Women's Golf Set For Postseason Play At Pac-12 Championships

April 21, 2013

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State women's golf team begins its second season - actually third if you count the fall and spring seasons - when the 2013 Pac-12 Championships will be held Monday through Wednesday in Valencia, Calif.

The Beavers are looking for a top finish at the Pac-12 Championships to earn their second straight trip to the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Regionals. The 72-team regional field will be announced on Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. on a selection show on NCAA.com.

COURSE: The Pac-12 Championships will be held at the par-72, 6,300-yard Valencia Country Club.

FORMAT: Three-day, 54-hole tournament with 18 holes each day. 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 tee times off the first and 10th holes beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday, and tee times starting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. The Beavers will be paired with Arizona in the opening round and tee off beginning at 9:50 a.m. on the first hole.

FIELD (11): Oregon State, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington and Washington State. Utah doesn't have a women's golf team.

LIVE SCORING: Live scoring will be available on golfstat.com.

BEAVERS' LINEUP: Head coach Risë Alexander and assistant coach Kailin Downs will go with a lineup of juniors Lauren Sewell and Seshia Telles, sophomore Anica Yoo and freshmen Ashlee Pickerell and Chelsea Saelee.

QUOTING HEAD COACH Risë Alexander: "We are about to play on an extremely challenging venue against some of the best competition in the country. Six teams are ranked in the top 15 in the nation, so my expectations are to compete with the golf course and win a few of the battles that this great course will put in front of us. Our finish will depend on how well we putt these greens. If they focus and feel the speed of the greens, we can have a good week. We hit the ball tee to green with the best. So our short game will determine our outcome."

LAST YEAR AT THE PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS: Oregon State concluded the inaugural Pac-12 Women's Golf Championship in 11th place with a 53-over 317-300-300--917 at the par-72, 6,200-yard Palouse Ridge Golf Course in Pullman, Wash. The field featured eight teams ranked among the Top 26 in the nation according to golfstat.com.

Sewell was the highest Oregon State finisher for the third time in her sophomore campaign after finishing in a tie for 29th place with a 10-over 79-73-74--226. Yoo got back to her usual play on the final day after a tough second round to card a team-best 1-over 73 and finish the tournament with a 14-over 77-80-73--230 for a tie for 39th place. Whitney French and Telles both tied for 44th place with a 16-over 232, while Rachael Fischer posted her first score of the tournament in the 70's on the final day to finish with a 22-over 80-81-77-238 for a tie for 52nd place.

California won the team title with a 17-over 881 to finish a stroke ahead of USC and Doris Chen of USC won medalist honors with a 1-over 217.

LAST TIME OUT: Oregon State concluded its regular season with a sixth-place finish at the 15-team Fresno State Lexus Classic last week. The Beavers finished the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a 47-over 306-299-306--911 at the par-72, 6,212-yard Copper River Country Club.

Yoo fired a 1-over 73 in the final round to move 14 spots up the leaderboard and lead the Beavers with a tie for 22nd place with an 11-over 80-74-73--227. Sewell was a stroke back after shooting three 76's for a 12-over 228 that was good enough for a tie for 25th place. Telles and Saelee each finished in a tie for 35th place with a 14-over 230, as Telles went 74-77-79 in the three rounds and Saelee shot 78-72-80. Pickerell was consistent over the three rounds with scores of 78-77-78 for a 17-over 233 and a tie for 45th place.

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