May 8, 2004
STANFORD, Calif. - The Arizona State women's golf team finished the NCAA West Regionals in superb fashion on Saturday, totaling a 298 for the second day in a row (312-298-298=908) to finish seventh overall and qualify for the NCAA Championships. The Sun Devils found themselves in 18th after the first day of competition but rebounded on the final two days to earn a trip to Opelika, Ala., May 18-21 to compete for the national title.
Redshirt freshman Danelle Perata (Vacaville, Calif.) led the way for the Sun Devils, finishing in a tie for 25th for the tournament at eight-over (79-71-74=224). One stroke back in a tie for 30th was sophomore Alissa Kuczka (Phoenix, Calif.), who shot a 75 on each day of the competition (75-75-75=225).
Junior Erin Tone (Gilbert, Ariz.) tied for 51st (77-78-77=232), freshman Charmaine Erasmus (Bradenton, Fla.) tied for 57th (85-74-74=233) and freshman Tiffany Tavee (Gilbert, Ariz.) tied for 72nd (81-80-85=236) for ASU.
Hannah Jun of UCLA won the individual title at seven-under (67-71-71=209) while the Bruins won the team title by seven strokes at three-under par (282-293-286=861). In addition to the Sun Devils and UCLA, other teams that made the NCAAs from the West Region include California, Stanford, Washington, Georgia, Ohio State, and Texas.
1 UCLA -3 282 293 286 861 2 California +4 290 289 289 868 3 Stanford +19 293 297 293 883 4 Washington +28 298 309 285 892 5 Georgia +36 304 298 298 900 6 Ohio State +37 303 302 296 901 7 Arizona State +44 312 298 298 908 T8 Texas +49 306 296 311 913 T8 Washington State U. +49 302 304 307 913 T8 Oregon, U. of +49 305 303 305 913 11 Denver, Univ. of +51 302 299 314 915 12 Pepperdine +53 300 312 305 917 T13 Texas Tech Univ +58 304 309 309 922 T13 Brigham Young Univ. +58 310 307 305 922 T15 San Jose State Univ +60 311 308 305 924 T15 San Diego State Univ +60 310 303 311 924 17 San Francisco, U. of +68 308 313 311 932 18 CSU-Northridge +72 310 305 321 936 19 New Mexico State +76 318 305 317 940 20 Portland State Univ. +79 320 308 315 943 21 Oral Roberts Univ. +105 328 320 321 969