April 1, 2011

TEMPE, Ariz. - Freshman Mallory Kent led Washington State University during first-round play at the 2011 PING/ASU Invitational Friday, hosted by Arizona State and played on the par 72, 6,230-yard Karsten Golf Course.

In a field that features 13 of the 17 teams ranked in Golf Week's Top 50, the Cougars shot a combined 315 and concluded the round in 17th place. No. 2 UCLA holds a five-stroke lead over No. 1 USC after firing a 276, 12-under par. USC (281), No. 26 Texas (286), No. 10 Arizona (289) and No. 32 Stanford (290) round out the top five.

Kent shot a 78 (+6) Friday to finish in a tie for 73rd. Three other Cougars are just a shot back as senior Allison Travis, junior Kristen Allard and sophomore Ali Thompson each shot 79 (+7) and are tied for 79th. Sophomore Emma Betland concluded her first 18 holes with an 80 (+8), placing her in a tie for 87th heading into the second round.

Round 2 of the PING/ASU Invitational will be played Saturday.

2011 PING/ASU Invitational
Karsten Golf Course
Tempe, Ariz.
Par 72, 6,230 yards

TEAM SCORES

: 1. UCLA, 276; 2. Southern California, 281; 3. Texas, 286; 4. Arizona, 289; 5. Stanford, 290; T6. California, 293; T6. Arizona State, 293; 8. Vanderbilt, 296; T9. TCU, 297; T9. Washington, 297; 11. Oklahoma State, 299; 12. San Diego State, 300; 13. Pepperdine, 301; 14. Denver, 302; 15. New Mexico, 305; 16. Oregon State, 307; 17. Washington State, 315.

INDIVIDUALS

(Top 5 plus WSU): 1. Tiffany Lua (UCLA), 67; T2. Madison Pressel (Texas), 69; T2. Lee Lopez (UCLA), 69; T2. Sophia Popov (USC); T5. Ani Gulugian (UCLA), 70; T5. Isabelle Boineau (Ariz.), 70; T5. Stephanie Kono (UCLA), 70; T5. Lizette Salas (USC), 70; T5. Anya Alvarez (Wash.), 70...T73. Mallory Kent (WSU), 78; T79. Kristen Allard (WSU), 79; T79. Ali Thompson (WSU), 79; T79. Allison Travis (WSU), 79; T87. Emma Betland (WSU), 80.

--wsucougars.com--