April 25, 2001 Tempe, AZ - Led by junior Kelli Kamimura's third-place finish, the Husky women's golf team placed fifth at the Pac-10 Championships played at Arizona State's Karsten Golf Course. Washington set a Husky record on the final day of the tournament by turning in a score of 288, the lowest 18-hole team score in school history. The Huskies' final score of 890 tied a school record for lowest tournament score that was set earlier this season. Kamimura shot 2-under par 70 on Wednesday to finish with a 54-hole score of 1-under par 215. Her third-place finish was the best ever at the Pac-10s by a Husky golfer. Kamimura's finish earned her first-team All-Pac-10 honors. She was also a first-team all-conference selection in 1999 as a freshman. Second-ranked Arizona held off Stanford to win the Pac-10 title for the second straight year and for the fourth time in five years. The Wildcats shot 1-under 287 on Wednesday to finish the tournament at 873 while the Cardinal turned in a score of 876. Arizona State was third at 883 and USC was fourth at 886. Individually, Arizona freshman Lorena Ochoa captured medalist honors, edging out teammate and fellow freshman Natalie Gulbis in a sudden-death playoff that lasted two holes. Both players finished the tournament at three-under par 213. In the first hole of playoff, each player earned par on the 18th hole (par 4, 370 yards), while Ochoa, the conference freshman of the year, sank a birdie putt on the par 4, 352-yard ninth hole to take home conference medalist honors. Husky senior Elisha Au posted the team's best score of the tournament by shooting 3-under par 69 on Wednesday to tie for 18th place with a score of 224. It was her lowest round of the season and tied her career best score. Washington's other scores included a 25th-place finish by Louise Friberg at 227, a 36th-place finish by Lindsay Morgan at 230 and a 48th-place finish by Bianca Clark at 237. Michele Grafos, who was competing as an individual, shot 70 on Wednesday to place 31 with a score of 229. "It just shows you how tough this conference is that we can go out and tie our school record for a tournament and still finish fifth," said Husky coach Mary Lou Mulflur. "This was a nice finish for our team and it gives us some momentum heading into the NCAA regionals." Washington returns to action May 10-12 at the NCAA Regionals at a site to be determined. NCAA Regional selections will be made next week.
Women's PAC 10 Championship
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Fin Team Scores 1 Arizona, U. of 294 292 287 873 +9 2 Stanford University 295 294 287 876 +12 3 Arizona State U. 295 291 297 883 +19 4 Southern California 295 299 292 886 +22 5 Washington, U. of 302 300 288 890 +26 6 California, U. of 288 302 301 891 +27 7 UCLA 301 304 300 905 +41 8 Oregon State U. 306 310 296 912 +48 9 Oregon, U. of 309 306 299 914 +50 10 Washington State U. 334 316 316 966 +102 Fin Name School Scores ** 1 Lorena Ochoa Arizona 70 74 69 213 -3 2 Natalie Gulbis Arizona 71 71 71 213 -3 3 Kelli Kamimura Washington 74 71 70 215 -1 4 Vikki Laing California 72 72 72 216 E 5 Stephanie Keever Stanford 77 72 69 218 +2 Jimin Kang Arizona St 74 72 72 218 +2 Kim Kouwabunpat Stanford 75 71 72 218 +2 8 Saki Uechi UCLA 75 70 74 219 +3 9 Jerilyn White Oregon 72 74 74 220 +4 10 Sarah Huarte California 69 75 77 221 +5 Molly Cooper Arizona St 75 70 76 221 +5 Anna Rawson USC 74 80 67 221 +5 13 Stacie Ferguson Oregon St. 75 72 75 222 +6 Melanie Hunt Arizona St 74 73 75 222 +6 15 Candie Kung USC 75 74 74 223 +7 Angela Rho Stanford 76 76 71 223 +7 Cristina Baena Arizona 76 75 72 223 +7 18 Elisha Au Washington 74 81 69 224 +8 Mikaela Parmlid USC 73 77 74 224 +8 Lisa Meredith Arizona St 72 77 75 224 +8 *Gina Umeck UCLA 74 73 77 224 +8 22 Laura Moffat UCLA 76 79 70 225 +9 23 Ria Quiazon California 75 77 74 226 +10 Leila Chartrand USC 73 74 79 226 +10 25 Blair O'Neal Arizona St 76 76 75 227 +11 Carina Olsson Oregon St. 76 78 73 227 +11 Hilary Homeyer Stanford 72 75 80 227 +11 Louise Friberg Washington 76 75 76 227 +11 29 Kim Rowton Stanford 72 81 75 228 +12 Laura Myerscough Arizona 77 72 79 228 +12 31 Dawn Berry Oregon 79 75 75 229 +13 Marylyn Brand Oregon St. 77 80 72 229 +13 Anne Lee Arizona 79 75 75 229 +13 *Michelle Grafos Washington 80 79 70 229 +13 *Claire Hunter Oregon 77 77 75 229 +13 36 Lindsay Morgan Washington 82 75 73 230 +14 37 Anna Lee USC 80 74 77 231 +15 Leilani Bagby UCLA 74 79 78 231 +15 39 Melissa Martin UCLA 78 76 78 232 +16 40 *Michaela Friberg Arizona St 77 76 80 233 +17 41 Cheryl Lala California 78 78 78 234 +18 42 Ashlei Pendleton Oregon St. 78 80 78 236 +20 Kathy Cho Oregon 80 79 77 236 +20 Lacy Erickson Oregon 82 78 76 236 +20 Megan Heckeroth Oregon 78 84 74 236 +20 Anne Walker California 72 86 78 236 +20 *Christelle Cuzon Arizona 75 83 78 236 +20 48 Bianca Clark Washington 78 79 80 237 +21 *Marcia Wallis Stanford 80 79 78 237 +21 50 *Donna Bell Wash. St. 75 80 83 238 +22 51 Tasha Browner Wash. St. 84 78 77 239 +23 Alicia Um UCLA 76 80 83 239 +23 Laura Skinner Oregon St. 81 82 76 239 +23 54 Shanelle Roberts Wash. St. 81 80 79 240 +24 55 Emily De Ath Wash. St. 83 80 78 241 +25 56 *Amber Reilly California 83 80 79 242 +26 57 Jennifer Dodd Wash. St. 86 78 82 246 +30 58 *Kelly Ferris Oregon St. 84 83 83 250 +34 59 Natalie Bratkowski Wash. St. 90 84 86 260 +44 WD *Nicole Dalkas USC 78 78 WDTeam Results Fin Team/Players Scores 1 Arizona, U. of 294 292 287 873 ** 1 Lorena Ochoa 70 74 69 213 2 Natalie Gulbis 71 71 71 213 T 15 Cristina Baena 76 75 72 223 T 29 Laura Myerscough 77 72 79 228 T 31 Anne Lee 79 75 75 229 Fin Individuals School Scores T 18 Gina Umeck UCLA 74 73 77 224 T 31 Michelle Grafos Washington 80 79 70 229 T 31 Claire Hunter Oregon 77 77 75 229 40 Michaela Friberg Arizona St 77 76 80 233 T 42 Christelle Cuzon Arizona 75 83 78 236 T 48 Marcia Wallis Stanford 80 79 78 237 50 Donna Bell Wash. St. 75 80 83 238 56 Amber Reilly California 83 80 79 242 58 Kelly Ferris Oregon St. 84 83 83 250 WD Nicole Dalkas USC 78 78 WD |
