UW Championship Bound For First Time Since 2006
May 16, 2011
Complete Release, Stats and Records in PDF Format 
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- For the first time since 2006, Washington will play in the NCAA Women's Golf Championship. By viture of finishing seventh at the NCAA West Regional in Auburn, Wash., the Huskies are one of 24 teams that will participate in the championship tournament to be held at the Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas from May 18-21. For the Huskies, it will be their 11th appearance at the NCAA Championship, nine under coach Mary Lou Mulflur. The team's best finish is sixth, happening in both 2004 and 2006.
THE COURSE
Traditions is a private golf club and residential community in Aggieland. The Jack Nicklaus designed course is the home to the Texas A&M Men's and Women's golf teams. The course will play 6,260 yards and is a par 72 course.
LIVE COVERAGE
Live scoring will be available daily on Golfstat.com. In addition, GoHuskies.com will have daily recaps and photos after the event and will provide commentary via Twitter (@UW_WGolf). Texas A&M will provide a live chat on www.aggiesathletics.com.
THE LINEUP
The Huskies used a team effort to earn their 11th NCAA Championship appearance in school history. Washington was led by a different golfer in each of the three NCAA Regional rounds. Senior Anya Alvarez led UW in day one with a 70, followed by a course-record 66 by Sadena Parks in round two. Senior Karinn Dickinson was the final day hero shooting a team best 74 as the Huskies were two shots better than eighth-place Texas A&M and three strokes ahead of Oregon -- who ended up missing the cut. The Huskies are making their ninth NCAA Championship appearance in 28 years under the guidance of head coach Mary Lou Mulfl ur. The UW lineup will consist of two seniors, Alvarez and Dickinson, junior Parks, and a pair of freshmen, Kelli Bowers and A Ram Choi. Washington was the No. 13 seed at in the West and is currently ranked 36th by Golfstat.com and 41st by Golfweek.com. Alvarez is the nation's No. 59 ranked player by Golfstat.com and 60th by Golfweek.com. She was honorable mention All-Pac-10.
THE PLAYERS
Anya Alvarez, Senior
• Has played in 10 event and placed first or second among UW finishers in nine of those events.
• Teams top finisher in six events.
• Four Top-10 finishes this season, including season-best 3rd twice.
• Averaging a career-best 73.93 strokes per round, which is the third-best average in UW history.
• Shot a season-best 67 in the final round of the Peg Barnard Invitational.
• Her career-low 203 in 2008 at the Las Vegas Showdown ranks as the school's lowest 54-hole score in team history.
• Has played in 118 rounds during her career, tied for the 8th most in UW team history.
Kelli Bowers, Freshman
• Tied for fourth on team with 76.25 scoring average per round.
• Was Huskies top finisher in her collegiate debut at the Washington State Invitational at Palouse Ridge.
• Career-best team tournament 7th place finish came in collegiate debut at WSU Invitational.
• Took second at 36-hole Gonzaga Spring Invitational, finishing behind teammate Darcie Richmond.
• Shot a season-best 54-hole score of 221 at the Pac-10/SEC Challenge.
• Four top-25 fi nishes in 11 events competed.
• Four-time 1A Washington State HS Champion from 2007-10 at Chelan.
• First Team All-State in 1A classification in volleyball (2009)
and basketball (2010).
A Ram Choi, Freshman
• Has appeared in 11 events, two as an individual competitor.
• Finished a season-best fifth at the Gonzaga Spring Invitational, an individual event.
• Fired a season-low 70 (-1) in the second round of the Peg Barnard Invitational to fi nish 16th out of 70 competitors.
• Career-best 54-hole score of 231 (+18) came during the Pac-10/SEC Challenge.
• Was third among Huskies at the Pac-10 Championships.
• Third among Huskies at the NCAA Regional and fired the second-best round twice.
Karinn Dickinson, Senior
• Has played in 10 events and placed first or second among UW finishers in fi ve of those tournaments.
• Finished top-15 in first three events of fall season and top-25 in all four fall events.
• Collected second career win, tying for medalist honors at the WSU Invitational.
• Shot a career-best 68 (-4) in the first round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown.
• Has competed in 110 rounds during her career, which is just outside of the top-10 all-time in UW history.
• Lived 10 years in Asker, Norway and was the 2006 Norwegian Junior National Champion.
• Father Kenneth played basketball at Washington.
Sadena Parks, Junior
• Has 7 top-25 finishes in 11 events this season.
• Scoring average of 76.03 ranks second on the team.
• Set women's course record at Washington National with a career-low 66 in the second round of the West Regional.
• Was UW's top finisher at the NCAA Regional placing 22nd and Pac-10 Championship, tying for 19th.
• Career-best 8th place finish at Peg Barnard Invitational.
• Best 54-hole score 219 came in the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational
at Tacoma Country Club.
• Won Washington State 4A High School Championship as a senior in 2008 and junior in 2007.
THE COACH
Mary Lou Mulflur
• UW has made 18 NCAA Regional appearance under Mulflur and nine NCAA Championships.
• Players have been named NGCA All-America 10 times under Mulflur's tutelage.
• Ten first-team All-Pac-10 selections.
• UW athletes have been named Pac-10 All-Academic 28 times under Mulflur's watch.
• Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1999.
• Coached two NCAA Regional Champs (Paige Mackenzie, 2006 and Dodie Mazzuca, 1997).
PAC-10 POWER
Washington has mostly went under the radar this season, perhaps because of the strength of its conference. The Huskies are one of seven teams to advance from the Pac-10 to the NCAA Championship. Both USC and UCLA won their regions and are ranked No. 1 and 2 respectively in the nation. In fact, out of the eight conference
teams invited to NCAA Regionals, only Oregon failed to advance. The SEC sent 11 teams to the regionals and equaled the Pac-10 by sending seven teams on to the Championship.
THE FIELD
Below are a list of the 24 teams that have advanced to the NCAA Championship and from which region they have emerged:
West Region:
1. Southern California
2. Tennessee
3. Virginia
4. UC Davis
5. Arizona
6. South Carolina
7. WASHINGTON
8. Texas A&M
Individuals:
1. Marta Silva Zamora, Georgia
2. Amy Anderson, North Dakota State
East Region:
1. Alabama
2. North Carolina
3. Arizona State
4. Coastal Carolina
5. California
6. Purdue
7. Florida
8. Vanderbilt
Individuals:
1. Jessica Negron, Florida State
2. Caroline Powers, Michigan State1. Alabama
Central Region:
1. UCLA
2. LSU
3. Minnesota
4. Arkansas
5. Notre Dame
6. Ohio State
7. Stanford
8. Wake Forest
Individuals:
1. Lindy Duncan, Duke
2. Maribel Lopez Porras, Tulane
