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By SEAN MARTIN
Assistant Editor

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Given golf’s emphasis on etiquette, rivalries that are bitterly fought in arenas and stadiums don’t extend to the golf course.

USC and UCLA, who have long struggled for supremacy in Los Angeles, will go head-to-head in Friday’s final round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Championship. Both teams were tied at 16-over with two holes remaining in their third round Thursday when play was called due to darkness at 8:05 p.m.

“It’s funny because people think that we should hate each other, because pretty much every team at UCLA except ours hates the USC team,” Joh said. “I just started going to church with some of the girls. We can’t stay away no matter how hard we try. We go to dinner together all the time.”

Arizona State’s Azahara Munoz shot 73 to finish at 2-under 214 and lead by a shot over UCLA’s Tiffany Joh (72) and USC’s Belen Mozo (75).

Mozo, Munoz and Joh traded the lead most of the day, but also traded jokes (some in Spanish) as they walked down the fairway and waited on tees. Mozo held Munoz’s shirt for her as she put on a second under-layer on the 12th tee, then helped Munoz zip up her collar.

Mozo and Munoz have known each other since they were 10 years old and were roommates for two years at Joaquin Blume, a sports academy in Spain. The two former British Girls’ champions still keep in constant contact.

“We’re just like soulmates,” Mozo said. “We have a promise. We will be best friends forever.”

Joh, who sang karaoke with Mozo during a dinner at the Pac-10 Championship, congratulated her playing partners for good shots by saying, “Muy bien.”

The Trojans and Bruins both slept in Thursday as 12 teams arrived at the course at 7 a.m. to finish their second rounds. The wind was calmer in the morning than during Wednesday’s play – when gusts reached more than 40 mph – but was replaced with temperatures in the 40s and rain, which fell sideways during one fierce stretch. Play was delayed 10 minutes due to lightning.

“It was cold enough that we definitely were wishing we had more clothes on,” said Texas A&M coach Trelle McCombs. “I think it was a little bit tougher this morning because it was so cold, and just trying to keep your hands warm.”

USC and UCLA completed their second rounds early Wednesday and remained in the lead at 8-over when the second round was completed Thursday. Mozo had the individual lead at 4 under after 36 holes, one shot ahead of Munoz.

The third round began with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. and teams playing in foursomes. It was delayed 15 minutes later as more of the week’s wild weather rolled through. This time, rain and lightning delayed play for 1 hour, 5 minutes. The cold and gusts persisted throughout the round, which was eventually called at 8:05 p.m. due to darkness.

USC was 8 over for the round when play was called, with 2006 NCAA champion Dewi Claire Schreefel even par through 17 holes. Mozo made bogey on three of her final six holes to shoot 75.

“I was just mentally tired. I couldn’t keep up with figuring the yardages and being focused on what to hit,” said Mozo, who has to convert her yardages into meters. “Me and numbers don’t get along.”

The Bruins also were 8 over after holding the lead for the most of the day. UCLA, which started the day on Nos. 1-3, played the back nine in 12 over. Joh shot a back-nine 38 one day after playing that side in 31.

Munoz’s back-nine 37 was good enough to take the lead, despite concerns about how well her poor eyesight would hold up in the waning light.

“What do you want me to say?” Munoz replied when asked how it feels to lead. “It’s the best spot to be.”

Of course, nothing will be decided until Friday, when one of college sports’ best rivalries and a strong friendship will be on full display.

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Sean Martin is a Golfweek assistant editor. To reach him e-mail  smartin@golfweek.com.

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Scores with relation to par from the third round of the NCAA Women’s Championship, played May 22 at the par-72, 6,424-yard University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M. (Note: play suspended due to darkness; y-playing as individual):

TEAMS

1. UCLA	289-295-0--584		+	16	thru	16-18
1. USC	284-300-0--584		+	16	thru	17-18
3. Denver	293-294-0--587		+	28	thru	16-18
3. Arkansas	298-297-0--595		+	28	thru	15-18
3. Arizona State	290-301-0--591		+	28	thru	17-18
6. Texas A&M	295-299-0--594		+	29	thru	16-18
7. Florida	301-299-297--897		+	33
8. Duke	299-300-0--599		+	34	thru	15-18
9. Georgia	297-303-303--903		+	39
9. Wake Forest	293-306-0--599		+	39	thru	16-18
11. Purdue	298-304-303--905		+	41
12. Oklahoma State	294-312-307--913		+	49
12. Auburn	289-315-309--913		+	49
12. Alabama	296-311-306--913		+	49
15. Virginia	296-317-301--914		+	50
16. UNLV	314-297-304--915		+	51
17. TCU	298-310-312--920		+	56
18. Tulsa	297-317-310--924		+	60
19. Texas	298-319-309--926		+	62
20. LSU	300-315-312--927		+	63
21. Arizona	307-309-314--930		+	66
22. UC Davis	298-319-315--932		+	68
22. South Carolina	306-316-310--932		+	68
24. Furman	312-313-315--940		+	76

