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Golf: Bianca Pagdanganan recalls clutch shot, as Arizona wins US NCAA title

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/05/23/bianca-pangilinan-052318.jpg"/><figcaption>Bianca Pagdanganan. File/Courtesy of GoZags.com</figcaption></figure></div>University of Arizona downed University of Alabama 3-2 to take home the title in the NCAA Women&#x27;s Golf Championships on Wednesday.Bianca Pagdanganan, a Filipina member of the Wildcats team who hails from Quezon City, lost match No. 3, but teammates Sandra Nordaas and Haley Moore won the next 2 to give the Tucson school its third title overall in the competition.While Pagdanganan fell short in the final, she was a key contributor in Arizona&#x27;s road to get there.Her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GolfChannel/videos/10155606482086676">eagle</a> on the final hole of stroke play on Monday breathed life into Arizona, eventually beating Baylor and booking a spot in match play.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/23/18/golf-pinay-champ-stars-as-arizona-advances-to-ncaa-title-match">Pinay champ stars, as Arizona advances to US NCAA title match</a></li></ul>Pagdanganan, who graduated high school at Assumption Antipolo and winner of the 2014 Philippine Junior Amateur Open, described her shot on Monday as &quot;amazing.&quot;&quot;Who knew that that putt could go a long way,&quot; Pagdanganan said in an <a href="http://arizonawildcats.com/news/2018/5/23/womens-golf-wins-third-national-championship.aspx">article posted</a> on the Wildcats website after the championship.&quot;It was amazing. Going into this hole [18] I had no idea where we were at. My mindset was get it close to the hole. And it fell in. I&#x27;m glad that it happened. But ever since that putt, it helped pumped my teammates up and I think that is what helped get us here.&quot;<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

While Pagdanganan fell short in the final, she was a key contributor in Arizona's road to get there.

While Pagdanganan fell short in the final, she was a key contributor in Arizona's road to get there.