2013 USC Women’s Golf (L-R): Head Coach Andrea Gaston, Kyung Kim, Doris Chen, Rachel Morris, Victoria Morgan, Annie Park, Ellie Chai, Sophia Popov, Kim Santiago, Assistant Coach Justin Silverstein USC Golf 2012-2013 USC Women‘s Golf Schedule Date EVENT SITE Sept. 9-11 College of Charleston Cougar Classic Charleston, S.C. Oct. 5-7 Fall Preview Athens, Ga. Oct. 19-21 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. Feb. 2 Lady Bulldog Individual Championship Athens Ga. Feb. 11-13 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Palos Verdes, Calif. Feb. 24-Feb. 26 All-State Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship New Orleans, La. March 4-5 Bruin Wave Invitational Tarzana, Calif. March 31-April 2 SDSU Farms Invitational Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. April 12-14 PING/ASU Invitational Tempe, Ariz. April 22-24 Pac-12 Championships (UCLA Host) Los Angeles, Calif. May 9-11 NCAA West Regional Palo Alto, Calif. May 21-24 NCAA Championships Athens, Ga. 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Paul Goldberg Sports Information Phone: .................................. (213) 740-8480 Sports Information Fax: ...................................... (213) 740-7584 2012-2013 Women of Troy Golf Roster Name Height Year Hometown (High School) Ellie Chai 5-7 Freshman Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Campbell Hall) Doris Chen 5-6 Sophomore Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy) Kyung Kim 5-4 Freshman Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton) Victoria Morgan 5-11 Freshman Pasadena, Calif. (Polytechnic) Rachel Morris 5-3 Junior Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) Annie Park 5-9 Freshman Levittown, N.Y. (MacArthur) Sophia Popov 5-6 Junior Weingarten, Germany (European School Karlsruhe) Kim Santiago 5-4 Freshman Lynwood, Wash. (Edmonds-Woodway) Head Coach: Andrea Gaston (17th year) Assistant Coach: Justin Silverstein (1st year) 2012-2013 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 1 USC Golf (L-R) Head Coach Andrea Gaston, Kyung Kim, Doris Chen, Rachel Morris, Victoria Morgan, Annie Park, Elli Chai, Sopia Popov, Kim Santiago, PAGE 2 — University of Southern California Assistant Coach Justin Silverstein USC Golf USC Women‘s Golf 2012-2013 (L-R) Head Coach Andrea Gaston, Kyung Kim, Doris Chen, Rachel Morris, Victoria Morgan, Annie Park, Elli Chai, Sopia Popov, Kim Santiago, Assistant Coach Justin Silverstein 2012-2013 Women of Troy Media Guide — PAGE 3 USC Golf Andrea Gaston head coach • 17th SeaSon One of the finest coaches in the country, 17th-year USC A BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS Women’s Golf Head Coach Andrea Gaston has directed two NCAA Championships teams, three NCAA In 1998, Gaston outlined her "Blueprint for Success" strategy. individual champions, three NCAA The strategy emphasized the need for each player to commit Players of the Year, has twice been themselves to a six-pronged approach that went beyond tradi- tabbed national coach 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-to-wire the future and has steadily paid dividends over the past six years," 15-shot victory, Gaston directed the 2008 team to its second championship, said Gaston. "It is not just about golfing skill, but also the need also winning it in wire-to-wire fashion. USC won its final four events en route for self improvement in conjunction with a vision for a team spirit to the 2008 title, cementing Gaston’s place as one of the NCAA’s premier in a very individual sport." coaches. Validating that status, she received her first National Golf Coaches Association National Coach of the Year honor in 2008 to compliment similar awards as 2008 NCAA West Regional Coach of the Year and 2008 Pac-10 The USC Women's Golf Team's Blueprint for Success includes: Coach of the Year. Then, on Dec. 7, 2010, Gaston earned the top honor in women's • Unity (esprit de Corps, camaraderie, respect and collegiate 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 young women I have had the privilege of coaching the past 15 years." • Skill (talent, ability, expertise and proficiency) For the second time in three seasons, USC fell just one stroke short of first place at the 2012 NCAA Championships, finishing second to Alabama. • Commitment (resolution, perseverance, determination, Still, it extended USC's streak of NCAA top 5 finishes to a nation-best seven. tenacity and sacrifice) USC won twice on the season, including Troy's record eighth NCAA Regional, and had seven top 3 finishes and four top 2s to end the season. Gaston directed USC to four wins in 2011, including her second Pac- • Willpower (drive, desire, control, self-mastery, 10 crown and seventh NCAA regional title. The Trojans tied for fifth at the discipline and dignity) NCAA's (though played the event without one of its top players due to injury). Despite falling short of the NCAA title, Gaston's colleagues honored the • Goals (purpose, objectives and vision) Trojans' overall strong season by selecting Gaston for her second NGCA National Coach of the Year honor. In 2010, USC was literally inches away from a third national title, finishing • Teamwork (coordination, communication, second at the NCAA Championships by one stroke. Troy won four titles that collaboration and continuity) year, including at the NCAA Central Region and were led by sophomore Jennifer Song, who earned All-American first team honors and was a Honda Award finalist. In 2009, Gaston's Trojans were again among the top teams in the nation and posted top 4 finishes in all 11 events, including six second- individually at the NCAA Championships. At that time, she competed with place finishes. The Trojans finished third at the NCAA Championships (after many of the LPGA Tour’s all-time greats, including Nancy Lopez, Patty leading after three rounds) and second at both the NCAA West Regional Sheehan, Beth Daniel and Betsy King. Gaston also qualified to play in the and the Pac-10 Championships. 1977 U.S. Women’s Open. With the bookend 2003 and 2008 NCAA titles and top 3 finishes in Gaston, after a 14-year hiatus to pursue a business career, came back three of the past four seasons, USC has finished in the top 5 at eight of the to competitive golf in 1992. She was a 1993 USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur past 10 NCAA Championships. In fact, the Trojans have reached the NCAA semifinalist, a top qualifier for the 1994 U.S. Women’s Open along with Championships 15 times in a row under Gaston and have been in the top the ‘93 and ‘94 Women's U.S. Amateurs, and had back-to-back victories in 7 an amazing 12 times. the 1994 Los Angeles and Long Beach City Championships. To top that off, Gaston was a champion as a player, and has solidified the same standing she even went toe-to-toe with former USC and LPGA standout Jill McGill as a coach, joining a small group of coaches who enjoy the same distinction. in the 1994 Colorado Broadmoor Invitational, losing to her in a 36-hole It was just a matter of time until the two-time California State Amateur championship match. champion (1993-94) transferred her playing success at the highest level of She then won her two consecutive State Amateur championships amateur golf to blazing achievements at the collegiate coaching ranks. (becoming one of the top ten amateurs in America in less than two years). Gaston was no fly-by-night in terms of playing success. Her track record At that point, Gaston decided to give the professional ranks one more prior to her state amateur achievements in 1993-1994 stands out on its shot. But the opportunity to coach at USC came to Gaston while she was own. Prior to those triumphs,