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USF Women's Golf Climbs to Eighth Place in the 2004 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational
Oct. 5, 2004
(Sammamish, WA) - USF women's golf bounced back from a tough opening round to shoot a 304 in the second round of the 2004 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, hosted by the University of Washington at the Sahalee Country Club. The Dons own a two round tally of 622 (318, 304), good for eighth place heading into the final round on Wednesday.
Oklahoma State leads the tournament with a 597 (296, 301), good for a seven-stroke lead over Oregon at 604 (300, 304). Southern California is in third place at 605 (304, 301), followed by Pepperdine at 614 (298, 316). Washington State rounds out the top-five with a 615 (310, 305), two strokes in front of the host Huskies at 617 (310, 307), who entered the tournament ranked No. 2 in the country by Golf Week.
USF's 304 equaled the second lowest round of the day. The Cowgirls and the Trojans shot 301 while Oregon also carded a 304.
Senior Mariko Shimozaki and junior Nikki Jacoby and each shot 74 to lead the charge for the Dons, who entered the day in 10th place in the 14-team field. After two rounds Shimozaki stands at 154 (80, 74) and shared the team lead with three birdies on the day. Jacoby stands at 155 (81, 74) and was exceptionally steady on the long and challenging golf course and bogeyed just three holes and led the team for the round with 14 pars. Sophomore Kristin Nichols had quite a day on the golf course and ended up with a 76. Nichols carded an eagle on the par-4 fourth hole and added three birdies.
Shimozaki vaulted 20 places on the leader board and owns a share of 21st place, while Jacoby and Nichols share 26th.
USF head coach Sara Range was pleased with the way her team responded after a challenging opening round.
"I am really proud of the way they played today. They showed a lot of composure and showed they learned a lot from the round yesterday. Nikki and Mariko were so steady all day and Kristin continued to amaze me with the way she competed and battled out there," Range said.
San Francisco competes in the final round of the tournament Wednesday. Check USFDons.com for live scoring, final stats and a complete tournament recap.
Team Results
1. Oklahoma State 296 301 597
2. Oregon 300 304 604
3. USC 303 301 605
4. Pepperdine 298 316 614
5. Washington State 310 305 615
6. Washington 310 307 617
7. Stanford 308 312 620
8. San Francisco 318 304 622
9. UNLV 318 307 625
10. Brigham Young 314 313 627
11. California 320 308 628
12. Long Beach State 320 329 649
13. Oregon State 334 323 657
14. Stirling (Scotland) 344 343 687
USF Scores 318 304 622 T-21. Mariko Shimozaki 80 74 154 T-26. Kristin Nichols 79 76 155 T-26. Nikki Jacoby 81 74 155 T-48. Jessica Potter 78 83 161 T-62. Sydney Roughton 88 80 168
