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For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 18, 2013 Pac-12 Media Contact: Robert Mullings ([email protected]) Host Media Contact: Rich Bertolucci ([email protected])

2013 PAC-12 CONFERENCE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS 27th Annual • Monday-Wednesday, April 22-24, 2012 • Valencia Country Club (Valencia, Calif.)

GENERAL INFORMATION CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

CHAMPIONSHIPS FIELD On Monday and Tuesday, tee times will be off No. 1 and No. 10 , Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, beginning at 8:30 a.m. On Wednesday, tee times begin at 8 a.m. Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State FIRST ROUND • Monday, April 22 HOST No. 6 Stanford, No. 4 Washington UCLA will serve as the host for the 54-hole 1st Tee - 8:30 a.m./8:38 a.m./8:46 a.m./8:54 a.m./9:02 a.m. Championship. No. 5 Arizona State, No. 8 California COURSE 10th Tee - 8:38 a.m./8:38 a.m./8:46 a.m./8:54 a.m./9:02 a.m. Valencia Country Club, 72, 7,000 yards No. 1 USC, No. 11 Colorado ADMISSION 1st Tee - 9:10 a.m./9:18 a.m./9:26 a.m./9:34 a.m./9:42 a.m. Admission to the Pac-12 Championships is free. No. 9 Washington State, No. 3 UCLA, No. 7 Oregon PRACTICE ROUND 10th Tee - 9:50 a.m./9:58 a.m./10:06 a.m./10:14 a.m./10:22 a.m. Teams will participate in a practice round on Sunday, April 21, begin- ning at 10 a.m. No. 2 Arizona, No. 10 Oregon State 1st Tee - 9:50 a.m./9:58 a.m./10:06 a.m./10:14 a.m./10:22 a.m. MEDIA CONTACT UCLA’s Rich Bertolucci ([email protected]) will serve Following the first round, seedings and pairings will be determined by as the media contact for the 2013 Pac-12 Women’s Golf Champion- team scores. ships. SECOND ROUND • Tuesday, April 23 RESULTS Seeds 5 and 6 - 1st Tee - 8:30 a.m. Results will be posted to the Pac-12 website (www.pac-12.com) at the conclusion of each round. A link will also be available on the Pac- Seeds 7 and 8 - 10th Tee - 8:30 a.m. 12 website to live Golfstat scoring (www.golfstat.com). Seeds 3 and 4 - 1st Tee - 9:10 a.m.

