Oct. 9, 2002

(Tacoma) - Led by senior All-American Mikaela Parmlid and U.S. Amateur Open champion Becky Lucidi, the USC women's golf team ran away from the field during the final round of play at the 2002 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. San Francisco finished seventh in the elite field, including seven Pac-10 teams and six top-25 programs.

USC (292, 301, 292) shot 9-over 885 while the Huskies (296, 304, 300) finished at 24-over 900, beating Pepperdine (300, 300, 301) by one stroke. California (299, 303, 301) finished fourth at 903, while Stanford (307, 304, 294) rounded out the top-five at 905. San Francisco (314, 306, 299) shot a 919 on the par-73 course.

Senior Susie Laing led the way once again for the Lady Dons finishing with a share of seventh place after carding a 222 (73, 71, 78). Sophomore Mariko Shimozaki and freshman Nikki Jacoby fired even-par 73's for USF. Shimozaki tied for 25th after a 231 (79, 79, 73). Junior Jordan Auten recovered from a rough opening round to finish at 235 (81, 79, 75).

Head coach Sara Range was happy with the way her team responded after struggling in the opening round.

"I am happy with how they competed today. They showed a lot of character and composure on the golf course. This was an elite field here and a good measuring stick of where we stack up against some of the best teams on the West coast. We know the areas we need to improve on and now we must carry these lessons into our next tournament in Hawaii," Range stated.

Parmlid took medalist honors after winning a one-hole playoff with Pepperdine's Lindsey Wright. Parmlid pared the 371-yard first hole while Wright missed a four-foot putt for par and bogeyed. Both players finished the tournament at 5-under 70. Parmlid carded a 5-under 68 during her final round.

San Francisco competes in their final tournament of the Fall season when they travel to Hawaii to compete in the UH Invitational October 29-30 at Kapolei Golf Course in Oahu.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

 1   Southern California    292  301  292  885    +9
 2   Washington             296  304  300  900   +24
 3   Pepperdine             300  300  301  901   +25
 4   California             299  303  301  903   +27
 5   Stanford               307  304  294  905   +29
 6   UCLA                   303  301  304  908   +32
 7   San Francisco          314  306  299  919   +43
 8   Brigham Young          300  308  316  924   +48
 9   Oregon State           301  313  313  927   +51
10   Long Beach State       315  308  312  935   +59
11   Oregon                 312  315  315  942   +66

TOP 25 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

 1   Mikaela Parmlid**      USC           74   72   68    214   -5
 2   Lindsey Wright         Pepperdine    73   71   70    214   -5
 3   Katherine Hull         Pepperdine    71   72   72    215   -4
     Becky Lucidi           USC           65   77   73    215   -4
 5   Therese Wenslow        Oregon        71   76   72    219    E
 6   Kim Rowton             Stanford      76   71   74    221   +2
 7   Hayley Wilkinson       Long Beach    76   74   72    222   +3
     Susannah Laing         USF           73   71   78    222   +3
     Vikki Laing            California    74   74   74    222   +3
     Louise Friberg         Washington    74   75   73    222   +3
     Mika Takayama          California    73   72   77    222   +3
12   Charlotte Mayorkas     UCLA          72   78   74    224   +5
13   Paige Mackenzie        Washington    72   76   77    225   +6
     Lindsay Morgan         Washington    74   77   74    225   +6
     Kelly Husted           Stanford      76   77   72    225   +6
16   Gina Umeck             UCLA          76   73   77    226   +7
     Susie Mathews          UCLA          76   73   77    226   +7
18   Angela Rho             Stanford      76   78   73    227   +8
19   Sung Ea Lee            Washington    76   76   76    228   +9
20   Margaraet Gibby        BYU           76   75   78    229  +10
     Tanya Dergal           USC           74   79   76    229  +10
22   Sarah Huarte           California    74   77   79    230  +11
     Jessica Gardner        BYU           74   76   80    230  +11
     Leah Whiting           Oregon St.    71   79   80    230  +11
25   Joan M. Shimozaki      USF           79   79   73    231  +12
     Irene Cho              USC           79   75   77    231  +12


USF INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
   7   San Francisco            314  306  299    919
T  7    Susannah Laing           73   71   78    222
T 25    Joan M. Shimozaki        79   79   73    231
T 38    Jordan Auten             81   79   75    235
  43    Nikki Jacoby             88   77   73    238
T 53    Lisa Chen                81   84   79    244