Sparked by individual winner Albane Valenzuela, the top-ranked Stanford women's golf team captured the school's first outright NCAA Regional title Wednesday by posting a seven-stroke victory over Duke at the University of New Mexico South Championship Course.

The Cardinal shared the crown in 2016 and 2007.

Playing in breezy conditions, Stanford closed with a final-round 5-over 293 and finished the 54-hole, 18-team tournament at 2-over 866. Duke was second at 873, followed by Pepperdine (879), USC (884), Cal and Miami (888). All six advance to the NCAA Championship, May 19-24 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

The victory was the Cardinal's fifth of the season, establishing a new program record.

Valenzuela, a freshman from Geneva, Switzerland, posted a brilliant 2-under 70 in the final round to wind up at 6-under 210, three strokes ahead of Tatiana Wijaya of Pepperdine. It was the first career triumph for Valenzuela, sidelined earlier this spring due to injury.