Women's Golf Ties for 11th at NCAA West Regionals; Season Over for Spartans

Stanford, Calif.-----Unable to mount a final-round rally, San Jose State University finished tied for 11th at the NCAA Division I West Regional Women’s Golf Championships.

The 11th place finish signals an end to the 2001-02 season for the Spartans. San Jose State shot a final round 303 for a 921 total on the Stanford University Golf Course. The top eight West Regional finishers are advancing to the NCAA Championships in Auburn, Wash., May 21-24. Southern California was the eighth-place team with a 908 total.

“It was a decent final round for the team. We shot what we averaged for the season (in the tournament). You can’t ask much more,” said San Jose State University director of golf Nancy Lewis, whose team had to make up 10 strokes and pass eight teams over the final 36 holes for a return trip to the NCAA Championships. “We were in too big a hole after the first day.”

Marcela Leon posted her second straight 73 and Helle Gram added a two-over 74 to lead the Spartans in the final round. Leon, with five birdies, and Gram, with three, were the only San Jose State players with a birdie the final 18 holes. The Spartans also counted a pair of 78’s from Rebecka Heinmert and Ashley Gomes.

Pepperdine and UCLA tied for first place at 883. California, at 889, Arizona at 890, Stanford at 901, Arizona State and Washington at 904 and Southern California at 908 were the West Regional qualifying teams for the NCAA Championships.

Arizona’s Lorena Ochoa posted her third straight 70 for a six-under par 210 total and medalist honors. She finished five shots ahead of Katherine Hull of Pepperdine and Mikaela Parmlid of Southern California, the only other players under par at one-under 215.

Gram was the top San Jose State finisher tying for 29th place at 227.

Final 54-hole results from the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf West Regional Championships
Stanford, Calif., Stanford University Golf Course, par 72

Team Scores
1. Pepperdine 883
UCLA 883
3. California 889
4. Arizona 890
5. Stanford 901
6. Arizona State 904
Washington 904
8. Southern California 908
9. USF 914
10. New Mexico 915
11. New Mexico State 921
San Jose State 921
13. Washington State 933
14. Colorado State 940
15. Idaho 941
16. Brigham Young 948
Northern Arizona 948
18. UC Irvine 950
19. Denver 963
20. Campbell 967
21. Oral Roberts 981

Individual Leaders
1. Lorena Ochoa, Arizona 70-70-70-210
2. Katherine Hull, Pepperdine 69-74-72-215
Mikaela Parmlid, USC 73-74-68-215
4. Jimin Kang, Arizona State 73-71-72-216
5. Alena Sharp, New Mexico State 72-72-74-218
Lindsey Wright, Pepperdine 71-73-74-218
7. Gina Umeck, UCLA 71-76-72-219
8. Louise Friberg, Washington 76-73-71-220
Kristi Larsen, New Mexico 70-75-75-220

San Jose State Scores
T29. Helle Gram 80-73-74-227
T 35. Marcela Leon 83-73-73-229
T45. Ashley Gomes 76-79-78-233
T55. Rebecka Heinmert 83-74-78-235
T74. Nicole Deacon 80-80-80-240