USC Golf 2010-2011 USC Women‘s Golf Schedule D ATE EVENT SITE Sept. 13-15 NCAA Fall Preview College Station, Texas Sept. 24-26 Mason Rudolph Women's Championship Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 4-6 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Tacoma, Wash. Nov. 5-7 Pac-10/SEC Challenge Palo Alto, Calif. Feb. 14-16 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Palos Verdes, Calif. Feb. 27-March 1 All-State Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship New Orleans, La. March 20-22 The Battle at Rancho Bernardo Rancho Bernardo, Calif. April 1-3 PING/ASU Invitational Phoenix, Ariz. April 17-19 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (ASU Host) Phoenix, Ariz. May 5-7 NCAA Regional (TBA) TBD May 17-20 NCAA Championships College Station, Texas Trojan Quick Facts This booklet has been prepared by USC Golf Sports Location ......................................................... Los Angeles, Calif. Information Director Paul Goldberg for use during the Founded ............................................................................ 1880 Enrollment .............................. 35,000 (undergraduates - 17,000) 2010-2011 season. President ............................................................. C.L. Max Nikias Special thanks to the USC coaching staff for their Colors ........................................................... Cardinal and Gold contributions to the women's golf media guide. Nickname ....................................................................... Trojans Photography provided by Kurt Schuette, Dan Avila, Conference ................................................................. Pacific-10 Andrea Gaston, AP, Getty Images, Figge Photography Athletic Director........................................................... Pat Haden and the LPGA. Head Coach ................................ Andrea L. 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(213) 740-5777 Lettermen Lost .......................................................................... 4 Lettermen Returning .................................................................. 3 Sports Information Contact ..................................... Paul Goldberg Sports Information Phone: .................................. (213) 740-8480 Sports Information Fax: ...................................... (213) 740-7584 2010-2011 Women of Troy Golf Roster Name Height Year Hometown (High School/College) Lisa McCloskey 5-6 Junior Montgomery, Texas (Montgomery/Pepperdine) Rachel Morris 5-3 Freshman Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) Inah Park 5-5 Junior Fullerton, Calif. (Sunny Hills) Sophia Popov 5-6 Freshman Weingarten, Germany (European School Karlsruhe) Cyna Rodriguez 5-5 Sophomore Manila, The Philippines (The Pendleton School) Lizette Salas 5-5 Senior Azusa, Calif. (Azusa) Head Coach: Andrea Gaston (15th year) Director of Golf: Kurt Schuette (17th year) Assistant Coach: Josh Brewer (3rd year) 2010-2011 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 1 USCUSC Women‘sGolf Golf Media Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages 4-5 .................2010-2011 Outlook and Rosters Pages 4-7 .................................Coach Andrea Gaston Pages 8-11 ..........................Women of Troy Golf Staff Pages 14-25 .............................................Athlete Bios Pages 26-33 ......2009-2010 Season in Review/Final Stats PAGE 2 — University of Southern California USC Golf Pages 34 ....................................Believe in the Dream Pages 36-27 ........... Women of Troy visit White House Pages 38-39 .........................It's Great To Be A Trojan Pages 40-51 ............................Women of Troy History Page 52-55 ... Where Are They Now?/Trojans in the LPGA Pages 56-58 ..................... Past Rosters/Golf Facilities 2010-2011 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 3 USC Golf Andrea Gaston head coach • 15th SeaSon One of the finest coaches in the country, 15th-year USC A BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS Women’s Golf Head Coach Andrea Gaston has directed two In 1998, Gaston outlined her "Blueprint for Success" strategy. NCAA Championships teams, The strategy emphasized the need for each player to commit three NCAA individual champions, themselves to a six-pronged approach that went beyond tradi- three NCAA Players of the Year tional team goals. and has built the Trojans into one of the NCAA’s powerhouse programs. "The Blueprint for Success that I