Oregon State
UNLV Spring Invitational (Boulder Creek Golf Club)
Women's Golf Tied For Eighth After First Day At UNLV Spring Invitational
March 07, 2011 | Women's Golf
March 7, 2011
BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The Oregon State women's golf team is tied for eighth place after the first round at the 7th Annual UNLV Spring Invitational being held Monday through Wednesday.
The Beavers shot a 13-over 301 at the par-72, 6,244-yard Boulder Creek Golf Club and are tied with Baylor and Ball State for eighth place in the 15-team field.
"Today's round was better, but you will always want something better than where you are," Oregon State head coach Risë Alexander said. "The first nine holes of the course, which was the harder nine of the whole course, winds were about 25 miles per hour, but we played it well.
"I would like to build from the success today and take that a step further and deliver a few more birdies rather than just pars," Alexander added. "Knowing the golf course better would be another thing, because we have not seen the golf course before yesterday. I think our players are beginning to gain momentum and confidence."
Junior Whitney French had three birdies and three bogies to fire an even-par 72 to lead the Beavers and is tied for 14th overall. Freshman Seshia Telles finished with a 3-over 75 for a tie for 32nd, sophomore Rachael Fischer shot a 4-over 76 and is tied for 39th and sophomore Chelsey Lind shot a 6-over 78 in her first tournament of the spring season.
"Whitney played really well today," Alexander said. "Chelsey also played very well and she continued to stay steady toward the end of the round, which was good."
BYU shot an 8-under 280 to lead the tournament by two strokes over Oklahoma. Kelsey Vines of 66 fired a 6-under 66 to lead all individuals.
The second round begins at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday and live scoring throughout the tournament will be available at www.golfstat.com.
Team Scores: 1. BYU 280 (-8); 2. Oklahoma 282 (-6); 3. Pepperdine 285 (-3); 4. UNLV 296 (+8); 5. Idaho 297 (+9); t6. Tulsa 300 (+12); t6. North Texas 300 (+12); t8. Oregon State 301 (+13); t8. Baylor 301 (+13); t8. Ball State 301 (+13); 11. Wyoming 302 (+14); 12. Colorado State 303 (+15); 13. New Mexico State 306 (+18); 14. South Dakota State 309 (+21); 15. Nebraska 314 (+26).
Top Individual Scores: 1. Kelsey Vines, BYU 66 (-6); 2. Ellen Mueller, Oklahoma 67 (-5); 3. Chirapat Jao-Javanil, Oklahoma 68 (-4); 4. Teo Poplawski, Idaho 69 (-3); t5. Emily Copier, BYU 70 (-2); t5. Therese Koelbaek, UNLV 70 (-2); t7. Chandra Alexander, North Texas 71 (-1); t7. Liv Cheng, Pepperdine 71 (-1); t7. Brooke Collins, Oklahoma 71 (-1); t7. Kaitlin Drolson, Pepperdine 71 (-1); t7. Danielle Kang, Pepperdine 71 (-1); t7. Amanda Keith, BYU 71 (-1); t7. Kayla Mortellaro, Idaho 71 (-1).
Oregon State Scores: t14. Whitney French 72 (E); t32. Seshia Telles 75 (+3); t39. Rachael Fischer 76 (+4); t54. Chelsey Lind 78 (+6); t81. Lauren Sewell 85 (+13).
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