2013 RANKINGS Seeds 9, 10 and 11 - 10th Tee - 9:10 a.m. /Sagarin (April 18) Seeds 1 and 2 - 1st Tee - 9:50 a.m. TEAM INDIVIDUAL (Top 50) 1. USC 1. Annie , USC THIRD ROUND • Wednesday, April 24 6. Arizona 4. Mariah Stackhouse, Stanford Seeds 5 and 6 - 1st Tee - 8 a.m. 8. UCLA 5. Tiffany Lua, UCLA 11. Stanford 7. , USC Seeds 7 and 8 - 10th Tee - 8 a.m. 13. Arizona State 9. Noemi Jimenez, Arizona State Seeds 3 and 4 - 1st Tee - 8:40 a.m. 14. Washington 11. Erynne Lee, UCLA 43. Oregon 14. Kyung Kim, USC Seeds 9, 10 and 11 - 10th Tee - 8:40 a.m. 44. California 15. SooBin Kim, Washington 70. Washington State 22. Doris Chen, USC Seeds 1 and 2 - 1st Tee - 9:20 a.m. 72. Oregon State 25. Manon Gidali, Arizona 76. Colorado 37. Charlotte Thomas, Washington TOURNAMENT SCORING: The four individuals from each team 40. Cassy Isagawa, Oregon with the lowest scores for any 18-hole round constitute the scoring 43. Laura Blanco, Arizona State members of the team for that round. The team championship will 48. Kendall Prince, Arizona be awarded to the squad with the lowest total combined score for all rounds. 2012 PAC-12 WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM PREVIEWS CHAMPIONSHIPS Junior Nicola Rossler looks to guide CALIFORNIA to back-to-back Pac-12 April 27-29 – Palouse Ridge Golf Course (Pullman, Wash.) titles. Rossler closed out last year’s Pac-12 Championship, shooting a one-under 71, helping the Golden Bears earn the conference title. Freshman Hannah Suh has TEAM RESULTS been solid this year. Suh won the Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship 1. California...... 306-283-292--881 +17 in Tempe, Ariz. and leads the Golden Bears with an average score of 74.76 and 2. USC...... 306-289-287--882 +18 3. Arizona...... 315-288-281--884 +20 2.96 versus par. Carly Childs is another outstanding freshman, posting a top 20 4. UCLA...... 304-290-291--885 +21 finish to pace Cal with a third overall finish in the Spartan Invite. 5. Arizona State...... 299-298-290--887 +23 Ranked No. 1 by Golf World, USC has notched a total of four wins this 6. Colorado...... 308-284-296--888 +24 season after a win at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate in New Orleans. The last 7. Stanford...... 320-288-292--900 +36 time the Trojans won four times in a season was 2011. Four Trojans are among the T8. Oregon...... 307-300-302--909 +45 top 25 in the GolfWeek individual rankings, including freshman , who is T8. Washington...... 315-294-300--909 +45 in first place. Park won her first career collegiate title at the Bruin Wave Invitational. T8. Washington State...... 312-297-300--909 +45 Fellow freshman Kyung Kim notched her third top-10 finish, tying for seventh at 11. Oregon State...... 317-300-300--917 +53 the Bruin Wave Invitational. Junior Sophia Popov is ranked 7th. Popov has had two INDIVIDUAL RESULTS top-10 finishes in a row, three overall and four in the top 12. 1. Doris Chen, USC...... 77-72-68--217 +1 ARIZONA sophomore Manon Gidali captured her third career win and T2. Giulia Molinaro, ASU...... 71-74-73--218 +2 first victory of the season at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational. Gidali’s efforts T2. Tiffany Lua, UCLA...... 77-71-70--218 +2 helped the No. 8 Wildcats win their third tournament this season, their first win of 4. Joanne Lee, CAL...... 77-71-71--219 +3 the spring. Sophomore Kendall Prince is ranked No. 48 in GolfWeek ratings, with a T5. Daniela Ordonez, ASU...... 76-75-69--220 +4 team second scoring average of 74.20 and 2.50 versus par. T5. Sophia Popov, USC...... 79-69-72--220 +4 Host No. 7 UCLA looks to improve from last year’s fourth place finish in T5. Lisa McCloskey, USC...... 74-74-72--220 +4 the Pac-12 Championship. Senior Tiffany Lua finished tied for second in the overall T5. Daniela Holmqvist, CAL...... 77-68-75--220 +4 standings, shooting 77, 71 and 70 at the 2012 Pac-12 Championship. Freshman T9. Margarita Ramos, ARIZ...... 78-73-70--221 +5 T9. Alex Stewart, COLO...... 78-71-72--221 +5 Erynne Lee helped the Bruins secure their second win of the season. Lee’s 7-under T9. Emily Talley, COLO...... 78-69-74--221 +5 65 in the final round propelled UCLA to take the lead and went on to win the An- T12. Sally Watson, STAN...... 83-69-70--222 +6 enue Spring Break Classic in Hawai’i by four shots. The Bruins average a score of T12. Lee Lopez, UCLA...... 76-74-72--222 +6 293.69 on the season. T12. Cassy Isagawa, ORE...... 76-72-74--222 +6 ARIZONA STATE moves up one spot to place No. 13 in the Golf World T12. Mariko Tumangan, STAN..... 78-72-72--222 +6 rankings after a third place finish in the [Anuenue] Spring Break Classic. The Sun T12. SooBin Kim, WASH...... 75-72-75--222 +6 