Beavers Start Strong At Spring Opener

Sunday, February 25

Peoria, AZ

All Day

Oregon State

Westbrook Spring Invitational

Photo by: Oregon State Athletics

February 25, 2018 | Women's Golf

Live Scoring

By: Oregon State Communications

PEORIA, Ariz. – The Oregon State women's golf team opened its spring season with the second-lowest round in program history on Sunday.

The Beavers had three players finish under par, which helped them fire an 8-under 280 in the first round of the Westbrook Spring Invitational. The school record is a 10-under 278 at the NCAA Regionals in Lubbock, Texas in the spring of 2017.

Oregon State shot an even-par 288 in the afternoon at the par-72, 6,252-yard Westbrook Village Golf Club Vistas Course and is tied for sixth place with Notre Dame with an 8-under 568.

Nebraska leads the 15-team field with a 20-under 556, while Oklahoma (18-under 558), Ohio State (17-under 559), Wisconsin (11-under 565) and Indiana (10-under 566) round out the top five.

The final round of the two-day, 54-hole tournament begins at 7:30 a.m. PT (8:30 a.m. MT) on Monday and live scoring is available at birdiefire.com.

"It was a good start to the spring for the Beavers," Oregon State head coach Dawn Shockley said. "We played pretty well the first round and battled through the second. We'll be back at it for 18 more holes tomorrow, and we look forward to seeing how the team develops this season."

Senior Susie Cavanagh leads the Beavers through 36 holes with a 4-under 70-70--140 that has her in a tie for eighth place. She has now shot six sub-par rounds at Oregon State after posting four last season as a transfer. Her top finish is a tie for eighth place at the Rose City Collegiate in the fall of 2016.

Freshman Ellie Slama is tied for 30th place after carding a 1-under 72-71--143 on Sunday. She has now finished in red figures six times in 12 collegiate rounds.

Junior Olivia Benzin opened the event with a 3-under 69 before shooting a 3-over 75 after the lunch break to put her in a tie for 36th place with an even-par 144. She has carded 10 sub-par rounds, including a school record 6-under 66 at the Ron Moore Invitational this past fall.

Freshman Amanda Minni had a sensational collegiate debut as she fired a 3-under 69 in the opening round. She shot a 5-over 77 in the afternoon and is tied for 48th with a 2-over 146.

Sophomore Nicole Schroeder is a stroke back with a 3-over 75-72--147 for a tie for 54th place.

Kaitlin Milligan of Oklahoma holds the individual lead with a 14-under 62-68--130.

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