No. 5 USC Women’s Golf Takes Down No. 4 UCLA In a Tiebreaker at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge

Women’s Golf | February 04, 2024

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. – No. 5 USC women’s golf edged out cross-town rival No. 4 UCLA in a match that went into a tiebreaker that saw the Trojans win four more individual holes on the second day of the Therese Hession Regional Challenge on Sunday, Feb. 4 at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. 
 
In a race against the weather, USC continued to fight in the newly readjusted match-play tournament and claimed their second victory out of the three matches played. The Trojans got the most out of two players on their squad as sophomore Catherine Park and freshman Bailey Shoemaker earned the squad two points. Shoemaker made the most significant impact, as her six-hole victory made all the difference in the tiebreaker, as she allowed her opponent to not win any holes and held a 6-0 difference in individual holes won. On the other end, Park is 2-0-1 as an individual during the first three matches, while Shoemaker is 2-1-0 after three rounds of match play. 
 
USC-UCLA 2-2-1 
*USC wins tiebreaker with more individual holes won (18-14)
 
Catherine Park (USC) wins 2&1 over C. Canales (UCLA)
Bailey Shoemaker (USC) wins 6&4 over A. Nobilio (UCLA)

K. Villegas (UCLA) wins 3&2 over Amari Avery (USC)
T. Le (UCLA) wins 1UP over Christine Wang (USC)
Frances Kim (USC) ties N. Vo (UCLA)
 
The Women of Troy will continue onto day three, facing a TBD opponent starting at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, Calf. 
 
For more information on the USC women’s golf team, a complete schedule, and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Trojans can follow the team on Instagram and on X @USCWomensGolf.