April 15, 2008

Complete Results in PDF Format

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - Freshman Rachel Sibbitt tied for 11th as the West Coast Conference Women's Golf Championships concluded Tuesday at Chambers Bay Golf Course.

Sibbitt had a final-round 81 to go with Monday's scores of 82-80 for a 54-hole total of 243 to earn WCC honorable mention honors. She missed first-team accolades by two strokes.

Three other Bulldogs also finished in the top 20. Senior Lacey Jo Manwaring finished 18th at 247 with rounds of 85-80-82, freshman Sage Suffecool was 19th at 248 with rounds of 81-87-80 and senior Sarah Sheffield was 20th at 249 with rounds of 82-82-85.

Sibbitt, Manwaring and Suffecool had the best Bulldogs rounds of the tournament with an 80.

Pepperdine captured the team title with a 905 while the Bulldogs had a 987 for last in the five-team field. The Waves also had a pair of golfers tie for medalist honors. Leanne Bowditch had rounds of 73-74-73 and Taylore Karle had rounds of 71-73-76 as the two tied at 220. They decided not to have a playoff.

Tuesday's conditions were not as rainy as Monday's opening rounds as interment showers dampened the course briefly twice on Tuesday, but winds gusting between 10-20 mph made the 6,006, par 72 layout challenging. Chambers Bay will be the site of the 2015 men's U.S. Open and 2010 U.S. Amateur.

West Coast Conference Women's Golf Honors
Freshman of the Year
Taylore Karle, PEP

Coach of the Year
Laurie Gibbs, PEP

Co-Individual Medalist
Leanne Bowditch, PEP
Taylore Karle, PEP

All-WCC First Team
Jayvie Agojo, PEP
Leanne Bowditch, PEP
Danielle Cvitanov, USF
Stephanie Gelleni, PEP
Taylore Karle, PEP
Taryn Kuida, POR
Natasha Podmore, USF
Jessica Potter, USF
Corey Utsurogi, SCU

All-WCC Honorable Mention
Hilaire Fouts, SCU
Martine de Gannes, PEP
Kristin Howell, POR
Chaneng Joe, USF
Paige Rachor, POR
Rachel Sibbitt, GON
Miki Ueoka, SCU