University Southern California Trojans
Friday, January 23
La Quinta, Calif.
USC
vs
Battle of LA
No. 2 USC Women’s Golf Beats No. 23 UCLA at the Battle of LA
January 23, 2026 | Women's Golf
The Trojans won their third-straight match play event over UCLA on Friday.
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Winning its third-consecutive match play event over UCLA, the No. 2 USC women's golf team beat the No. 23 Bruins 3.5-1.5 in the Battle of LA, held at the Rancho La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, Calif. on Friday, Jan. 23.
USC convincingly won the head-to-head match, putting up two big wins from Elise Lee and Kylie Chong before Sarah Hammett's 2&1 win over Maye Huang sealed the victory.
Friday's win gave USC 10 more points in the Crosstown Cup, making the score 35-25 in favor of the Trojans. This was USC's third-consecutive match play win over UCLA dating back to the 2025 East Lake Cup.
Elise Lee put the first point on the board for USC with a 4&3 win over Jenny Lee. The sophomore won two out of the first three holes and didn't look back. A birdie on the par-4 6th hole put Lee up three strokes and she quickly wrapped up her match to put USC up 1-0.
Although UCLA tied the match with GaEun Athena Yoo's win, the Trojans reclaimed the lead with a win from Kylie Chong. Chong also never trailed in her match: She went up three holes after winning the 7th and lost just two holes before beating Jennifer Seo 3&2.
Shortly after Chong's victory, Sarah Hammett gave USC the win with a 2&1 over Maye Huang. The freshman never trailed in her match, but needed to fend off a late surge from Huang after the UCLA sophomore pulled within one hole on the 14th. Yet Hammett pulled away by winning the 15th and 17th to seal the 2&1 win.
After Hammett won the match, Catherine Park and Kacey Ly finished out their match. The two players tied after 18 holes.
BATTLE OF LA
RANCHO LA QUINTA COUNTRY CLUB
LA QUINTA, CALIF.
JAN. 23, 2026/PAR 72/6,205 YARDS
Elise Lee def Jenny Lee 4&3
Sarah Hammett def. Maye Huang 2&1
Kylie Chong def. Jennifer Seo 3&2
Catherine Park vs. Kacey Ly all square
GaEun Athena Yoo def. Bailey Shoemaker 5&4
UP NEXT: The Trojans will compete at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge, which takes place at Palos Verdes Country Club in Palos Verdes, Calif. from Feb. 1-3. All pertinent updates can be found on the women's golf team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
FOLLOW THE TROJANS
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.
USC convincingly won the head-to-head match, putting up two big wins from Elise Lee and Kylie Chong before Sarah Hammett's 2&1 win over Maye Huang sealed the victory.
Friday's win gave USC 10 more points in the Crosstown Cup, making the score 35-25 in favor of the Trojans. This was USC's third-consecutive match play win over UCLA dating back to the 2025 East Lake Cup.
Elise Lee put the first point on the board for USC with a 4&3 win over Jenny Lee. The sophomore won two out of the first three holes and didn't look back. A birdie on the par-4 6th hole put Lee up three strokes and she quickly wrapped up her match to put USC up 1-0.
Although UCLA tied the match with GaEun Athena Yoo's win, the Trojans reclaimed the lead with a win from Kylie Chong. Chong also never trailed in her match: She went up three holes after winning the 7th and lost just two holes before beating Jennifer Seo 3&2.
Shortly after Chong's victory, Sarah Hammett gave USC the win with a 2&1 over Maye Huang. The freshman never trailed in her match, but needed to fend off a late surge from Huang after the UCLA sophomore pulled within one hole on the 14th. Yet Hammett pulled away by winning the 15th and 17th to seal the 2&1 win.
After Hammett won the match, Catherine Park and Kacey Ly finished out their match. The two players tied after 18 holes.
BATTLE OF LA
RANCHO LA QUINTA COUNTRY CLUB
LA QUINTA, CALIF.
JAN. 23, 2026/PAR 72/6,205 YARDS
Elise Lee def Jenny Lee 4&3
Sarah Hammett def. Maye Huang 2&1
Kylie Chong def. Jennifer Seo 3&2
Catherine Park vs. Kacey Ly all square
GaEun Athena Yoo def. Bailey Shoemaker 5&4
UP NEXT: The Trojans will compete at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge, which takes place at Palos Verdes Country Club in Palos Verdes, Calif. from Feb. 1-3. All pertinent updates can be found on the women's golf team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
FOLLOW THE TROJANS
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.
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