Ciganda tied for lead at Pac-10 Championships

<p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/photos/schools/asu/sports/w-golf/auto_pdf/… 1 Results</a> <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html&quot; target="_new"><img src="http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/icon-acrosmall.gif&quot; alt="Get Acrobat Reader" border="0" height="10" width="9"></a></p><separator></separator><p>The top-ranked Arizona State University women's golf team finished third after day one of the 2009 Pac-10 Women's Golf Championships presented by Duramed. The Sun Devils shot a 9-over 293 to finish two shots behind first-place UCLA and one shot off second place USC. The Pac-10 Championships are being held at the par 71, 6,148-yard Stanford University Golf Course.</p><separator></separator><p>"I'm actually very happy that we finished only two shots back," said seventh year head coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/luellen_melissa00.html">… Luellen</a>.</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/ciganda_carlota00.html">… Ciganda</a> led the Sun Devils. Ciganda is currently in a two-way tie for first with USC's Jennifer Song. Both Ciganda and Song are freshmen. Ciganda used two birdies to finish the first round 1-under 70.</p><separator></separator><p>"Carlota was extremely patient, that was her goal," said Luellen. "She finished strong with a birdie on the last hole. She was very happy about that."</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/osborn_jennifer00.html">… Osborn</a> finished round one at 1-over 72. Osborn is currently tied for fourth. Osborn's fellow senior, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/munoz_azahara00.html">Az… Munoz</a> finished the day tied for ninth. Munoz shot a 2-over 73 to be the third Sun Devil in the top 10.</p><separator></separator><p>"Jen is playing great, she is putting all the bad shots behind her," said Luellen. "Aza's playing fine. She's missed a few birdies but she just needs to be patient."</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/sweeney_jaclyn01.html">J… Sweeney</a> carded a 7-over 78 while <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/murcia_juliana00.html">J… Murcia</a> finished 9-over 80.</p><separator></separator><p>"We're not going to be paired with the top teams tomorrow, but I think it will be an opportunity for us to play aggressive and get some birdies," said Luellen. "We'll work to get that good pairing for the final round."</p><separator></separator>The Pac-10 Women's Golf Championships presented by Duramed will continue through Sunday. The Sun Devils will tee off at 9:10 a.m. tomorrow and are paired with Arizona.<!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>