No. 19 UC Santa Cruz Shines at Second Annual Hollins Cup

SANTA CRUZ, Calif – The No. 19 UC Santa Cruz women's golf team finished fourth overall while hosting the second-annual Hollins Cup at Pasatiempo Golf Club. Ahead of the Slugs was No. 1 Emory, No. 4 Washington University in St. Louis, and No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps as UCSC posted an impressive finish against high competition. UC Santa Cruz's score of +44 in the Hollins Cup beat four of the top 15 nationally ranked teams, and six in the top 20 across the nation including: No. 2 Carnegie Mellon University, No. 9 Pomona-Pitzer, No. 10 Washington and Lee University, No. 12 Randolph-Macon, No. 16 University of Redlands, and No. 20 University of the South. Samantha Shaw recorded the lowest score for the Banana Slugs in total with a score of +9. Up next, UCSC will compete in DIII Golfweek from Oct. 18th-20th in Miramar Beach, FL.

Shaw swung three birdies in her tournament and posted a consistent +4 on day one and +5 on day two for UCSC to end in a tie for 9th. Jocelyn Choi followed closely behind Shaw, swinging a score of +10 overall while picking up five birdies across the tournament in her tie for 12th. Adeline Truong rounded out the top scorers for UC Santa Cruz, shooting +11 overall to end in a tie for 14th. Adding to the list of accomplishments for UCSC in the Hollins Cup, Maya London was the only Banana Slug to record an eagle in the tournament as she rolled in a ball in only two strokes on a par four.

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Jocelyn Choi

Maya London

Samantha Shaw

Adeline Truong

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