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The USC and UCLA women’s golf teams battled for supremacy throughout the 2007-08 season, but when the dust settled, the Trojans were in the winner’s circle at one of the most challenging NCAA golf championships in recent memory. Amid delays, drastic temperature shifts and winds that sometimes eclipsed 40 mph, USC led all four rounds at the University of New Mexico’s Championship Golf Club in Albuquerque to win the school’s second national title. “It was an amazing experience,” said coach Andrea Gaston, who was selected the women’s national coach of the year. “As a team, we knew we had the ability to shine. The goal was always to peak at the end of the season.” Even before the NCAAs, the Trojans certainly did that. After finishing fifth at the UCF Challenge in March, they found themselves atop the leaderboard in 12 of their final 13 competitive rounds, winning all four events in the process. The one time USC failed to pace any field in that stretch came after the first round of the Pac-10 Championships at Palos Verdes Country Club in April, when — not surprisingly — UCLA was on top. The Bruins were tied with the Trojans after the second round of the NCAAs, and while they were within three strokes of the lead when the final round began, they couldn’t make up any ground, ultimately finishing six strokes back in second. USC’s 16-over score was aided by four players finishing in the top 20, including freshman Lizette Salas (T15), an Azusa native. “I’m so fortunate this happened in my first year at USC,” Salas said. “I still need to get used to the fact that I’m part of a national championship team.”  |
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