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WSU Cougar Cup (Palouse Ridge Golf Club)
Women's Golf In Second Place After Day One At Cougar Cup
September 19, 2011 | Women's Golf
Sept. 19, 2011
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State women's golf team shot the third lowest round in Cougar Cup history during the afternoon round on Monday in Pullman, Wash., and sits in second place among the 13-team field at the Beavers opening event of the fall season.
The Beavers survived a tough morning round with the winds blowing between 18-20 miles per hour to remain in contention and came out on fire in the afternoon to post a 7-over 295 and trail only Pac-12 member Washington with a 33-over 314-295--609 at the par-72, 6,278-yard Palouse Ridge Golf Club. The Huskies are 18-over through the first two rounds with a 309-285--594.
"We played in a lot of wind this morning and played poorly," Oregon State head coach Risë Alexander said. "We learned a lot about the course and the greens in that first round and played much better in the afternoon."
Sophomores Seshia Telles and Lauren Sewell, who both played every tournament last season as freshmen, paced the way for the Beavers. Telles sits in a tie for fourth place with a 6-over 77-73--150 and Sewell is tied for sixth with a 7-over 78-73--151.
"I felt pretty good today but I felt like I could have done better," Telles said. "I had a few missed opportunities when I was putting on a couple of holes so that was my weakest moment. I honestly didn't think I would finish as well as I did. Finishing in the top-five after two rounds definitely boosts my confidence level knowing that I was capable of that when I could have done better."
Senior Whitney French is tied for 17th with a 10-over 81-73--154, while freshmen Bethany Wurster is tied for 23rd with an 11-over 79-76--155 and Anica Yoo is tied for 29th with a 12-over 80-76--156 to round out the Beavers scoring.
Oregon State traveled the entire roster and has six players competing as individuals. Freshman Stephanie Loi leads the group with a 12-over 79-77--156, senior Elyse Okada finished with a 19-over 163, junior Chelsey Lind had a 21-over 165, sisters Rachael Fischer and Lauren Fischer shot a 27-over 171 and 29-over 173, respectively, and sophomore Melissa Gibbons had a 34-over 91-87--178.
The tournament's final 18 holes will be played on Tuesday with a shotgun start beginning at 8:30 a.m. Live nine-hole scoring will be available at www.golfstat.com.
Team Scores: 1. Washington 309-285--594 (+18); 2. Oregon State 314-295--609 (+33); 3. Stanford 307-303--610 (+610); 4. Idaho 321-294--615 (+39); t5. Washington State 312-306--618 (+42); t5. Nevada 314-304--618 (+42); 7. UC Irvine 323-304--627 (+51); t8. Gonzaga 325-312--637 (+61); t8. Sacramento State 323-314--637 (+61); 10. Montana 325-315--640 (+64); t11. Montana State 338-310--648 (+72); t11. Portland State 325-323--648 (+72); 13. Eastern Washington 339-321--660 (+84).
Top Individual Scores: 1. Cyd Okino Washington 76-68--144 (E); 2. SooBin Kim, Washington 76-70--146 (+2); 3. Kristen Rue, Washington State 77-70--147 (+3); t4. Seshia Telles, Oregon State 77-73--150 (+6); t4. Sally Watson, Stanford 79-71--150 (+6); t6. Lauren Sewell, Oregon State 78-73--151 (+7); t6. Jamie Yam, Nevada 78-73--151 (+7); t8. Rachel Choi, Idaho 79-73--152 (+8); t8. Marissa Mar, Stanford 77-75--152 (+8); t8. Kayla Mortellaro, Idaho 80-72--152 (+8); t8. Sadena Parks, Washington 78-74--152 (+8); t8. Julie Shutler, Sacramento State 76-76--152 (+8); t8. Mariko Tumangan, Stanford 75-77--152 (+8); t8. Jennifer Yang, Washington 79-73--152 (+8).
Oregon State Scores: t4. Seshia Telles 77-73--150 (+6); t6. Lauren Sewell 78-73--151 (+7); t17. Whitney French 81-73--154 (+10); t23. Bethany Wurster 79-76--155 (+11); t29. Anica Yoo 80-76--156 (+12).
Oregon State Scores As Individuals: t29. Stephanie Loi 79-77--156 (+12); t59. Elyse Okada 83-80--163 (+19); t65. Chelsey Lind 86-79--165 (+21); t78. Rachael Fischer 84-87--171 (+27); 80. Lauren Fischer 88-85--173 (+29); 83. Melissa Gibbons 91-87--178 (+34).
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