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Stanford beats USC to capture NCAA women's golf title for 3rd time in 5 years
On Wednesday, the Stanford University Cardinals defeated the USC Trojans at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, securing their fourth NCAA Women's Golf Championship title.
Motivated by last year's championship match loss to Northwestern, the Cardinal prioritized this goal; Meja Ortengren said, "Winning a national championship has been the only goal for us since last year."
Megha Ganne clinched victory 4 and 3 against Bailey Shoemaker, while Meja Ortengren defeated Jasmine Koo 6 and 5, and Paula Martin Sampedro closed out Catherine Park 3 and 2.
Stanford Head Coach Anne Walker led the team to its fourth title since 2015. USC coach Justin Silverstein said, "There's no shame in losing to Stanford, a team as good as I've seen."
This victory marks Stanford's third championship in five years, the nation's most dominant streak; the program's four titles trail only Arizona State with eight and Duke with seven.