Devils shot a three-round total of 2-under 862, the lowest total of the season. Soph- T17. Manon Gidali, ARIZ...... 81-74-68--223 +7 omore Noemi Jimenez has been one of the most consistent golfers in the nation T17. Nikki Koller, ARIZ...... 81-72-70--223 +7 and enters the Pac-12 Championship ranked No. 9. Junior Daniela Ordonez has T17. Isabelle Boineau, ARIZ...... 80-70-73--223 +7 T17. Noemi Jimenez, ASU...... 76-74-73--223 +7 recorded two top-five finishes this season. Ordonez placed fourth at the Darius T17. Erynne Lee, UCLA...... 74-72-77--223 +7 Rucker Intercollegiate and second at the Dale McNamara Invitational. T17. Emma Betland, WSU...... 75-73-75--223 +7 Junior Jenny Coleman has paced COLORADO in four of its nine tourna- T23. Nicola Roessler, CAL...... 76-77-71--224 +8 ments this season. Coleman has gathered one top-five finish, one top-10 finish and T23. Jennifer Coleman, COLO..... 74-72-78--224 +8 two top-20 finishes. Freshman Alexis Keating has been solid for the Buffs’ line up T25. Kyndall Ardoin, ARIZ...... 76-73-76--225 +9 this season. Keating is second on the team in rounds in the 70s, with 10. The Buffs T25. Brianna Do, UCLA...... 77-73-75--225 +9 enter the Pac-12 Championship with a 305.79 average score on the season. T25. Jennifer Yang, WASH...... 80-76-69--225 +9 STANFORD is led by freshman Mariah Stackhouse, who has posted four T25. Emily Childs, CAL...... 76-73-76--225 +9 top-10 finishes and two top-five finishes. Stackhouse earned two wins on the sea- T29. Justine Lee, ASU...... 76-75-75--226 +10 T29. Ani Gulugian, UCLA...... 78-74-74--226 +10 son and has an average score of 71.82. Freshman Lauren Kim has been firm for T29. Lauren Sewell, OSU...... 79-73-74--226 +10 the Cardinal this season. Kim is third on the team in scoring average at 74.09. The T32. Ashley Edwards, ORE...... 77-74-76--227 +11 No. 9 ranked Cardinal has won three consecutive tournaments this spring, posting T32. Kristen Allard, WSU...... 79-74-74--227 +11 scores of 569 (Peg Barnard), 586 (Cal Classic), 878 (Juli Inkster Spartan). T32. Kristin Coleman. COLO...... 78-76-73--227 +11 OREGON sophomore Cassy Isagawa has been consistent all season. Is- T32. Jessica Wallace, COLO...... 78-72-77--227 +11 agawa has notched four top 5 finishes, including a first place finish in the Topy Cup, 36. Inah Park, USC...... 76-74-78--228 +12 hosted by Tanagura Country Club, that helped the Ducks earn their lone win of the T37. Cali Hipp, ORE...... 77-75-77--229 +13 season on September 13. The Ducks will compete in the Ping/ASU Invitational April T37. Mallory Kent, WSU...... 81-76-72--229 +13 12-14 before heading to the Pac-12 Championship in Valencia, Calif. T39. Anica Yoo, OSU...... 77-80-73--230 +14 T39. Sadena Parks, WASH...... 81-70-79--230 +14 WASHINGTON looks to improve from last year’s eighth-place finish. Fresh- T41. Sydney Burlison, STAN...... 79-74-78--231 +15 man SooBin Kim has led the Huskies throughout the season. Kim notched her fifth T41. Rachel Morris, USC...... 80-76-75--231 +15 of third or better in nine tournaments this season after the [Anuenue Spring] Break T41. Kristen Rue, WSU...... 78-74-79--231 +15 Classic on March 27. Fellow freshman Charlotte Thomas has seven top-10 finishes T44. Kristina Wong, STAN...... 80-73-79--232 +16 and an average score of 72.59 this season. The No. 12 ranked Huskies posted two T44. Whitney French, OSU...... 82-74-76--232 +16 wins on the season, both of which were during the Fall. T44. Cyd Okino, WASH...... 79-76-77--232 +16 WASHINGTON STATE enters the Pac-12 Championship after a fifth place T44. Seshia Lei Telles, OSU...... 81-73-78--232 +16 finish at the Challenge at Onion Creek on April 2. The Cougars finished shooting T48. Laura Blanco, ASU...... 81-75-77--233 +17 five-over in the final round and finished 34-over for the tournament. Junior Mallory T48. Marissa Mar, STAN...... 83-78-72--233 +17 50. Jaqueline Williams, CAL...... 89-71-75--235 +19 Kent has posted three top-five and top-10 finishes out of 10 this season. Mallory 51. Cheyenne Hickle, ORE...... 77-79-80--236 +20 posts an average core of 74.97, the highest for the Cougars. 52. Rachael Fischer, OSU...... 80-81-77--238 +22 Leading the way for OREGON STATE is junior Seshia Telles. She started T53. Linsday Harmon, ASU...... 80-81-81--242 +26 the season off with a top-5 finish at the 2012 Oregon State Invitational, placing T53. Kelli Bowers, WASH...... 84-79-79--242 +26 third with scores of 72, 72 and 70. Telles brings with her a 75.19 average score - Raphaela Dyer, ORE ...... DQ-82-75 and three top 15 finishes. The Beavers will travel to Fresno, Calif., to compete in the Fresno State Lexus Classic before arriving at the Pac-12 Championships.

