No. 2 USC Women's Golf Maintains Hold on Third Heading into Final Round at Stanford

Saturday, October 17

Stanford, Calif.

7:30 a.m. PT

USC

Stanford Intercollegiate

USC Women's Golf at the Red Sky Classic, September 23, 2026.

Photo by: Jim Mallouk

No. 2 USC Women's Golf Maintains Hold on Third Heading into Final Round at Stanford

October 17, 2026 | Women's Golf

Round 2 Results

Elise Lee paced the Trojans with a 3-under 68 to sit within striking distance of a Top 5 finish.

STANFORD, Calif. — The No. 2 USC Women's Golf Team maintained its spot in the top three heading into the final round at the Stanford Intercollegiate and Elise Lee jumped three spots to sixth place on the individual leaderboard after the second round of play on Saturday at Stanford Golf Course.

USC posted a 1-over (285) on the par-71, 6,278-yard course, currently sitting at E (568) through two rounds of play. Lee had the low round of the day for the Trojans, firing a 68 (-3) to sit at 5-under for the tournament.

Bailey Shoemaker also finished under par on Saturday, posting a 1-under 70 thanks to 15 pars, two birdies and just one bogey in her second round of play. Shoemaker jumped 34 spots up the individual leaderboard into a tie for 47th.

Lee, who posted a 69 (-2) on Friday, notched five birdies in her round, three of which came on the back nine. The junior is two strokes back of fifth place and five back of the lead heading into Sunday.

Sarah Hammett currently sits in a tie for 16th after posting a 74 (+3) and Kylie Chong is tied for 29th after shooting a 75 (+4). Kalil Xiao improved by three strokes on Saturday, shooting a 73 (+2).

As a team, USC is 12 strokes back of No. 4 Virginia and 24 back of tournament host No. 1 Stanford.

Final round tee times begin at 8:30 a.m. PT. All pertinent information can be found on the women's golf team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.

INDIVIDUAL SCORES
6. Elise Lee, -5 (69-68)
T-16. Sarah Hammett, E (68-74)
T-29. Kylie Chong, +3 (70-75)
T-48. Bailey Shoemaker, +6 (78-70)
T-56. Kaili Xiao, +7 (76-73)

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. No. 12 Stanford, -24 (271-273=544)
2. No. 4 Virginia, -12 (276-280=556)
3. No. 2 USC, E (283-285=568)
4. No. 35 Northwestern, +5 (287-286=573)
5. No. 42 SMU, +6 (285-290=575)
T-6. No. 8 UCLA, +7 (291-284=575)
T-6. No. 24 Kansas, +7 (287-288=575)
T-8. No. 28 Pepperdine, +9 (287-290=577)
T-8. No. 17 Iowa State, +9 (291-286=577)
10. San Jose State, +19 (297-290=587)
11. UC Davis, +23 (293-298=591)
12. Colorado, +24 (299-294=595)
13. No. 48 California, +25 (296-297=593)
14. Santa Clara, +28 (301-295=596)
15. Cal State Fullerton, +30 (308-290=598)
16. Michigan, +32 (298-302=600)
17. Oregon State, +35 (309-294=603)