2016-17 WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 1 WOMEN’S GOLF 2016-17 ROSTER NAME CL. EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Sydney Cavin Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (The Dunham School) Claudia De Antonio Jr. 2L Caracas, Venezuela (American Heritage School) Monica Dibildox Fr. HS Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (Instituto De Ensenanza Abierta) Kathleen Gallagher So. 1L Greenwood, Miss. (Pillow Academy) Carly Goldstein Sr. 3L Coral Springs, Fla. (Coral Glades HS) Marina Hedlund So. 1L Leksand, Sweden (Filborn Skolan) Lana Hodge Sr. 1L Monroe, La. (Ouachita Christian HS/ULM) Caroline Nistrup Sr. 3L Dragoer, Denmark (Taarnby Gymnasium) HEAD COACH: Karen Bahnsen (LSU ‘84), 33rd year at LSU ASSISTANT COACH: Alexis Rather (LSU ’08), 7th year at LSU ROSTER BY HEIGHT ROSTER BY CLASS ROSTER BY COUNTRY NAME HEIGHT SENIORS SOPHOMORES UNITED STATES DENMARK Claudia De Antonio 5-7 Carly Goldstein Kathleen Gallagher Sydney Cavin Caroline Nistrup Monica Dibildox 5-6 Lana Hodge Marina Hedlund Kathleen Gallagher Carly Goldstein 5-6 Caroline Nistrup Carly Goldstein SWEDEN Lana Hodge 5-4 FRESHMAN Lana Hodge Marina Hedlund Kathleen Gallagher 5-3 JUNIORS Monica Dibildox Marina Hedlund 5-3 Sydney Cavin MEXICO VENEZUELA Caroline Nistrup 5-2 Claudia De Antonio Monica Dibildox Claudia De Antonio Sydney Cavin 5-1 2 2016-17 WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTS IFC Lady Tiger Roster 26 SEC Championship 49 The University Club 1 Table of Contents/Quick Facts 29 NCAA Championships 50 Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility 2 Schedule/Tournament Teams 33 Year-by-Year Results 53 LSU Golf Classic 3 Season Preview 39 School Records 55 University Club Records 5 LSU Head Coach Karen Bahnsen 42 Team/Individual Tournament Wins 56 Campus Life 9 Assistant Coach Alexis Rather 43 All-Americans 58 LSU President/Chancellor 10 Golfer Profiles 44 Scholar Athletes 59 LSU Vice-Chancellor, AD 22 Season Review 45 League Honors 61 LSUsports.net 23 2015-16 Tournament Results/ 46 LSU Players in the Pros 62 LSU Connect Statistics 48 Letterwinners QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS contact Kent Lowe in the LSU Sports Information Office at Location: ......................................................... Baton Rouge, La. Associate AD/Communications: ................... Michael Bonnette 225-578-8226. Founded: ............................................................................. 1860 Sr. Associate Director/Women’s Golf: ................C. Kent Lowe Enrollment: ......................................................................31,414 Sr. Associate Director: ........................................Bill Franques MAILING ADDRESS Nickname: .....................................Fighting Tigers, Lady Tigers Sr. Associate Director: ................................Jennifer Rodrigues LSU Sports Information Colors: ....................................Purple-PMS 268, Gold-PMS 123 Associate Director: ............................................... Clyde Verdin Athletics Administration Building Pres./Chancellor: .....................................Dr. F. King Alexander Associate Director: ................................................ Will Stafford Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Faculty Rep: ....................................................Dr. Bill DeMastes Associate Director: ......................................... Brandon Berrios Administrative Specailist: ...................................Pam LeBlanc OVERNIGHT MAIL ADDRESS ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT Athletic Administration Building Vice-Chancellor/AD: .................................................Joe Alleva CREATIVE SERVICES 5th Floor, Room 501 Deputy Director of Athletics .............................Verge Ausberry Executive Director ..............................................Jason Feirman Corner of North Stadium Drive and Nicholson Drive Deputy Director of Athletics ..................................Eddie Nunez Creative Services Manager ..........................................PJ Odom Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Sr. Assoc. AD/Compliance & Planning: ................Bo Bahnsen Graphic Design Coorinator ................................Amanda Qubty Sr. Associate AD/Business Ops: .............................Mark Ewing Graphic Design Coorinator .........................................Clint Self CREDITS Sr. Assoc. AD/Facility & Grounds: .............Ronnie Haliburton Graphic Design Coorinator ..............................Stephanie Lyles The 2016-17 LSU Women’s Golf Media Guide is a production Sr. Assoc. AD/Student Services, SWA: ................Miriam Segar Photography Coordinator: .....................................Steve Franz of the LSU Athletics Communications and Creative Services. Associate AD/Communications .................... Michael Bonnette Photography Assistant: .........................................Chris Parent Associate