NCAA West Regional Final Results

Auburn, WA - The Portland State women's golf team wrapped up the NCAA West Regional Championship in 20th place at Washington National Golf Club.

In challenging conditions on Saturday, Lauren Taylor shot the best round of the day for Portland State. The Viking freshman fired a five-over par 77. She placed in a tie for 63rd among 126 players with 234 over 54 holes.

It was cool and damp all week at Washington National Golf Course. But the Vikings had the disadvantage of being in Saturday's afternoon wave when play was stopped for 45 minutes due to heavy rains. That didn't help PSU's back-nine scoring.

PSU finished with 305-311-326=942 and placed 20th among 24 teams overall. The Vikings entered the tournament seeded 20th.

Number-one ranked USC won the West Regional by 10 shots over 13th-ranked Tennessee. The Trojans finished at two-over par 866 for the 54-hole tournament. Tennessee was 12-over par 876.
Sixth-ranked Virginia and 22nd-ranked UC Davis tied for third at 887. The top eight teams from the Regional advance to the National Championship tournament at The Traditions Course in College Station, TX on May 18-21. The other four qualifiers were Arizona, South Carolina, Washington and Texas A&M. Oregon missed qualifying by one stroke.

Tennessee's Erica Popson led the tournament from wire-to-wire and won the individual title by shooting an eight-under par 208. That was five shots better than the nation's second-ranked player, Lizette Salas of USC. Salas came in at three-under par 213. Sophia Popov was the only other player under par for the tournament, shooting a one-under 215.

Viking Sophomore Britney Yada recorded an 80 on the final day. She shot 239 for the week and tied for 89th.

Senior Kalyn Dodge was the top finisher for Portland State at the Regional. She tied for 56th overall shooting 73-76-83=232.

Junior Tiffany Schoning tied for 77th with 78-73-86=237.

Senior Alexia Brown shot 91 in the final round. Her total of 251 was 122nd overall.

TAP-INS
PSU, the Big Sky Conference Champion, was ranked 59th in the nation heading into the tournament… PSU's first-round 305 is the best single-round score by a Viking team in an NCAA Regional in a total of 17 tournament rounds… this was PSU's sixth appearance in an NCAA Regional Tournament. The Vikings' other trips to the Regional were in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2010 following Big Sky Championship wins.

Portland State's NCAA Regional Records
54-hole scoring, team: 928, 2008, Lincoln Hills Golf Club, Lincoln, CA
Highest team finish: 16th, 2003, Karsten Golf Club, Tempe, AZ (936)
18-hole scoring, team: 305, 2011, Washington National Golf Club, Auburn, WA (1st round)
54-hole scoring, individual: 226, Alexia Brown, 2008, Lincoln Hills Golf Club, Lincoln, CA
Highest finish: t48th, Rebecca Randolph, 2003, Karsten Golf Club, Tempe, AZ (231)
18-hole scoring, individual: 73, Sarah Tiller, 2004, Stanford Golf Club, Stanford, CA (2nd round);
    73, Alexia Brown, 2008, Lincoln Hills Golf Club, Lincoln, CA (3rd round)
    73, Kalyn Dodge, 2011, Washington National Golf Club, Auburn, WA (1st round)   
    73, Tiffany Schoning, 2011, Washington National Golf Club, Auburn, WA (2nd round)

2011 NCAA WEST REGIONAL
hosted by the University of Washington
Washington National Golf Club, Auburn, WA
May 5-7, 2011
6,266 yards, par 72
24 teams/126 golfers

Team Scores (golfstat ranking)
1. USC (1), 288-284-294=866
2. Tennessee (13), 292-287-297=876
t3. Virginia (6), 290-301-296=887
t3. UC Davis (22), 300-292-295=887
5. Arizona (7), 303-293-299=895
6. Washington (38), 304-294-307=905
7. South Carolina (36), 303-299-300=902
8. Texas A&M (26), 301-302-305=908
9. Oregon (34), 302-301-306=909
10. Iowa State (19), 305-306-302=913
11. Oklahoma (29), 316-300-301=917
12. BYU (51), 303-311-304=918
13. Denver (43), 307-307-306=920
14. Georgia (12), 314-303-309=926
15. UT-San Antonio (58), 311-313-313=927
16. Pepperdine (20), 318-299-314=931
17. San Diego State (48), 310-311-317=938
18. Tulsa (42), 310-315-315=940
19. New Mexico (52), 310-318-313=941
20. Portland State (59), 305-311-326=942
t21. New Mexico State (65), 319-315-320=954
t21. Oral Roberts (89), 320-314-320=954
23. San Jose State (71), 315-316-326=957
24. UTEP (97), 321-324-338=983

Top 14 Players
1. Erica Popson, Tennessee, 68-69-71=208
2. Lizette Salas, USC, 73-67-73=213
3. Sophia Popov, USC, 69-73-73=215
4. Calle Nielsen, Virginia, 72-74-70=216
t5. Demi Runas, UC Davis, 69-72-76=217
t5. Katerina Ruzickova, Texas A&M, 73-75-69=217
t7. Alice Kim, UC Davis, 80-72-66=218
t7. Rachel Morris, USC, 73-71-74=218
t9. Isabelle Boineau, Arizona, 75-70-74=219
t9. Marta Silva Zamora, Georgia, 75-73-71=219
t11. Amy Anderson, North Dakota State, 72-72-77=221
t11. Sara Monberg, Tennessee, 75-70-76=221
t11. Inah Park, USC, 73-74-74=221
t11. Amy Simanton, UC Davis, 73-75-73=221

Portland State Players
t56. Kalyn Dodge, 73-76-83=232
t63. Lauren Taylor, 77-80-77=234
t77. Tiffany Schoning, 78-73-86=237
t89. Britney Yada, 77-82-80=239
122. Alexia Brown, 78-82-91=251