Long Beach State University Athletics
Women's golf travels to Bruin Wave Invitational
2/27/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Feb. 27, 2011
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Tournament No. 6
Long Beach State at Bruin Wave Invitational
Hosted by Pepperdine & UCLA
Robinson Ranch Golf Club, Par-72, 6,282 yards
Santa Clarita, Calif.
Monday, Feb. 28 - Opening Round, 8:30 a.m., www.golfstat.com
Tuesday, Mar. 1 - Second Round, 8:30 a.m., www.golfstat.com
Wednesday, Mar. 2 - Final Round, 8:00 a.m., www.golfstat.com
The Long Beach State women's golf team takes to the road for their second tournament of the spring season, traveling to Santa Clarita for the Bruin Wave Invitational hosted by Pepperdine and UCLA. The three-day, 54-hole tournament begins on Monday, Feb. 28 at the Robinson Ranch Golf Club (par-72, 6,282 yards) and concluding with final round action on Wednesday, Mar. 2. First and second rounds will begin with an 8:30 a.m. start, while Wednesday's final round will tee off at 8 a.m..
BRUIN WAVE FIELD
The 49ers will be among 15 teams competing in this year's Bruin Wave Invitational: Pepperdine, UCLA, Arizona, BYU, Cal State Northridge, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, San Diego State, Stanford, Texas, UNLV and Washington State.
CERULLE ON BRUIN WAVE INVITATIONAL
"We are looking to carry the momentum that we have from The Gold Rush into one of the best fields that we will see," 49er head coach Joey Cerulle said. "Solid play from top to bottom will be needed to come away with a victory. We will be ready for tough conditions and show the nation that we can play with the best of the best."
FOLLOW THE 49ERS ON GOLFSTAT
Live scoring of the Bruin Wave Invitational will be available on golfstat.com.
LAST YEAR'S BRUIN WAVE INVITE
LBSU will be looking to improve from last year's performance at the 18-team Bruin Wave Invitational as the 49ers finished in 14th place. LBSU recorded a three-day total of 945 carding rounds of 308-312-325 to finish at 81-over. Sophomore Simone Hoey was the top player for the 49ers, finishing in 50th at 15-over 231 (76-74-81). USC won the team championship (+2) by two-strokes over second-place Arizona State (+4), while Danielle Kang of Pepperdine claimed individual medalist (-8) by three shots.
HOEY WINS THE GOLD RUSH, 49ERS FINISH SECOND
Sophomore Simone Hoey (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS) recorded her first career tournament win at The Gold Rush in Yorba Linda, Calif. Hoey finished with a 54-hole total of 219, shooting rounds of 73-74-72 to finish at 3-over at the Yorba Linda Country Club. Junior Monica Villarreal (Yorba Linda, Calif./Mater Dei HS) finished six-strokes behind Hoey to take second-place with a 225 (77-73-75). Tournament host LBSU placed second completing the tournament with a 62-over 926 (312-306-308), finishing eight strokes behind team champion San Diego State.
LBSU IN THE RANKINGS
In the latest Golfstat rankings, the 49ers comes in at No. 71, while in the Golfweek/Sargarin ratings, the `Niners are ranked at No. 72.
49ERS CONCLUDE FALL SEASON
The 49ers concluded the fall season having played in four tournaments. LBSU played in three time zones, playing in Fort Collins, Colorado (Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic); East Lansing, Mich. (Mary Fossum Invitational); and in Owasso, Okla. (Dale McNamara Invitational). The 49ers recorded their strongest performance in November, finishing in third place at the 17-team Lamkin Grip Invitational in Arroyo Grande, Calif.
MCATEE RECORDS FIRST TOP-10 FINISH
Senior Lindsey McAtee (Poway, Calif.) recorded her first career top-10 finish, tying for fifth-place at the Lamkin Grip Invitational at the Cypress Ridge Golf Course in Arroyo Grande. McAtee finished the 36-hole tournament at 6-over-par 152, recording rounds of 79 and 73. McAtee has also recorded four top-20 finishes as a 49er.
CHAN HAS IMPRESSIVE START TO SEASON
Freshman Rochelle Chan (Torrance, Calif.) played in all four tournaments for the 49ers, recording her first career top-10 finish at the Lamkin Grip Invitational. Chan tied for 10th place with a 7-over 153 (78-75).
CERULLE ON THE SPRING SEASON
"The spring season keeps us in California through the semester. Our highlighted events are our "Gold Rush", the Bruin Wave, and the Pacific Intercollegiate. We feel like we have the opportunity for strong finishes in each of our events, and should be bringing home some championships with quality play. The women have worked very hard over the winter break, and with the help of our strength and fitness program, combined with help from our nutritionist, I feel like we are ready both physically and mentally for the long journey ahead. Our goal is a victory at the Big West Tournament and a berth to the NCAA Regional Championship.
49ERS SIGNS TWO TO NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT
Long Beach State women's golf coach Joey Cerulle announced the signing of Bow-Kay Salotti (Palm Desert) and Monica Umpant (Cerritos) to National Letters of Intent.
"Bow-Kay and Monica makes us extremely deep for next year," Cerulle said. "Having the returnees coming and now these two incoming freshman who will push everyone else on this team to become that much better. Both of these two have an opportunity to play right away as I see that they have the talents available to do that. They will help us make a good impact for next year."
Monica Umpant, Fr., Cerritos, Calif., Cerritos HS Won the AJGA Woodward Video Junior at the Greenbrier at the The Greenbrier Golf Course ... Most Valuable Player four years in a row ... Helped her team to CIF State in 2007 and 2008 ... Runner up at CIF Southern Section Individuals at Mountain Meadows ... Advanced to the CIF at SCGA Southern California Golf Championship four straight seasons ... Selected to the Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team for four consecutive years.
Bow-Kay Salotti, Fr., Palm Desert, Calif., Palm Desert HS Won the IJGT Tahquitz Creek in Palm Springs with a 152 (78-74) ... Shot a 2-under-par at the Ayala High School tournament, tying for second place as an individual ... Four-time CIF individual qualifier ... Helped Desert High School to three CIF regional team championships and four Desert Valley League championships ... four-time CIF team qualifier ... Qualified for the California State Championships and placed third as a team.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS
The 49ers will next be in action as they travel to Irvine for the inaugural Folino Invitational hosted by Cal State Fullerton. The two-day tournament begins on Monday, Mar. 21 at the Oak Creek Golf Course.
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