22, 2018
The Wildcats advance to take on Alabama. The third-seeded Crimson Tide beat USC in Tuesday's other semifinal to advance. Arizona is looking for its first national championship in women's golf since 2000.
*Hugs*@ArizonaWGolf advances to the NCAA national championship match! pic.twitter.com/m9ftDAosCF
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) May 22, 2018
Arizona's win over Stanford was its second upset win of the day. The Wildcats stunned top-seeded UCLA 3-2 on Tuesday morning, advancing to the NCAA women's golf semifinals.
For the second time in as many days, Bianca Pagdangdanan played the hero.
Pagdanganan made eagle on the par-5 18th at Karsten Creek that got Arizona into a playoff for the final spot in quarterfinals. She sunk a birdie putt on the 18th hole to top UCLA's Patty Tavatanakit on the 18th hole. Haley Moore won her match 3 and 1, and Gigi Stoll took her match 2-up.
Stanford beat Northwestern when Andrea Lee won the final match for a 3-2 victory by the Cardinal.
USC defeated Duke, 3-1-1, to advance to the semifinals against Alabama, a 4-1 winner over Kent State.
