Beavers Look To Keep Momentum Going
October 09, 2016 | Women's Golf
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Coming off a title at the Rose City Collegiate, the Oregon State women's golf team looks to keep the momentum going when it tees it up Monday and Tuesday at the Pat Lesser-Harbottle Invitational in Tacoma, Wash.
FIELD (15): Oregon State, BYU, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Montana, Sacramento State, Sam Houston State, Seattle, Utah Valley, Washington, Washington State and Weber State.
COURSE: The tournament will be held at the par-72, 6,086-yard Tacoma Country and Golf Club.
BEAVERS' LINEUP: Oregon State will go with a lineup of juniors Susie Cavanagh, Haley Nist and Hannah Swanson, sophomore Olivia Benzin and freshman Nicole Schroeder.
FORMAT: Two-day, 54-hole tournament with 36 holes of continuous play on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday. The top-four individuals from each five-member team with the lowest scores for each 18-hole round constitute the scoring members for that given round.
TEE TIMES: There will be a shotgun start at 8 a.m. on Monday with 36 holes of continuous play and tee times off the first and 10th holes beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
LIVE SCORING: There will be live scoring for the tournament on birdiefire.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the Oregon State women's golf team on Twitter and Facebook.
LAST TIME OUT: Oregon State went to #DamCity on Monday, Sept. 26 and Tuesday, Sept. 27 and left with the championship trophy.
The Beavers shot a 12-over 290-295-291--876 at the par-72, 6,057-yard Langdon Farms Golf Club to win the 15-team Rose City Collegiate by three strokes over Sacramento State. Portland State, Seattle and UC Riverside rounded out the top five.
It's the 11th team title in program history and the first for Dawn Shockley in just her second tournament as the Beavers' head coach.
"It was a great fight to come back and get the win," Shockley said. "They showed grit, which is something we talked about all season. We will continue to grow and use this momentum for the remainder of the year."
ALL-TIME TEAM TOURNAMENT WINS
Dates -- Tournament -- Location -- Score
Sept. 22-23, 1990 -- Air Force Invitational -- Colorado Springs, Colo. -- 984 (+120)
Oct. 21-22, 1991 -- Colorado State Invitational -- Fort Collins, Colo. -- 923 (+59)
Oct. 30-31, 1995 -- Lamar Invitational -- Beaumont, Texas -- 941 (+77)
Sept. 15-16, 1997 -- BYU Invitational -- Springville, Utah -- 908 (+44)
Sept. 22-23, 1997 -- Northwest Invitational -- Corvallis, Ore. -- 922 (+58)
Nov. 11-12, 1997 -- Pepperdine Wave Invitational -- Cota de Gaza, Calif. -- 607 (+31)
Sept. 14-15, 1998 -- Jeannine McHaney Invitational -- Lubbock, Texas -- 906 (+42)
Sept. 22-23, 2008 -- Giustina Memorial Classic -- Corvallis, Ore. -- 904 (+40)
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2013 -- Rose City Collegiate -- Aurora, Ore. -- 586 (+10)
Sept. 15-16, 2014 -- Oregon State Invitational -- Corvallis, Ore. -- 879 (+15)
Sept. 26-27, 2016 -- Rose City Collegiate -- Aurora, Ore. -- 876 (+12)
Olivia Benzin recorded a top-10 finish for the second time in as many tournaments this season, after shooting a 1-over 72-74-71--217 for a career-best tie for fifth place. She finished 10th at the season-opening Ptarmigan Ram Classic in Fort Collins, Colo., two weeks ago.
Her best previous finish was seventh at last year's Rose City Collegiate. The 1-under 71 in the final round was the third sub-par round of Benzin's career and just one shot shy of the 2-under 70 she carded in the final round of last year's Rose City Collegiate.
Susie Cavanagh had a great start to her Oregon State career after finishing in a tie for eighth place with a 4-over 73-69-78--220. She was making her Beaver debut after transferring from UConn where she competed in ice hockey for one season.
Haley Nist fired a 1-under 71 in the final round to climb 14 spots up the leaderboard and finish in a tie for 17th place with a 7-over 75-77-71--223. Nist had two sub-par rounds last season when she finished with the best single-season scoring average in program history (74.43).
Hannah Swanson and freshman Nicole Schroeder both finished in a tie for 22nd place with a 9-over 225. Swanson was steady over the three rounds with scores of 74-75-76, while Schroeder battled through a tough second round to finish with 71-81-73.
