University of Oregon
Pac-10 Championships
Ducks Finish Eighth at Pac-10 Championships
04/20/05 | Women's Golf
PLEASANTON, Calif. ? Senior Johnna Nealy recorded her third straight top-20 finish at the Pac-10 tournament and Oregon finished eighth following Wednesday's final round of the Pac-10 women's golf championships, played at the par-72, 6,304 Ruby Hill Golf Course.
Nealy, from Grants Pass, Ore., shot a 75 Wednesday, which left her tied for 18th overall at 11-over 227. Following the tournament, she was named to the all-Pac-10 second team. She becomes just the third Oregon golfer to be named to the conference's first or second team, joining Jerilyn White (2nd team in 2001) and Paula Patterson (1st team in 1997, 2nd team in 1998). Nealy tied for 12th at this tournament as a sophomore in 2003 and tied for 19th last year.
No. 2 UCLA held off a charge by No. 6 Arizona State to win its second straight the league title with 874 strokes. The Bruins carded a 295 Wednesday, while ASU fired a 289 to close within four shots of the Bruins, but it wasn't enough. No. 20 USC took third at 880, with No. 17 Arizona fourth at 886, California fifth at 894, No. 8 Washington sixth at 897 and No. 22 Washington State seventh at 898.
The Ducks finished eighth with 922 strokes, ahead of No. 18 Stanford (932) and Oregon State (946).
Oregon's best round of the day came from sophomore Kim McCready, who shot a 74. The sophomore from Placerville, Calif., finished tied for 37th at 234 and earned all-Pac-10 honorable mention honors. Also for Oregon, Erin Andrews tied for 28th at 231 following Wednesday's 78, and Victoria Wenslow tied for 31st at 232.
In the individual race, Arizona State freshman Louise Stahle came from four shots back to win the title. She shot a 5-under 67 Wednesday and finished at 9-under 207. She passed second round leader Kim Welch, who had a 75 Wednesday, as well as UCLA's Susie Mathews and Arizona's Cassandra Kirkland during the final round. Mathews was second at 209, while Kirkland and Welch tied for third at 211.
Oregon is expected to advance to the NCAA West Regional and will find out officially when the postseason bid are announced Monday at noon.
TEAM SCORES ? 1, UCLA, 289-290-295-874. 2, Arizona State, 297-292-289-878. 3, USC, 291-295-294-880. 4, Arizona, 300-289-297-886. 5, California, 305-295-294-894. 6, Washington, 298-304-295-897. 7, Washington State, 299-293-306-898. 8, Oregon, 308-308-306-922. 9, Stanford, 304-315-313-932. 10, Oregon State, 327-312-307-946.
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS ? 1, Louise Stahle, Arizona State, 69-71-67-207. 2, Susie Mathews, UCLA, 68-71-70-209. T3, Cassandra Kirkland, Arizona, 72-67-72-211; Kim Welch, Washington State, 70-66-75-211. 5, Charlotte Mayorkas, UCLA, 73-70-71-214.
OREGON FINISHERS ? T18, Johnna Nealy, 75-77-75-227. T28, Erin Andrews, 79-74-78-231. T31, Victoria Wenslow, 76-77-79-232. T37, Kim McCready, 78-82-74-234. 47, Michelle Timpani, 83-80-83-246.
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