March 9, 2004

CHICO, Calif. - The Western Washington University women's golf team rallied from a three-shot, first-round deficit to win by one stroke in claiming its third straight championship in the third annual Chico State University Invitational Tournament which ended Tuesday at the Butte Creek Golf and Country Club.

The Vikings, ranked No.8 nationally in the latest Golfstat/NCAA Division II report, shot 313, bettering their first-day score by 10 shots, for a 36-hole total of 636. That was one stroke better than first-round leader Cal State San Marcos, rated No.11 nationally in the NAIA, which shot 317 for a 637 total.

Host Chico State was third in the seven-team tournament at 652 (319).

"I thought that we really rose to the occasion today on the back nine," said Western coach Dean Russell. "We hit some clutch shots and made some key putts.

"We feel very comfortable here on this golf course. It plays very similar to our home course. So, we went out relaxed today, feeling that we could all shoot lower, and we did by 10 shots, and that made up the difference."

Western was led by Katja Trygg (So., Bainbridge Island), who shot a 3-over par 75 to tie for third place at 155, and Candice Wagner (So., Milton/Fife) finished fifth by shooting 77 for a 158 total.

Kelly White (Sr., Monroe) tied for sixth at 161 (81), Sarah Cooper (Sr., Marysville/Archbishop Murphy) was eighth at 162 (80) and Kate Menlove (Jr., Bellevue/Interlake) tied for 13th at 166 (82).

Stephanie Segura from Cal State San Marcos took the individual title with a birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden death playoff. She shot 78 to tie at 162 with Morgan Peterson from Chico State, who had the low round of the day at 73.

Western takes a week off before competing in the Texas A&M University-Commerce Invitational on March 22-23.

FINAL RESULTS           Chico State Invitational
                        Butte Creek CC           Chico, CA
                                   Par:        72
                                   Yardage:  5931

      Fin.   Top 20 Teams             Scores
         1   Western Washington U     323  313    636
         2   CSU-San Marcos           320  317    637
         3   CSU-Chico State          333  319    652
         4   CSU-Monterey Bay         336  352    688
         5   Victoria -BC             347  346    693
         6   Notre Dame de Namur      360  368    728
         7   Montana St-Billings      381  414    795


   Fin.    Top 20 Players         School       Scores
   ** 1    Stephanie Segura       CSU-SnMrcs    78   74   152
      2    Morgan Peterson        Chico St.     79   73   152
      3    Jennell French         CSU-SnMrcs    74   81   155
           Katja Trygg            Western WA    80   75   155
      5    Candice Wagner         Western WA    81   77   158
      6    Alicia Ambrosini       Chico St.     87   74   161
           Kelly White            Western WA    80   81   161
      8    Sara Cooper            Western WA    82   80   162
      9    Traci Parkison         Chico St.     77   86   163
     10    Kyle Safford           CSU-SnMrcs    89   75   164
           Mariko Miranda         CSUMB         84   80   164
     12    Anne Bowden            CSUMB         78   87   165
     13    Erin Thys              CSU-SnMrcs    79   87   166
           Kate Menlove           Western WA    84   82   166
     15    Krystle Kay            VictoriaBC    88   81   169
     16    Jennifer Van Dyke      NotDame-CA    86   86   172
           Kristin DeGirolamo     VictoriaBC    85   87   172
     18    T. Ishihara-Paraso     NotDame-CA    84   89   173
     19    Kara Koszman           VictoriaBC    85   90   175
     20    Amber Petruzelli       Chico St.     90   86   176


   ** 1   Stephanie Segura       CSU-SnMrcs    78   74    152   +8

      2   Morgan Peterson        Chico St.     79   73    152   +8

      3   Jennell French         CSU-SnMrcs    74   81    155  +11
          Katja Trygg            Western WA    80   75    155  +11

      5   Candice Wagner         Western WA    81   77    158  +14

      6   Alicia Ambrosini       Chico St.     87   74    161  +17
          Kelly White            Western WA    80   81    161  +17

      8   Sara Cooper            Western WA    82   80    162  +18

      9   Traci Parkison         Chico St.     77   86    163  +19

     10   Kyle Safford           CSU-SnMrcs    89   75    164  +20
          Mariko Miranda         CSUMB         84   80    164  +20

     12   Anne Bowden            CSUMB         78   87    165  +21

     13   Erin Thys              CSU-SnMrcs    79   87    166  +22
          Kate Menlove           Western WA    84   82    166  +22

     15   Krystle Kay            VictoriaBC    88   81    169  +25

     16   Jennifer Van Dyke      NotDame-CA    86   86    172  +28
          Kristin DeGirolamo     VictoriaBC    85   87    172  +28

     18   T. Ishihara-Paraso     NotDame-CA    84   89    173  +29

     19   Kara Koszman           VictoriaBC    85   90    175  +31

     20   Amber Petruzelli       Chico St.     90   86    176  +32

     21   Leanne Wilkins         VictoriaBC    89   88    177  +33

     22  *Arika Tobin            Chico St.     85   93    178  +34

     23  *Anna Pozzi             CSUMB         88   93    181  +37

     24   Samantha Clawson       CSUMB         93   89    182  +38
          Julia Elwood           Chico St.     92   90    182  +38

     26   Brianne Kodakari       NotDame-CA    90   93    183  +39
          Beth Harold            CSU-SnMrcs    93   90    183  +39

     28  *Kelly Vantine          Chico St.     91   95    186  +42

     29   Elizabeth Marshall     MSU-Billings    90   98    188  +44
          Alison Sahli           CSUMB         92   96    188  +44

     31   Julie Clifford         MSU-Billings    95   96    191  +47

     32  *Lisa Kurtzman          St.Martins    96   96    192  +48

     33   Karen Fedoruk          VictoriaBC    94  100    194  +50

     34   Amanda Rabenberg       MSU-Bilngs    89  109    198  +54

     35   Joy Aud                NotDame-CA   100  100    200  +56

     36  *Wendy Matson           St.Martins    96  114    210  +66

     37   Dusty Lindeen          MSU-Billings   107  111    218  +74

     38   Nicole Clayton         MSU-Billings   116  111    227  +83

     WD   Katy Murphy            CSUMB         82   WD