Feb. 9, 2005
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. - The Arizona State University women's golf team finished 13th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, held Monday-Wednesday, Feb. 7-9 at the par 71, 5,912-yard Palos Verdes Golf Club.
The Sun Devils carded a 32-over par 316 in Wednesday's final round and finished in 13th place with a three-day total of 82-over 934 (308-310-316). Pepperdine won the 2005 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge with a three-round total of 44-over 896. The Waves took home a two-stroke victory over UCLA (898), while Duke (900), Florida (904) and Washington (906) rounded out the top five.
Individually, freshman Louise Stahle (Lund, Sweden) led the Sun Devils with a tie for 12th place at 12-over 225 (75-74-76). Junior Alissa Kuczka (Phoenix, Ariz.) finished in a tie for 30th at 17-over 230 (79-75-76), while sophomore Tiffany Tavee (Gilbert, Ariz.) tied for 42nd (78-76-79-233). Freshman Sara Lester (Walnut Creek, Calif.) finished 74th with a three-day total of 249 (76-85-88), while freshman Brooke Todare (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) was 79th (81-87-85=253).
Duke's Brittany Laing earned individual medalist honors, finishing at even-par 213 (68-72-72). after carding a one-over 72 Tuesday for a two-round total of two-under 140. She finished with a four-stroke lead over UCLA's Charlotte Mayorkas (217).
ASU will return to action Feb. 21-23 at the Wildcat Invitational in Tucson, Ariz.
2005 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Final Results - February 7-9, 2005
Pl Team To Par Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total 1 Pepperdine +44 296 296 304 896 2 UCLA +46 289 304 305 898 3 Duke +48 293 300 307 900 4 Florida +52 302 297 305 904 5 Washington +54 297 315 294 906 6 Oklahoma State +57 297 304 308 909 7 USC +60 307 301 304 912 8 Ohio State +66 306 307 305 918 9 Arizona +71 307 306 310 923 10 New Mexico +72 303 309 312 924 11 Texas +76 315 301 312 928 12 Stanford +77 315 307 307 929 13 Arizona State +82 308 310 316 934 14 UNLV +91 316 310 317 943 15 Michigan State +108 315 321 324 960
Sun Devil Scores: 21. Louise Stahle 75-74-76=225; T36. Alissa Kuczka 79-75-76=230; T42. Tiffany Tavee 78-76-79=233; 74. Sara Lester 76-85-88=249; 79. Brooke Todare 81-87-85=253.