Noh makes final, Li falls in semis at U.S. Girls Junior

Bay Area golfers went 1-for-2 in Saturday morning’s semifinals of the U.S. Girls Junior Championship.

Yealimi Noh of Concord, who steamed to the Girls Junior PGA Championship last week in Kentucky, kept rolling at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach. Noh, the No. 2 seed, advanced to the final with a 3-and-2 victory over Gina Kim of Chapel Hill, N.C.

But Lucy Li, the top seed after crushing the field in stroke play, stumbled Saturday. Alexa Pano of Lake Worth, Fla., made birdie on the 18th hole to earn a 1-up victory and knock Li out of contention for the 18-and-under national championship.