Oct. 17, 2004
PALO ALTO, Calif. - The Arizona State women's golf team won its second consecutive tournament Sunday, capturing a five-stroke victory at the Stanford/Pepsi Intercollegiate held Oct. 15-17 at the par 70, 5,853-yard Stanford Golf Course.
It was the second straight tournament win for the Sun Devils who earned a victory at the Price's Give 'Em Five Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M., on Oct. 4-5.
This victory also gives the ASU its first back-to-back tournament victories since the Sun Devils won the 1998 NCAA title and then opened the following season with a victory at the 1998 Japan TOPY Cup. Prior to this year, ASU had not won consecutive tournaments in the same season since the Sun Devils captured the 1997 NCAA West Regional and the 1997 NCAA Championship.
ASU finished with a three-round total of 12-over 852 to top second-place finisher Pepperdine by five strokes (857). Rounding out the top five were Washington (861), defending NCAA champion UCLA (862) and tournament host Stanford (869).
Individually, three Sun Devils finished in the top 10 at Stanford, led by freshman Louise Stahle who tied for second with a three-under total of 207. It marked the third time in three collegiate events that Stahle has garnered runner-up honors.
Sophomore Tiffany Tavee carded a one-under 69 in Sunday's final round to tie for sixth with a total of two-over 212 for her second consecutive top 10 finish, while junior Alissa Kuczka turned in her best finish of the year with a tie for 10th at four-over 214. Senior Erin Tone tied for 20th with a three-round total of 219, while sophomore Charmaine Erasmus finished in a tie for 73rd (234).
Washington State's Anastasia Kostina won individual medalist honors at the Stanford/Pepsi Intercollegiate with a three-round total of five-under 205.
The Sun Devils return to action next week at the Kent Youel Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Oct. 25-27.
Stanford/Pepsi Intercollegiate Final Results - Oct. 15-17, 2004
Fin. School Scores 1 Arizona State 282 282 288 852 +12 2 Pepperdine Univ. 284 291 282 857 +17 3 Washington, U. of 284 294 283 861 +21 4 UCLA 287 289 286 862 +22 5 Stanford University 295 285 289 869 +29 6 Washington State U. 292 290 288 870 +30 7 New Mexico, U. of 295 287 299 881 +41 8 Tulsa, University of 294 292 298 884 +44 9 Arizona, U. of 289 307 291 887 +47 10 Texas, Univ. of 297 299 295 891 +51 11 Southern California 298 293 301 892 +52 12 Oregon, U. of 300 303 299 902 +62 13 San Jose State Univ 299 300 305 904 +64 14 Vanderbilt Univ. 311 296 299 906 +66 15 Texas Tech Univ 293 317 301 911 +71 16 UNLV 302 303 307 912 +72 17 New Mexico State U. 299 307 312 918 +78 18 Oregon State U. 299 312 309 920 +80
Sun Devil Scores: T2. Louise Stahle 70-67-70=207; T6. Tiffany Tavee 71-72-69=212; T10. Alissa Kuczka 71-72-71=214; T20. Erin Tone 70-71-78=219; T73. Charmaine Erasmus 81-74-79=234.