WOMEN'S GOLF

November 16, 2010

Irvine Valley Wins 2010 State Championship

CHINO, CA - The Irvine Valley women's golf team made its first trip to the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships one to remember.

The Lasers rallied from five shots back after the first day on Monday to beat College of the Canyons by four strokes on Tuesday for the title.

Individuals had played in the state event previously for IVC, but the Lasers had never gone as a team.
Kayla Riede of Sacramento City posted a round of even-par 74 on the second day for a 36-hole, two-day total of 2-over par on the Los Serranos Country Club north course in Chino Hills.  However, her individual efforts could not help the Panthers repeat as state champions in the team competition. It was Irvine Valley that captured the team title with a two-day total of 650 (335-315).

Head coach Ben Burnett’s Lasers saw five of their six players improve their second day scores, including freshman Chelsea Kasprowicz (89-80), who was nine strokes better on the second day. Freshmen Foya Lazare (86-78) and Kaycee Fuller (88-80) were eight strokes better on the second day.

The Lasers, who had already won Orange Empire Conference and Southern California Regional titles, were nine strokes better on the second day than Canyons.

Canyons placed second with a team total of 654 (330-324) while Sacramento City placed third at 661 (333-328) and Modesto finished fourth at 720 (363-357).

Tammy Panich of Glendale was one of four players to shoot even par on the second day, forcing a card-off with Riede for individual honors as both golfers posted scores of 150.  Panich won the card-off with a 36 on the back nine while Riede posted a back nine score of 38.  It was the second consecutive year that Riede has finished as the state’s individual runner-up.

Tina Yang of Mt. San Jacinto shot even par on Tuesday for a two-day total of 152 to finish third overall while Krista Fenniak of College of the Desert also shot even par Tuesday for a 155 total and a fourth place finish individually.

IVC sophomore Nicole Rivera, who was the Orange Empire Conference and Southern California player of the year, finished with a solid two-day total of 155 for fifth. Arica Rodriguez of Mt. San Antonio (156) rounded out the top six individuals to earn all-state honors.