Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Golfers Advance to NCAA Championships
May 17, 2006 | Cowgirl Golf
“We never really talked about a score we had to get to qualify,” said OSU head coach Laura Matthews. “We just felt like we had to play better during the final round. I'm not sure why we played so poorly the first two days, but they played great today.”
The Cowgirls turned in the second-best round of the tournament, bettered only by team champion USC's two-under 286 during the final round. After struggling to a 49-over-par 625 during the first two rounds, OSU's 291 was just the third sub-par round of the weekend.
“You get to a point where you're either going to keep playing badly or you find a way to get the ball into the hole,” Matthews said. “I think the determination really came out of our girls today. It was a total team effort.”
Cowgirl freshman Karin Kinnerud had the highest finish by an OSU golfer, tying for 15th place with a 10-over 226. Freshman Pernilla Lindberg and junior Mallorie Underwood both finished with a 231. Junior Candie Herrera, who recorded the only sub-par round of the tournament for OSU on Saturday with a 71finished with a 232. Freshman Amanda Johnson, playing in just the fourth tournament of her collegiate career, finished with a 234.
“Karin played well throughout the tournament,” said Matthews. “The front nine on Friday was not as good as she would've liked, but she played well, other than that.”
Oklahoma State has advanced to the NCAA Championships as a team for the sixth-consecutive season, one of just seven teams to do so. Also advancing from the Central Regional are top-ranked Duke, No. 6 USC, seventh-ranked Pepperdine, No. 12 Texas A&M, 16th-ranked Florida, No. 21 Kent State and Nebraska.
The top-eight teams and two individuals from each of three regional sites will advance to the NCAA Championships to be held at the Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio, May 23-26.
NCAA Central Regional
The Traditions at Texas A&M • College Station, Texas
May 11-13, 2006 • par 72 • 6,289 yards
Team Results
1. USC 293-304-286--883 2. Duke 294-300-291--885 3. Pepperdine 303-304-296--903 4. Florida 303-312-297--910 5. Oklahoma State 314-311-291--916 6. Texas A&M 318-306-295--919 Kent State 309-311-299--919 8. Nebraska 313-298-311--922Missed the Cut
9. Michigan State 306-311-310--927 10. Northwestern 308-308-313--929 11. Texas 311-310-310--931 12. SMU 316-319-299--934 13. Tulsa 319-310-308--937 14. Baylor 318-310-310--938 15. Missouri 320-320-301--941 16. Ohio State 309-325-311--945 17. TCU 319-313-318--950 Birmingham-Southern 327-312-311--950 19. Jacksonville State 332-321-323--979 20. Jackson State 339-345-337-1025 21. St. Francis (Pa.) 356-361-351-1067
Individual Results
1. Irene Cho, USC 71-74-69--214 2. Amanda Blumenherst, Duke 70-75-73--218 3. Elizabeth Janangelo, Duke 77-69-75--221 4. Jennifer Pandolfi, Duke 71-77-74--222 Tara Delaney, Kent State 74-77-71--222 6. Devan Andersen, Texas 70-78-75--223 Catalina Marin, USC 77-73-73--223 Dewi Schreefel, USC 73-79-71--223OSU Golfers
15. Karin Kinnerud 74-78-74--226 35. Pernilla Lindberg 81-76-74--231 35. Mallorie Underwood 82-77-72--231 44. Candie Herrera 81-80-71--232 52. Amanda Johnson 78-80-76--234