presented set the framework for After guiding USC to its first-ever NCAA crown in 2003 with a wire- the future and has steadily paid dividends over the past six years," to-wire 15-shot victory, Gaston directed the 2008 team to its second said Gaston. "It is not just about golfing skill, but also the need championship, also winning it in wire-to-wire fashion. USC won its final for self improvement in conjunction with a vision for a team spirit four events en route to the 2008 title, cementing Gaston’s place as one in a very individual sport." of the NCAA’s premier coaches. Validating that status, she received her first National Golf Coaches Association National Coach of the Year The USC Women's Golf Team's Blueprint for Success includes: honor in 2008 to compliment similar awards as 2008 NCAA West Regional Coach of the Year and 2008 Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Then, on Dec. 7, 2010, Gaston earned the top honor in women's • Unity (esprit de Corps, camaraderie, respect and collegeiate golf when she became the 43rd coach to be inducted into the trust) NGCA Hall of Fame. "I am deeply honored to be a part of the NGCA Hall of Fame," Gaston said. "This award is a tribute to all the talented • Skill (talent, ability, expertise and proficiency) young women I have had the privilege of coaching the past 15 years." In 2010, USC was literally inches away from a third national title, • Commitment (resolution, perseverance, determination, finishing second at the NCAA Championships by one stroke. Troy won tenacity and sacrifice) four titles in 2010, including at the NCAA Central Region, its fourth regional title in five years. In 2009, Gaston's Trojans were again among the top teams in the • Willpower (drive, desire, control, self-mastery, nation and posted top 4 finishes in all 11 events, including six second- discipline and dignity) place finishes. The Trojans finished third at the NCAA Championships (after leading after three rounds) and second at both the NCAA West • Goals (purpose, objectives and vision) Regional and the Pac-10 Championships. With the bookend 2003 and 2008 NCAA titles and top 3 finishes • Teamwork (coordination, communication, the past two seasons, USC has finished in the top 4 at six of the past collaboration and continuity) eight NCAA Championships. In fact, the Trojans have reached the NCAA Championships 13 times in a row under Gaston and have been in the top 7 an amazing 10 times. Gaston was a champion as a player, and has solidified the same back to competitive golf in 1992. She was a 1993 USGA Women’s standing as a coach, joining a small group of coaches who enjoy the Mid-Amateur semifinalist, a top qualifier for the 1994 U.S. Women’s same distinction. Open along with the ‘93 and ‘94 Women's U.S. Amateurs, and had It was just a matter of time until the two-time California State Amateur back-to-back victories in the 1994 Los Angeles and Long Beach City champion (1993-94) transferred her playing success at the highest level Championships. To top that off, she even went toe-to-toe with former of amateur golf to blazing achievements at the collegiate coaching USC and LPGA standout Jill McGill in the 1994 Colorado Broadmoor ranks. Invitational, losing to her in a 36-hole championship match. Gaston was no fly-by-night in terms of playing success. Her track She then won her two consecutive State Amateur championships record prior to her state amateur achievements in 1993-1994 stands out (becoming one of the top ten amateurs in America in less than two on its own. Prior to those triumphs, Gaston was one of the top players years). At that point, Gaston decided to give the professional ranks on the San Jose State University women’s golf team in the late 1970s. one more shot. But the opportunity to coach at USC came to Gaston Her best individual finish was a third-place showing at the University of while she was competing on the Futures Tour in 1996. Even while at New Mexico’s Tucker Invitational, but her biggest collegiate highlight was San Jose State, USC had always beckoned to her. The chance to be a finishing tenth individually at the NCAA Championships. At that time, part of the Trojan Family was too good for her to pass up. she competed with many of the LPGA Tour’s all-time greats, including Gaston wanted to return USC women’s golf to the forefront of Nancy Lopez, Patty Sheehan, Beth Daniel and Betsy King. Gaston also collegiate programs and make them a consistent top 10 team. She qualified to play in the 1977 U.S. Women’s Open.