SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Playing a tight match winding toward the finish, Brianna Navarrosa looked across the green to see the ball of the world’s top-ranked amateur close to the hole.

The USC junior kept her composure, as she had all day, confidently stroked her longer putt and watched it drop before Rose Zhang had a chance to make her birdie.

Navarrosa finished off Zhang and clinched USC’s 3-1 win over reigning champion Stanford in the NCAA women’s golf semifinals on Tuesday.

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