INDIVIDUALS

1. Azahara Munoz, Arizona St.	69-72-73--214			-2
2. Tiffany Joh, UCLA	74-69-72--215			-1
2. Belen Mozo, USC	69-71-75--215			-1
4. Garrett Phillips, Georgia	71-74-71--216			E
5. Ashley Freeman, Texas A&M	71-72-0--143		+	1	thru	16
6. Sydnee Michaels, UCLA	69-74-75--218		+	2
7. Nannette Hill, Wake Forest	67-78-0--145		+	3	thru	16
7. Stacy Lewis, Arkansas	73-72-0--145		+	3	thru	15
9. Anna Nordqvist, Arizona St.	75-73-72--220		+	4
10. y-Alexandra Phelps, New Mexico	69-76-76--221		+	5
10. Stephanie Sherlock, Denver	71-73-77--221		+	5
10. Amanda Blumenherst, Duke	75-71-0--146		+	5	thru	15
13. Paola Moreno, USC	70-77-75--222		+	6
13. Sarah Zwartynski, Texas A&M	72-78-0--150		+	6	thru	17
15. Ornella Jouven, Florida	77-72-74--223		+	7
15. y-Caroline Westrup, Florida St.	72-74-77--223		+	7
15. Jessica Yadloczky, Florida	75-74-74--223		+	7
15. Glory Yang, UCLA	73-75-75--223		+	7
15. Dewi Claire Schreefel, USC	73-78-0--151		+	7	thru	17
15. Danielle McVeigh, Texas A&M	73-74-0--147		+	7	thru	16
21. Kathleen Ekey, Alabama	73-76-75--224		+	8
21. Katie Kempter, Denver	73-72-79--224		+	8
21. Lucy Nunn, Arkansas	76-77-71--224		+	8
21. Alison Walshe, Arizona	76-74-74--224		+	8
21. Lizette Salas, USC	73-77-0--150		+	8	thru	17
21. Kelli Shean, Arkansas	76-74-0--150		+	8	thru	16
27. Chelsea Benton, Denver	72-73-80--225		+	9
27. Christel Boeljon, Purdue	73-77-75--225		+	9
27. Michaela Cavener, Tulsa	73-76-76--225		+	9
27. Maria Hernandez, Purdue	74-73-78--225		+	9
27. Stefanie Kenoyer, Furman	76-74-75--225		+	9
27. Therese Koelbaek, UNLV	75-76-74--225		+	9
27. Laura Crawford, Wake Forest	77-74-0--151		+	9	thru	17
34. Jennie Arseneault, Virginia	71-79-76--226		+	10
34. Cydney Clanton, Auburn	74-75-77--226		+	10
34. Tammy Clelland, Oklahoma St.	73-80-73--226		+	10
34. Stefanie Endstrasser, USC	72-75-79--226		+	10
34. Alice Kim, UC Davis	73-74-79--226		+	10
34. Natasha Krishna, UNLV	80-74-72--226		+	10
34. Lene Krog, Virginia	70-82-74--226		+	10
34. Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Purdue	72-79-75--226		+	10
34. Jennie Lee, Duke	74-79-73--226		+	10
34. Jennifer Pandolfi, Duke	73-79-0--152		+	10	thru	17
34. Natalie Sheary, Wake Forest	74-76-0--150		+	10	thru	16
34. Dawn Shockley, Denver	78-76-0--154		+	10	thru	16
46. Krystle Caithness, Georgia	76-74-77--227		+	11
46. Pernilla Lindberg, Oklahoma St.	76-72-79--227		+	11
46. Melissa Loh, TCU	74-76-77--227		+	11
46. Camila Mori, So. Carolina	78-73-76--227		+	11
46. Ashley Rollins, Texas	73-77-77--227		+	11
46. Juliana Murcia, Arizona St.	73-79-0--152		+	11	thru	17
46. Maria Jose Uribe, UCLA	73-77-0--150		+	11	thru	17
53. Helena Blomberg, Alabama	74-75-79--228		+	12
53. Tiffany Chudy, Florida	76-77-75--228		+	12
53. Amanda Johnson, Oklahoma St.	73-80-75--228		+	12
53. Sarah Thead, Auburn	75-78-75--228		+	12
53. Amalie Valle, LSU	74-79-75--228		+	12
53. Maiya Tanaka, UCLA	75-79-0--154		+	12	thru	16
59. Valentine Derrey, TCU	77-80-72--229		+	13
59. Junthima Gulyanamitta, Purdue	79-75-75--229		+	13
59. Camilla Lennarth, Alabama	71-80-78--229		+	13
59. Margaret Shirley, Auburn	71-80-78--229		+	13
