BRADENTON, Fla. – The top four seeds are still alive, but the move to match play already looks like a winner after the four quarterfinal matches wrapped up Tuesday at the NCAA Women's Championship.
In the traditional 72-hole stroke-play format, Southern Cal would already have won the NCAA title. This time, the Trojans were locked in a taut match against Washington, a team they had played six times this season and split the head-to-head series, 3-3.
Knotted up at two points apiece at Concession, USC’s Gabriella Then won with a messy par on the 17th hole to propel the Trojans into the semifinals.