PACIFIC WINS NWC WOMEN'S GOLF TITLE
SISTERS, Ore. - Placing all four scoring golfers in the top ten, the Pacific Boxers clinched their fourth Northwest Conference women's golf title in the past five years, carding a two-day total of 682 at the 2008 NWC Championship at Aspen Lakes GC in Sisters, Ore. Whitney Ueno of Willamette won medalist honors with a 161. The tournament was hosted by University of Puget Sound
Pacific, who entered the second day with a seven-stroke lead over Whitworth, shot a 339 on the final day to collect the title. After winning the NWC Fall Classic outright and sharing the title at the NWC Spring Classic, the Boxers finished with 31.5 points in the Championship Standings. Whitworth finished second at both the tournament and in the standings. Puget Sound finished the tournament in third place, carding a 712, but Linfield took third in the final standings with 22.5 points, one-half point better than Puget Sound.
Ueno, who also won the NWC Championship Tournament in 2006, followed up a 79 on day one with an 82 on day two, including a birdie on the first hole of the day. Brynn Hurdus of Linfield led all golfers with an 81 on day two to finish in second with a 166. Tami Park of Pacific and Sarah Bicker of Puget Sound tied for third, carding 167. Krystal Pitkonen of Whitworth took fifth and Jasmine Ching of Pacific took sixth to round out the All-NWC selections.
With the win, the Boxers earn an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships on May 13-16 at Centennial Oaks Golf Course in Waverly, Iowa.
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