Women's Golf Takes 7th at Grand Canyon
9/25/2007

Tuesday marked the end of the first tournament of the season for the Cougar women's golf team, and the squad came away looking pretty good.

Competing at the Grand Canyon Fall Invitational at Coldwater Golf Club in Arizona, CSUSM placed 7th in a tough 16-team field that featured Cal Baptist (4th), Lubbock Christian (2nd), and tourney winner Florida Southern.  The top performer for Coach Fred Hanover's Cougars was freshman Lynell de Villa, who tied for 15th.

 "Lynell was very good," noted Hanover.  "As a team, we played fairly well.  We've got a lot better golf in us."

It was a good team effort for CSUSM, as most of the squad's eight golfers finished within a few shots of each other in the two-round event.  After de Villa's 153 (+9), fellow newcomer Roxanne Mejia was the squad's next finisher, tying for 27th with a 156.  

Returning golfers and expected team leaders Carly Ludwig and Ellyse Siu were next, finishing with 157 and 158.  They tied for 30th and 32nd, respectively. 

Rounding out the squad were Adriana Bormann (160), Kate Hansen (161), Katie Lorden (161), and Danielle Pearce (168).  All of them are expected to contribute this season, as they did last spring.

The Cougar women's golf team will continue its fall season on October 14th at the Aztec Invitational, hosted by San Diego State.