PAC-12 WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS // April 18, 2013 2 PAC-12 WOMEN’S GOLF HISTORY

ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS PAC-12 TEAM PAC-12 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS PAC-12 GOLFER PAC-12 COACH CHAMPIONS OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR 1987 Arizona State 1987 , ASU 294 1993 , ASU 1987 Cathy Bright, USC 1988 Pam Wright, ASU 288 1988 Arizona State (no selection from 1994-2002) 1988 Mary Lou Mulflur, WASH 1989 USC 1989 Pearl Sinn, ASU 221 2003 Erica Blasberg, ARIZ 1989 Linda Vollstedt, ASU 1990 , ASU 214 1990 UCLA 2004 Charlotte Mayorkas, UCLA 1990 Jackie Steinmann, UCLA 1991 Lisa Kiggens, UCLA 217 1991 UCLA 2005 Louise Stahle, ASU 1991 Jackie Steinmann, UCLA 1992 Annika Sorenstam, ARIZ 214 1992 Arizona 2006 Irene Cho, USC 1992 Kim Haddow, ARIZ 1993 Wendy Ward, ASU 218 1993 Arizona State 2007 , ASU 1993 Linda Vollstedt, ASU 1994 Jennifer Biehn, USC 224 1994 Arizona State 2008 Tiffany Joh, UCLA 1994 Linda Vollstedt, ASU 1995 Wendy Ward, ASU 211 1995 Arizona State 2009 , USC 1995 Linda Vollstedt, ASU 1996 , ARIZ 214 1996 Arizona State 1997 Mhairi McKay, STAN 207* 2010 Jennifer Song, USC 1996 Tim Baldwin, STAN 1998 Jenna Daniels, ARIZ 215 1997 Arizona 2011 Lizette Salas, USC 1997 Renee Baumgartner, ORE 1998 Arizona 1999 , ASU 211 2012 Giulia Molinaro, ASU 1998 Rick LaRose, ARIZ 2000 Candie Kung, USC 218 1999 Stanford 1999 Mary Lou Mulflur, WASH 2001 , ARIZ 213 2000 Arizona PAC-12 FRESHMAN 2000 Todd McCorkle, ARIZ 2002 Jimin Kang, ASU 216 2001 Arizona OF THE YEAR 2001 Nancy McDaniel, CAL 2003 Vikki Laing, CAL 216 2002 Arizona 2000 Miriam Nagle, ASU 2002 Carrie Leary, UCLA 2004 Charlotte Mayorkas, UCLA 218 2003 California 2001 Lorena Ochoa, ARIZ 2003 Nancy McDaniel, CAL 2005 Louise Stahle, ASU 207* 2004 UCLA 2002 Yvonne Choe, UCLA 2004 Carrie Forsyth, UCLA 2006 Paige Mackenzie, WASH 211 2005 UCLA 2007 Tiffany Joh, UCLA 218 2003 Erica Blasberg, ARIZ 2005 Carrie Forsyth, UCLA 2008 Paola Moreno, USC 212 2006 UCLA 2004 Hannah Jun, UCLA 2006 Melissa Luellen, ASU 2007 Arizona State 2009 , ASU 210 2005 Louise Stahle, ASU 2007 Melissa Luellen, ASU 2010 Carlota Ciganda, ASU 214 2008 USC 2006 Tiffany Joh, UCLA 2008 Andrea Gaston, USC 2011 Tiffany Lua, UCLA 210 2009 Arizona State 2007 Anna Nordqvist, ASU 2009 Melissa Luellen, ASU 2012 Doris Chen, USC 217 2010 Arizona 2008 Lizette Salas, USC 2010 Laura Ianello, ARIZ 2011 USC 2009 Jennifer Song, USC 2011 Carrie Forsyth, UCLA * Lowest 54-hole individual total in 2012 California 2010 Jennifer Johnson, ASU 2012 Carrie Forsyth, UCLA Pac-12 Championship history. 2011 Sophia Popov, USC 2012 Erynne Lee, UCLA

NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONS FROM THE PAC-12 LAST YEAR IN PAC-12 WOMEN’S GOLF California claimed the 2012 Pac-12 Women’s Golf Championships, finishing 17 over par 881 to 1990 Arizona State 1991 UCLA win the title by one stroke over USC. It was the Golden Bears’ first title since 2003 and second 1993 Arizona State overall. USC freshman Doris Chen entered the final round tied for 13th and hit seven birdies en 1994 Arizona State route to a 4-under 68 to claim the individual title. 1995 Arizona State 1996 Arizona Five Pac-12 schools were among the 24 teams named to the field for the 2012 NCAA Women’s 1997 Arizona State Golf Championship. USC finished second overall, falling by one stroke to Alabama. Arizona State’s 1998 Arizona State Giulia Molinaro was the Pac-12’s top finisher, posting a 2-over 291 to finish tied for eighth place. 2000 Arizona 2003 USC Arizona State senior Giulia Molinaro was named Pac-12 Golfer of the Year, while UCLA’s Erynne 2004 UCLA Lee was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. UCLA’s head coach Carrie Forsyth was named Pac- 2008 USC 12 Coach of the Year. 2009 Arizona State 2011 UCLA

NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS FROM THE PAC-12 LOOKING AHEAD 1985 Danielle Ammaccapane, ASU 1990 Susan Slaughter, ARIZ NCAA Regionals - May 9-11, 2013 1991 Annika Sorenstam, ARIZ Auburn University Club, Auburn, Ala. (Host: Auburn) 1995 Kristel Mourgue d’Algue, ASU Jimmie Austin OU Golf Course, Norman, Okla. (Host: Oklahoma) 1996 Marisa Baena, ARIZ Stanford Golf Course, Stanford, Calif. (Host: Stanford) 1998 , USC 1999 Grace Park, ASU NCAA Championships - May 21-24, 2013 2000 Jenna Daniels, ARIZ University of Georgia Golf Course, Athens, Ga. (Host: University of Georgia) 2003 , USC 2004 Sarah Huarte, CAL 2014 Pac-12 Women’s Golf Championships - April 25-27, 2014 2006 Dewi Schreefel, USC Trysting Tree Golf Course, Corvalis, Ore. (Host: Oregon State) 2008 Azahara Muñoz, ASU

PAC-12 WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS // April 18, 2013 3 NEXT LEVEL... THE NEXT LEVEL: The list is quite lengthy with 26 former Pac-12 golfers listed among the active LPGA Tour players listed on the LPGA- Tour.com

(as of April 18):

Nicole Castrale, USC Jane Park, UCLA Carlota Ciganda, Arizona State Jennifer Rosales, USC Brianna Do, UCLA Lizette Salas, USC Veronica Felibert, USC Dewi Claire Schreefel, USC , Arizona Jennifer Song, USC Jennifer Johnson, Arizona State , UCLA Jimin Kang, Arizona State Alison Walshe, Arizona Candie Kung, USC Wendy Ward, Arizona State Alejandra Llaneza, Arizona , Arizona State Paige Mackenzie, Washington Mo Martin, UCLA Lisa McCloskey, USC Sydnee Michaels, UCLA Belen Mozo, USC Azahara Munoz, Arizona State Anna Nordqvist, Arizona State Ryann O’Toole, UCLA

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