Women's golf finish in third at Pac-10 Championships

April 23, 2008

The fourth-ranked Arizona State University women's golf team finished in third place at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships. ASU shot a 39-over 891 (296-294-301) at the par-71, 6,060 yard Palos Verdes Golf Club. Tournament host USC took home the Pac-10 title, shooting 8-over for the tournament.<separator></separator>"We were seeded third and we finished third," said head coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/luellen_melissa00.html">… Luellen</a>. "We didn't do anything we weren't supposed to do. That was a positive."<separator></separator>Individually, three Sun Devil golfers finished in the top-ten. Sophomore All-American <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/nordqvist_anna00.html">A… Nordqvist</a>, last year's Pac-10 Player of the Year, shot a 3-over 216 (74-70-72) to finish in second place. Nordqvist has recorded five top-five finishes this season, including a tie for first at the PING/ASU Intercollegiate earlier this month.<separator></separator>Junior All-American <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/munoz_azahara00.html">Az… Munoz</a> finished in seventh place, carding a 6-over 219 (72-71-76). Munoz, ranked third in the nation according to Golfweek, is playing the best golf of her career. Out of nine tournament appearances this season, Munoz has finished in the top-ten eight times. The lone tournament outside the top-ten was a tie for 12th place at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational.<separator></separator>I'm very, very proud of Anna and Aza for finishing in the top-ten at the Pac-10's and Anna was first runner-up," said Luellen. "It was actually a very close race for Pac-10 Player of the year between [UCLA's] Tiffany Joh and Aza and Anna. It is obviously thrilling to have two players in the race."<separator></separator>Joh beat out Nordqvist and Munoz for the 2008 Pac-10 Player of the Year award.<separator></separator>However, the Sun Devils did not leave empty handed, both Nordqvist and Munoz were named first-team All-Pac-10 for their play this season.<separator></separator> Sophomore <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/murcia_juliana00.html">J… Murcia</a> finished in ninth place, shooting a 9-over 222 (74-74-74). Murcia's ninth-place finish is her highest finish of the season. <separator></separator>"Juliana played really consistent and steady," said Luellen. "She has been improving every tournament and now it is starting to show up in her score."<separator></separator>Junior All-American <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/osborn_jennifer00.html">… Osborn</a> shot a three-day total of 23-over 236 (76-81-79) to tie for 36th.<separator></separator>Murcia and Osborn both received All-Pac-10 Honorable Mentions.<separator></separator>Also competing for the Sun Devils, senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/sola_camila00.html">Cami… Sola</a> finished in 46th, shooting a 32-over 245 (85-79-81).<separator></separator>This season Arizona State has finished in the top-five in all nine tournaments in which the Sun Devils competed. In October, ASU won the 2007 Stanford Intercollegiate overcoming a 12-stroke deficit to come from behind to beat then No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 Duke.<separator></separator>Luellen is already looking forward to competing at the NCAA Regionals, May 8-10. "Next up, we will get ready for regionals. We need to take one tournament at a time."