BYU Concludes Season at NCAA West Regional

LINCOLN -- The No. 27 BYU women's golf team finished the 2008 NCAA West Regional in 17th place at 43-over-par.

Junior Natalia Jimenez led the Cougars in round three, shooting a 3-over-par 75 for the day. She hit consistently throughout the round and finished the tournament tied for 56th place with teammate Daphne Vines.

Although the Cougars fought hard, the third round proved to be the most challenging of the NCAA West Regional. Seniors Juli Erekson and Ashley Childers both shot an 8-over-par 80 and Jade Bollinger shot a 6-over-par 78.

The 2008 NCAA West Regional was held at the par-72 Lincoln Hills Golf Club, where tournament tees are set at 6,338 yards. The West Regional consisted of 21 Division-I schools from various parts of the United States, including No. 2 Southern California, No. 4 Arizona State and No. 12 Arizona.

The top eight teams from the West Regional will advance to the NCAA Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. No. 2 Southern California won the tournament at 9-under-par, while No. 4 Arizona State finished in second place at 6-over-par and No. 47 UNLV followed in third at 15-over-par.

With a 17th-place finish at the tournament, the Cougars concluded their 2007-08 season. They look forward to a summer of practice and a strong season in 2008-09.

FINAL Team Leaderboard
Place     School             To Par    Today    R1    R2    R3     Total
1         USC                -9         -4      283   288   284    855
2         Arizona State      +6         +1      296   285   289    870
3         UNLV               +15        +13     288   290   301    879
4         Arizona            +16        +4      299   289   292    880
T5        Oklahoma State     +18        +8      293   293   296    882
T5        Arkansas           +18        +6      291   297   294    882
7         Tulsa              +20        +1      287   308   289    884
T8        UC Davis           +28        +8      300   296   296    892
T8        Ohio State         +28        +7      299   298   299    892
T8        Stanford           +28        +11     295   298   299    892
11        Michigan State     +29        +6      295   304   294    893
12        California         +33        +13     295   301   301    897
13        Oregon             +37        +13     303   297   301    901
14        UC Irvine          +40        +13     302   301   301    904
15        Oklahoma           +41        +15     299   303   303    905
16        San Jose State     +42        +16     300   302   304    906
17        BYU                +43        +21     295   303   309    907
18        Fresno State       +44        +8      306   306   296    908
19        North Carolina     +50        +18     297   311   306    914
20        Portland State     +64        +24     308   308   312    928
21        Oral Roberts       +67        +21     310   312   309    913
BYU INDIVIDUAL Leaderboard
Place          Player             R1      R2     R3      Total
T42            Juli Erekson       72      72     80      224     +8                                                  
T56            Natalia Jimenez    79      74     75      228     +12                                                  
T56            Daphne Vines       72      80     76      228     +12                                                  
T76            Ashley Childers    72      78     80      230     +14                                                  
93             Jade Bollinger     79      79     78      236     +20