Northwestern Wins 2025 NCAA Women's Golf Championship

CARLSBAD, California - Northwestern claimed the 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship, the first in program history, on Wednesday evening with a 3-2 victory over Stanford in the final match at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa's North Course.

RESULTS - Stroke Play (Team) - 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships

RESULTS - Stroke Play (Individual) - 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships

RESULTS - Match Play - 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships

The Wildcats knocked off the nation's three top-ranked teams en route to the title, taking down No. 2 Arkansas, No. 3 Oregon and No. 1 Stanford in succession in match play. The championship match came down to the final putt, by the final group, on the final hole of competition as the sun set over southern California. Northwestern junior Dianna Lee, the 2023 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, sank a par putt on No. 18 to secure a 1-Up victory over Stanford's Andrea Revuelta.

WATCH: Dianna Lee sinks putt to win 2025 NCAA Championship for Northwestern

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“They went out to be themselves,” said six-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Emily Fletcher. “They went out to compete as hard as they could and that was going to be enough. Stanford is an incredible program and I have so much respect for them. I’m so grateful. I think the belief and the way our players kept on fighting. They hung in and it paid off in the end.”

Northwestern is the fifth Big Ten school to win an NCAAA women's golf title, joining Washington (2016), USC (2013, '08, '03), UCLA (2011, '04, '91) and Purdue (2010).

National Championship Match

Wednesday, May 21 | No. 3 Northwestern def. No. 1 Stanford, 3-2

Megha Ganne (Stanford) def. Ashley Yun (Northwestern), 5&4

Lauryn Nguyen (Northwestern) def. Paula Martin Sampedro (Stanford), 1UP

Hsin Tai Lin (Northwestern) def. Meja Örtengren (Stanford), 3&2

Kelly Xu (Stanford) def. Elise Lee (Northwestern), 1UP

Dianna Lee (Northwestern) def. Andrea Revuelta (Stanford), 1UP

Semifinals

Tuesday, May 20 | #3 Northwestern def. #2 Oregon, 3-2

Ashley Yun (Northwestern) def. Suvichaya Vinijchaitham (Oregon), 2&1

Tong An (Oregon) def. Hsin Tai Lin (Northwestern), 2&1

Elise Lee (Northwestern) def. Ting-Hsuan Huang (Oregon), 2&1

Karen Tsuru (Oregon) def. Lauryn Nguyen (Northwestern), 3&2

Kiara Romero (Oregon) def. Dianna Lee (Northwestern), 2UP

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, May 20 | #3 Northwestern def. #6 Arkansas, 3-2

Kendall Todd (Arkansas) def. Dianna Lee (Northwestern), 3&2

Elise Lee (Northwestern) def. Reagan Zibilski (Arkansas), 1UP

Abbey Schutte (Arkansas) def. Ashley Yun (Northwestern), 4&3

Lauren Nguyen (Northwestern) def. Clarisa Temelo (Arkansas), 1UP

Hsin Tai Lin (Northwestern) def. Maria José Marin (Arkansas), 3&2

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