AD/Ticket Manager: .......................Brian Broussard Editor: ...................................................................C. Kent Lowe Associate AD/Facilities & Project CONTACT INFORMATIONN(Area Code 225) Layout and Design: ...................Amanda Qubty, Brooke Babin Development: .................................................Emmett David LSU Athletics Department: .......................................578-8001 Photography: ....Steve Franz, Patric Schneider, Ann Trappey, Assistant AD/Human Resources ............................. Wendy Nall Sports Information Department: ..............................578-8226 Chris Parent Assistant AD/Compliance ............................... Blair Napolitano Kent Lowe cell: .........................................................241-4360 Special thanks to the LPGA, Symetra Tour, WGCA and Getty Assistant AD/Fiscal Operations: .......................Neal Lamonica Email Address: ............................................... [email protected] Images for their assistance in providing information and Assistant AD/Marketing: .............................Matthew Shanklin Women’s Golf Office: .................................................578-3947 pictures for this book. Assistant AD/Game Management: .......................David Taylor University Club Pro Shop: ..........................................819-0080 Assistant AD/Television Operations ................... Kevin Wagner MEDIA INFORMATION WOMEN’S GOLF The 2016-17 LSU Women’s Golf Media Guide has been Head Coach: ......................................................Karen Bahnsen written to provide members of the media with statistics and Alma Mater: ...................................................................LSU, ‘84 information needed to adequately cover the LSU women’s Year at LSU: ........................................................................33rd golf team. If you need further information on the team, Assistant Coach: ..................................................Alexis Rather pictures, or wish to set up interviews with either head Year at LSU: ..........................................................................7th coach Karen Bahnsen or one of the student-athletes, please 2016-17 WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 1 INTRO 2016 Fall Results/2017 Spring Schedule 2016 FALL RESULTS 2017 SPRING SCHEDULE 2010 when the U-Club was being renovated. The SCHOONER FALL CLASSIC LADY PUERTO RICO CLASSIC present course layout has been played on since NORMAN, OKLA. HOSTED BY PURDUE 2011. LSU has won the event as a team nine FINAL TEAM RESULTS (PAR 284-852) RIO GRANDE, PUERTO RICO – RIO MAR COUNTRY times, most recently in 2015. The Lady Tigers have 1. Florida State 270-279-280 – 829 -23; 2. CLUB had nine individual winners. Elise Bradley won Alabama 275-282-284 – 841 -11; 3. Clemson 281- FEB. 12-14, 2017 the tournament in 2015 in a playoff. Duke is the 285-283 – 849 -3; 4. Oklahoma 283-285-284 –852 Field: Tournament Field was not available at defending champion and last year’s win makes E; 5. Kent State 292-284-282 – 858 +6; T6. Texas press times. them the second team to win the event on the old A&M 293-297-281 – 871 +19; T6. LSU 291-288- The Lady Tigers have been to Puerto Rico Fairwood Country Club, along with the original and 292 – 871 +19; T6, Notre Dame 283-298-290 – before and has had success in this event, scoring renovated U-Club layouts. 871 +19; 9. Iowa State 294-286-294 – 874 +22; 10. a win in the 2012 event by two strokes over Texas State 294-294-300 – 888 +36; 11. Kansas Georgia. Austin Ernst shot even par to finish in PING ASU INVITATIONAL 295-303-294 – 892 +40; 12. Mississippi State 298- fifth in the tournament. LSU was last in the event HOSTED BY ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 298-298 – 894 +42. in 2015, finishing second with Elise Bradley and TEMPE, ARIZONA – ASU KARSTEN GOLF COURSE Madelene Sagstrom finishing in a tie for third at APRIL 7-9, 2017 LSU SCORES 1-under 215. Field: Tournament field was not available at T10. Caroline Nistrup 69-70-72 – 211 -2 press time. T32. Monica Dibildox 73-72-75 – 220 +7 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL INTERCOLLEGIATE The Lady Tigers will conclude the regular T37. Kathleen Gallagher 79-72-71 – 222 +9 HOSTED BY TULANE season at this traditional West event. LSU last T41. Claudia De Antonio 75-74-74 – 223 +10 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA -- ENGLISH TURN appeared in the 2012 event with LSU finishing in 44. Sydney Cavin 74-75-75 – 224 +11 GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB a tie for ninth and Tessa Teachman at 4-over 220, FEB. 19-21, 2017 taking T11. Tournament usually draws a solid field LADY TAR HEEL INVITATIONAL Field: Arizona, UCF, Clemson, Denver, Florida, of primarily West Coast/Pac 12 teams that the CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Houston, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State, Tigers might face depending on NCAA Regional UNC