Women's Golf 12th at NCAA Regional - Oregon State University Athletics

AUBURN, Wash. – The Oregon State women’s golf team stands in 12^th place after the first 18-hole round of the NCAA Women’s West Regional, hosted by Washington. The second round will be played on Friday (May 12) and the final round on Saturday (May 13). OSU is scheduled to tee-off the second round at 8:30 am on Friday.

The Beavers shot a 306 for the first round of play at the par-72 Washington National Golf Club. OSU currently stands three strokes out of seventh place. Stanford, Arizona, and New Mexico State are tied for the 7^th spot with first round scores of 303. UCLA and Washington share the lead after shooting even-par team rounds of 288. The top eight teams will advance to the NCAA Championships in Ohio on May 23-26.

“They hit the ball better than they scored today.” Head coach Rise Lakowske said after Thursday’s round. “There are a lot of water hazards and waste areas, so you have to keep focused. It’s all about playing smart and getting the ball in position. The greens on this golf course are very large. Julianna had a good day today. She was really hitting the ball well.”

Julianna Uhrik is tied for 7^thand led the way for the Beavers with an even-par 72. Jillian Ferrante finished the first round tied for 45^th with a 5-over-par 77. Jessi Gebhardt shot a 78 and is tied for 55^th. Leah Whiting shot a first round 79 and is tied for 69^th. Martha Burkard shot an 86. Burkard is tied for 98^th.

Paige Mackenzie of Washington leads the tournament individually with a 4-under-par 68. Mackenzie was the individual medalist at the Pac-10 Championships. Amanda McCurdy of Arkansas and Amber Prange of Washington are tied for 2^nd with first round scores of 3-under-par 69’s.

Team Scores: T1. UCLA 288; T1. Washington 288; 3. Purdue 289; 4. Georgia 296; 5. Arkansas 299; 6. UC Irvine 301; T7. Stanford 303; T7. Arizona 303; T7. New Mexico State 303; 10. UNLV 304; 11. San Jose State 305; 12. Oregon State 306; T13. New Mexico 307; T13. BYU 307; T13. Long Beach State 307; 16. Georgia State 308; 17. Oral Roberts 317; 18. Washington State 320; 19. Denver 323; 20. Bradley 326; 21. Montana 330

Individual Leaders: 1. Paige Mackenzie, Washington 68; T2. Amanda McCurdy, Arkansas 69; T2. Amber Prange Washington 69; T4. Maria Hernandez, Purdue 71; T4. Susie Mathews, UCLA 71; T4. Rachel Newren, BYU 71

OSU Scores: T7. Julianna Uhrik 72; T45. Jillian Ferrante 77; T55. Jessi Gebhardt 78; T69. Leah Whiting 79; T98. Martha Burkard 86