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Bruin Wave Invitational
Lee-Bentham leads Women's Golf to sixth-place finish at Bruin Wave Invitational
03.02.2011 | Women's Golf
March 2, 2011
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- Texas freshman Rebecca Lee-Bentham (71-70-75) shot a career-best 54-hole total of even-par 216 to finish in a tie for fourth while leading the Longhorns to a sixth-place finish at the Bruin Wave Invitational. Overall, Texas shot a combined 35-over 899 (303-298-298) to take sixth place in the 15-team field.
Lee-Bentham paced the Longhorns and earned her first career top-five finish. A stellar first 36 holes of 3-under 144 put her into a tie for the lead headed into Wednesday's finale at the Robinson Ranch Club. Lee-Bentham maintained her hot start on day three until a triple-bogey on the 16th hole dropped her to 3-over for the round and even par to finish the tournament (71-70-75). Lee-Bentham's second-round 2-under 70 included three birdies and only one bogey.
Sophomore Madison Pressel shot a 5-over-par 221 (76-72-73) to record her fourth-consecutive top-20 finish and finished in a tie for 12th place. Pressel carded the final-round low for the Horns with a 1-over 73.
Sophomore Haley Stephens (76-79-75) tied for 33rd at 14-over 230, while fellow sophomore Katelyn Sepmoree (80-77-75) tied for 45th at 16-over 232.
Junior Nicole Vandermade (87-80-87) rounded out Texas' scorecard with a 38-over 254 to finish in a tie for 81st.
Co-host UCLA (281-294-285) was the only team to finish under par, winning the event with a 4-under 860. Arizona (292-285-293=880, +16) and co-host Pepperdine (296-288-297=881, +17) finished second and third, respectively.
UCLA's Lee Lopez (70-73-69) was the individual winner with a 4-under 212.
Texas returns to the links at The Battle at Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, Calif. (March 20 - 22).
Final Team Standings
1. UCLA - 281-294-285=860 (-4)
2. Arizona - 292-295-293=880 (+16)
3. Pepperdine - 296-288-297=881 (+17)
4. Stanford - 304-300-291=895 (+31)
5. San Diego State - 295-302-301=898 (+34)
6. TEXAS - 303-298-298=899 (+35)
7. New Mexico - 311-301-301=913 (+49)
8. BYU - 303-307-305=915 (+51)
9. Oklahoma State - 305-315-302=922 (+58)
10. New Mexico State - 309-310-304=923 (+59)
11. Long Beach State - 309-308-313=930 (+66)
12. Oregon State - 321-304-312=937 (+73)
13. UNLV - 303-325-312=940 (+76)
14. CSU-Northridge - 314-322-314=950 (+86)
15. Washington State - 319-323-314=956 (+92)
Final Top 10 Individuals
1. Lee Lopez, UCLA - 70-73-69=212 (-4)
2. Glory Yang, UCLA - 69-74-70=213 (-3)
3. Stephanie Kono, UCLA - 70-71-73=214 (-2)
T4. Kristina Wong, Stanford - 73-73-70=216 (E)
T4. Rebecca Lee-Bentham, TEXAS - 71-70-75=216 (E)
T4. Isabelle Boineau, Arizona - 70-76-70=216 (E)
7. Danielle Kang, Pepperdine - 71-73-74=218 (+2)
T8. Therese Koelbaek, UNLV - 72-77-70=219 (+3)
T8. Kelsey Vines, Brigham Young - 72-76-71=219 (+3)
T10. Alejandra Llaneza, Arizona - 74-76-70=220 (+4)
T10. Liv Cheng, Pepperdine - 74-69-77=220 (+4)
Final Texas Individuals
T12. Madison Pressel - 76-72-73=221 (+5)
T33. Haley Stephens - 76-79-75=230 (+14)
T45. Katelyn Sepmoree - 80-77-75=232 (+16)
T81. Nicole Vandermade - 87-80-87=254 (+38)