Senior Elyse Smidinger, who was competing as an individual, finished in sole seventh place with a 2-over 73-67-78--218.
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FIELD (15): Oregon State, BYU, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Montana, Sacramento State, Sam Houston State, Seattle, Utah Valley, Washington, Washington State and Weber State.
COURSE: The tournament will be held at the par-72, 6,086-yard Tacoma Country and Golf Club.
BEAVERS' LINEUP: Oregon State will go with a lineup of juniors Susie Cavanagh, Haley Nist and Hannah Swanson, sophomore Olivia Benzin and freshman Nicole Schroeder.
FORMAT: Two-day, 54-hole tournament with 36 holes of continuous play on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday. The top-four individuals from each five-member team with the lowest scores for each 18-hole round constitute the scoring members for that given round.
TEE TIMES: There will be a shotgun start at 8 a.m. on Monday with 36 holes of continuous play and tee times off the first and 10th holes beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
LIVE SCORING: There will be live scoring for the tournament on birdiefire.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the Oregon State women's golf team on Twitter and Facebook.
LAST TIME OUT: Oregon State went to #DamCity on Monday, Sept. 26 and Tuesday, Sept. 27 and left with the championship trophy.
The Beavers shot a 12-over 290-295-291--876 at the par-72, 6,057-yard Langdon Farms Golf Club to win the 15-team Rose City Collegiate by three strokes over Sacramento State. Portland State, Seattle and UC Riverside rounded out the top five.
It's the 11th team title in program history and the first for Dawn Shockley in just her second tournament as the Beavers' head coach.
"It was a great fight to come back and get the win," Shockley said. "They showed grit, which is something we talked about all season. We will continue to grow and use this momentum for the remainder of the year."
ALL-TIME TEAM TOURNAMENT WINS
Dates -- Tournament -- Location -- Score
Sept. 22-23, 1990 -- Air Force Invitational -- Colorado Springs, Colo. -- 984 (+120)
Oct. 21-22, 1991 -- Colorado State Invitational -- Fort Collins, Colo. -- 923 (+59)
Oct. 30-31, 1995 -- Lamar Invitational -- Beaumont, Texas -- 941 (+77)
Sept. 15-16, 1997 -- BYU Invitational -- Springville, Utah -- 908 (+44)
Sept. 22-23, 1997 -- Northwest Invitational -- Corvallis, Ore. -- 922 (+58)
Nov. 11-12, 1997 -- Pepperdine Wave Invitational -- Cota de Gaza, Calif. -- 607 (+31)
Sept. 14-15, 1998 -- Jeannine McHaney Invitational -- Lubbock, Texas -- 906 (+42)
Sept. 22-23, 2008 -- Giustina Memorial Classic -- Corvallis, Ore. -- 904 (+40)
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2013 -- Rose City Collegiate -- Aurora, Ore. -- 586 (+10)
Sept. 15-16, 2014 -- Oregon State Invitational -- Corvallis, Ore. -- 879 (+15)
Sept. 26-27, 2016 -- Rose City Collegiate -- Aurora, Ore. -- 876 (+12)
Olivia Benzin recorded a top-10 finish for the second time in as many tournaments this season, after shooting a 1-over 72-74-71--217 for a career-best tie for fifth place. She finished 10th at the season-opening Ptarmigan Ram Classic in Fort Collins, Colo., two weeks ago.
Her best previous finish was seventh at last year's Rose City Collegiate. The 1-under 71 in the final round was the third sub-par round of Benzin's career and just one shot shy of the 2-under 70 she carded in the final round of last year's Rose City Collegiate.
Susie Cavanagh had a great start to her Oregon State career after finishing in a tie for eighth place with a 4-over 73-69-78--220. She was making her Beaver debut after transferring from UConn where she competed in ice hockey for one season.
Haley Nist fired a 1-under 71 in the final round to climb 14 spots up the leaderboard and finish in a tie for 17th place with a 7-over 75-77-71--223. Nist had two sub-par rounds last season when she finished with the best single-season scoring average in program history (74.43).
Hannah Swanson and freshman Nicole Schroeder both finished in a tie for 22nd place with a 9-over 225. Swanson was steady over the three rounds with scores of 74-75-76, while Schroeder battled through a tough second round to finish with 71-81-73.
Senior Elyse Smidinger, who was competing as an individual, finished in sole seventh place with a 2-over 73-67-78--218.
OREGON STATE ATHLETICS' EVERYDAY CHAMPIONS CULTURE
Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution.
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