March 12, 2007

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Aztecs Play First 54-Hole Tourney Of The Spring
The San Diego State women's golf team heads to Boulder City, Nev., for its first 54-hole tournament of its 2007 spring schedule, March 12-14. The Aztecs, who are two weeks removed from their most recent outing in Fresno, face some of the country's top teams in a three-day event at the par-72, 6,153-yard Boulder Creek Golf Club.

SDSU is one of four MWC schools in the 18-team field, which also includes host No. 30 UNLV, No. 19 BYU and No. 16 New Mexico. Other highly-rated opponents include No. 34 Campbell, No. 39 USF and No. 46 Washington State. In all, nine of the Aztecs' 17 challengers are ranked in the top 60 in the nation according to Golfweek.

Live stats will be available on golfstat.com for all three rounds. SDSU has the first set of tee times on Monday, beginning at 7:30 a.m. PT.

Fab Five: Aztec Line-Up For This Week
For the third event in a row, SDSU head coach Felicia Brown will take the starting five of senior Jamie Oliver (Los Alamitos, Calif.), junior Kim Carmody (Palatine, Ill.) and sophomores Alana Erlandson (Palm Desert, Calif.), Jackie Kazarian (Dana Point, Calif.) and Maki Kamimura (West Covina, Calif.) to Las Vegas.

Both Oliver and Kamimura participated in last year's tournament at UNLV. Kamimura logged a career-best 69 in the second round before ending up in a tie for 18th place, while Oliver finished tied for 56th.

Rewind: UNLV Spring Invite 2006
The San Diego State women's golf team jumped one spot in the final team standings, finishing in eighth place overall with a 54-hole score of 51-over 915 at the 2006 UNLV Spring Invitational. The Aztecs carded a final round 307, the seventh-best team score of the day in the 19-team field at the par-72, 6,152-yard Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev.

SDSU was led by senior Heather MacRae, who climbed five spots on the individual leader board to finish in a tie for ninth after a final round 1-over 73. MacRae fired a 4-over 220 for the tournament, tying a career high which ranks 10th in Aztec history.

Freshman Maki Kamimura was unable to match her career-best second round effort of 69, dropping six spots into a tie for 18th with a 6-over 78 in the final 18 holes. Kamimura logged an 8-over 224 in the three-day event, beating her previous career high for 54 holes by two strokes.

The duo was followed in the individual standings by junior Jamie Oliver, who started the day in 72nd place, but found herself in a tie for 56th after the third round after a tournament-best 76. Senior Megan Mulhaupt tied for 67 with at 21-over 237 and freshman Petra Cole rounded out the group at 25-over 241.

Host UNLV won the team title by three strokes over Mountain West Conference rival BYU with a 15-over 879, while Indiana's Shannon Johnson took home medalist honors with a 5-under 211.

Last Time Out: Aztecs Finish 16th In Fresno
The San Diego State women's golf team slipped one spot to 16th place after carding a final round 313 at the Kitahara Fresno State Invitational in Fresno, Calif., Feb. 26-27. The Aztecs ended the two-day event at 56-over 632 and got bumped from their 15th place slot despite improving their first-round score by six strokes at the par-72, 6,072-yard Copper River Country Club.

Host Fresno State rallied to claim the team title over day one leader UC Irvine by two strokes, after posting a 297 in the final 18 holes for a tournament-best 20-over 596. Long Beach State's Kay Hoey edged Colorado's Lindsay Clajouw by one for medalist honors with a 2-over 146, including a 72 in final day action.

San Diego State's top finisher was senior Jamie Oliver, who overcame a rough start to end up with a second-round 77 for a 9-over 153, which was good for a 21st place tie. Oliver had five bogeys and one double-bogey in her first nine holes, but battled back with three birdies on the back nine.

Sophomore Alana Erlandson matched Oliver's 77 with one of her own to end up tied for 51st place at 13-over 157. Classmate Jackie Kazarian fired an 8-over 80 for the second straight day to tie for 71st, while sophomore Maki Kamimura improved her day one score by five strokes with a 7-over 79, tying for 81st overall.

Junior transfer Kim Carmody rounded out the Aztec lineup in 87th place with a 24-over 168, including an 85 in the final 18 holes.

Looking Back At The Fall Season
The San Diego State women's golf squad played in four team tournaments this past fall, logging top-13 finishes in every event. The Aztecs top performance came at their lone home tournament of the season, the Taylor Made Aztec Fall Classic, where the team took ninth place in the 19-team field.

Individually, the Aztecs swept the top two spots at the La Quinta Inn & Suites Shootout in Flagstaff, Ariz., Sept. 18-19. Anna Booth claimed medalist honors with a 2-over 148, just one stroke better than teammate Maki Kamimura, who carded a 3-over 149.

Four SDSU players ended their fall campaign with a sub-78.00 stroke average, including Alana Erlandson, who posted a team-best 76.88 average in eight rounds.

Coming Attractions
SDSU will send its `B' squad to the Lady Otter Invitational in Seaside, Calif., March 19-21. SDSU then heads to Oregon for the Duck Invitational, before traveling to St. George, Utah, for two straight tournaments, the BYU Dixie Classic and the Mountain West Conference championships.

Head Coach Felicia Brown
Head coach Felicia Brown is in her fifth season at the helm of the SDSU golf program after serving as an assistant in 2001-02. A native San Diegan, Brown prepped locally at San Marcos High School before playing collegiately at Arizona. She is assisted by Doug Barba for the fourth year in a row.