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WHAT'S BRUIN - Women's Golf Weekly News & Notes 9/27
* HIGHLIGHT: Morrison Named NWC, Bruin Athlete of the Week
*COMING UP: Bruins to Host 3rd Annual Culturame Classic Oct. 6-7
* NCAA STATS: Morrison Top-Ranked Individual, Bruins 4th as a Team
* NATIONAL POLL: George Fox Owns No. 7 Pre-Season Ranking
NEWBERG, Ore. – By winning her first two tournaments of the 2012-13 season by a combined 17 strokes, Kelsey Morrison has been named both the Northwest Conference Women’s Golf Student-Athlete of the Week and the George Fox University Bruin Women’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 17-23.
Morrison, a senior from Yucca Valley, Calif., opened the fall by capturing medalist honors in the prestigious O’Brien National Invitational Tournament at the Warren Golf Course in Notre Dame, Ind., on Sept. 16-17. Competing against golfers from 10 of the top 15 teams in the Golf World /National Golf Coaches Association NCAA Division III per-season national poll, she shot a five-over-par 73-76=149, seven shots ahead of Hannah Buck of Washington-St. Louis. Her score helped the Bruins to a sixth-place finish against the nation’s best.
On Sept. 22-23, Morrison blistered the Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks, Ore., with a one-over-par 70-75=145, 10 strokes ahead of teammate and runner-up Whitney Jammerman, to win the Boxer Classic hosted by Pacific (Ore.). She led the Bruins to a 34-stroke victory over Whitman.
Morrison, a Second Team All-American in 2011 and a First Team All-American in 2012, was the runner-up in voting for last year’s National Player of the Year. A two-time All-Wet Region and All-NWC selection, she was the 2012 Conference Player of the Year. She currently owns a 73.5 strokes-per-round average.
The George Fox University Bruin Athlete of the Week Award for both men and women is presented throughout the sports seasons to recognize and honor outstanding athletic achievements and records by Bruin student-athletes.
2012-13 George Fox Bruin Women’s Athletes of the Week
Aug. 27-Sept. 2 - Courtney Hochstetler (Cross Country)
Sept. 3-9 - Kelsey Prentice (Cross Country)
Sept. 10-16 - Lucy Capron (Volleyball)
Sept. 17-23 - Kelsey Morrison (Golf)
* 2012-13 HONORS
Kelsey Morrison
- Northwest Conference Women’s Student-Athlete of the Week - Sept. 17-23
- Bruin Women’s Athlete of the Week - Sept. 17-23
* COMING UP: Bruins to Host Third Annual Culturame Classic on Oct. 6-7
For the third year in a row, George Fox University will host the Culturame Classic on Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 6-7, at The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club in Aloha, Ore. Tee times both days are set for 11:45 a.m., there is no admission charge, and the public is invited to attend to see some outstanding small college women’s golf.
The name of the tournament comes from the Spanish word “Culturame” (pronounced “cool-TOO-rah-may”). Debra Del Toro-Phillips, a personal friend of George Fox head coach MaryJo McCloskey, gave that name to her nation-wide company which produces bilingual greeting cards for all occasions in Spanish and English to promote and celebrate cross-cultural friendship and diversity. The company’s web site may be found at www.culturame.com.
“Debra is always looking for ways to get involved in her community, and she offered to sponsor a golf tournament for us two years ago,” explained McCloskey. “In addition to bringing together several fine women’s golf programs, it gives her company added exposure by putting the name out in front of the public.”
In last year’s Classic, the University of Hawai’i-Hilo won for the second year in a row with a 17-over-par score of 299-302=601. George Fox came in second for the second straight year with a 315-309=624, followed by Linfield College with a 329-351=680, Biola University at 341-363=702, Willamette University at 362-355=717, Northwest Christian University at 363-356=719, and Pacific University at 372-385=757. Lewis & Clark College and Simpson University had individuals playing but did not have a foursome necessary for a team score.
Due to a scheduling conflict, Hilo is not back to defend its
title, but there are several returning teams, including Linfield,
Pacific, Northwest Christian, and Simpson. New to the field
this year are Willamette University, Whitworth University, and the
University of California-Santa Cruz.
Results of the Culturame Classic will be posted each evening on the
George Fox women’s golf web site at http://athletics.georgefox.edu/sports/wgolf/index.
* NCAA STATS: Morrison Top-Ranked Individual, Bruins 4th as a Team
In the first NCAA national statistics from Golfstat.com for the 2012-13 women’s golf season (thru Sept. 26), George Fox is ranked No. 4 nationally in Division III and No. 2 in the West Region, while the Bruins’ Kelsey Morrison is the top-ranked player statistically in the nation.
The Bruins are tied for sixth nationally in overall scoring average (318.75) but are fourth in score vs. par (30.75). In the West Region, they are tied for first in scoring average with the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and are first in score vs. par. The Bruins’ adjusted scoring average of 79.69 is first in the region and fourth in the nation. The University of California-Santa Cruz is ranked No. 1 in the region ahead of the Bruins, based primarily on comparative wins within the region.
Individually, Morrison leads the nation in scoring average (73.50) and score vs. par (1.50). Her first-day score of 70 in the Boxer Classic on Sept. 22 is tied for the lowest round in the nation thus far with Kelsey Smith of DePauw University.
Loreece Magsanide is tied for 45th in the nation and seventh in the region in score vs. par (7.50),and is tied for 11th in scoring average (79.50). Abby Mann is tied for 21st in the region in score vs. par (9.25) and is 25th in average score (81.25).
* NATIONAL POLL: George Fox Owns No. 7 Pre-Season Ranking
After finishing seventh in the 2012 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament, the George Fox University Bruins received that same ranking in the Golf World / National Golf Coaches Association pre-season national poll of Aug. 29. George Fox was the highest-rated team from Region 5 (the West Region) with 347 points. Also in the top 25 from the West were Mary Hardin-Baylor (9th, 294 points), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (13th, 233), Whitman (14th, 176), Texas-Tyler (19th, 109), Southwestern of Texas (22nd, 93), and Redlands (23rd, 66). Whitman shared the NWC title with George Fox last year. Another NWC team, Whitworth, narrowly missed the top 25 with 43 points.
With 15 straight NCAA titles, Methodist entered the 2012-13 season as the unanimous choice for the No. 1 team, receiving all 18 first-place votes and 450 points. DePauw, the 2012 NCAA runner-up, claimed the No. 2 spot (413 points), followed by Centre (362), Williams (359), Washington-St. Louis (353), and Wisconsin-Eau Claire (351).
Results of all of the Golf World / NGCA polls are in the Sept. 3 issue of Golf World and are on line at http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/blogs/college-golf/2012/08/alabama-tops-womens-preseason.html#entry-more.