59. Kimberly Donovan, Duke	77-74-0--151		+	13	thru	16
64. Prisela Campbell, TCU	72-77-81--230		+	14
64. y-Lauren Doughtie, N.C. St.	76-80-74--230		+	14
64. y-Sara-Maude Juneau, Louisville	75-78-77--230		+	14
64. y-Angela King, Stanford	75-76-79--230		+	14
64. Candace Schepperle, Auburn	69-82-79--230		+	14
64. Hannah Yun, Florida	73-83-74--230		+	14
64. Kristin Ingram, Arkansas	73-79-0--152		+	14	thru	17
71. Kelly Fuchik, Tulsa	76-81-74--231		+	15
71. Alejandra Guacaneme, UNLV	78-73-80--231		+	15
71. Rebecca Kuhn, LSU	76-75-80--231		+	15
71. B. Toumpsin, So. Carolina	76-79-76--231		+	15
71. Kristin Walla, Texas	74-82-75--231		+	15
76. Courtney Harter, Alabama	78-80-74--232		+	16
76. Mallory Hetzel, Georgia	75-80-77--232		+	16
76. Joy Kim, Virginia	79-79-74--232		+	16
76. y-Erica Moston, San Jose St.	81-73-78--232		+	16
76. Innapha Tantanavivat, Georgia	75-77-80--232		+	16
76. Ellie Givens, Denver	77-78-0--155		+	16	thru	16
82. Carolina Andrade, Georgia	77-78-78--233		+	17
82. Tonya Choate, UNLV	81-74-78--233		+	17
82. Bryana Gregory, UC Davis	78-79-76--233		+	17
82. Caney Hines, Texas	76-79-78--233		+	17
82. Karin Kinnerud, Oklahoma St.	73-80-80--233		+	17
82. Calle Nielson, Virginia	78-77-78--233		+	17
82. Alex Schulte, Arkansas	80-74-79--233		+	17
82. Amanda Wilson, Arizona	76-78-79--233		+	17
90. Leisl Hasbrouck, Tulsa	76-77-81--234		+	18
90. Mary Jacobs, Arizona	78-77-79--234		+	18
90. Megan McChrystal, LSU	73-78-83--234		+	18
90. Carrie Morris, TCU	75-77-82--234		+	18
90. Woori Shin, Tulsa	72-83-79--234		+	18
95. Shannon Fish, Texas	75-81-79--235		+	19
95. Chelsea Stelzmiller, UC Davis	72-83-80--235		+	19
95. Alison Whitaker, Duke	82-76-0--158		+	19	thru	17
98. Allie Bodemann, Wake Forest	75-78-83--236		+	20
98. Jennifer Osborn, Arizona St.	73-77-86--236		+	20
100. Mariana Macias, Auburn	76-82-80--238		+	22
101. Ashley Baker, Furman	80-78-81--239		+	23
101. Alejandra Llaneza, Arizona	77-80-82--239		+	23
101. Whitney Neuhauser, Virginia	77-85-77--239		+	23
101. Alexis Rather, LSU	77-83-79--239		+	23
101. Whitney Simons, So. Carolina	77-83-79--239		+	23
101. Bly Worley, So. Carolina	75-85-79--239		+	23
107. Sydney Roughton, UC Davis	77-83-80--240		+	24
108. Corrine Carr, Furman	80-82-79--241		+	25
108. Blair Lamb, Furman	79-79-83--241		+	25
108. Stephanie Oukeo, Purdue	80-83-78--241		+	25
108. Liisa Kelo, Arizona St.	76-84-0--160		+	25	thru	17
112. Julia Best, Texas	78-83-81--242		+	26
112. Allyson Ferguson, TCU	78-82-82--242		+	26
112. Lauren Johnson, Texas A&M	79-86-77--242		+	26
115. Miranda Orr, Texas A&M	85-75-83--243		+	27
115. Nicole Schachner, Florida	82-76-85--243		+	27
115. Sarah Sturm, Alabama	80-81-82--243		+	27
118. Caroline Martens, LSU	81-85-78--244		+	28
119. Jean Chua, Wake Forest	79-86-80--245		+	29
119. Jackie Hilea, Furman	77-88-80--245		+	29
121. Tara Goedeken, Tulsa	80-85-81--246		+	30
122. Taylor Barrett, So. Carolina	84-81-82--247		+	31
123. Kasi Lee, UNLV	83-83-83--249		+	33
123. Emily Mason, Arizona	81-82-86--249		+	33
WD. Jaclyn Sweeney, Oklahoma St.	75-WD
WD. Katie Sisler, UC Davis	76-88-WD

Posted: 5/22/2008

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