THIS WEEK
The Washington State women's golf team heads to Coeur D'Alene, Idaho to compete at the CDA Resort Collegiate Invitational Monday through Tuesday, Sept. 24-25.  The tournament is hosted by Gonzaga University.
 
THE FIELD
17 teams will join Washington State in the field, including BYU, California, Colorado State, FIU, Gonzaga, Hawaii, Idaho, No. 23 Illinois, Long Beach State, Northern Arizona, Nevada, San Francisco, San Jose State, Seattle, UC Irvine, UNLV, and Wichita State.
 
WORDS FROM HEAD COACH KELLI KAMIMURA
"The first couple of weeks have been a lot of good growth with the team and coming together as a group. Every week our main focus is improving on our mental game and shot selection. Sometimes we can get a little ahead of ourselves and frustrated, but what we understand is that every shot we take from the start of the tournament to the end of the tournament has the same value; whether it's the beginning or the end. That's really been our focus. We want to make smart, disciplined decisions on the golf course and know when to take risks."
 
REPRESENTING WASHINGTON STATE
Competing for the Cougars will be junior Marie Lund-Hansen, senior Madison Odiorne, freshman Amy Chu, redshirt-sophomore Emily Baumgart, and junior Elodie Bridenne.
 
LAST TIME ON THE GREEN
Junior Marie Lund-Hansen finished the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational tied for 19th. Lund-Hansen went two-over par for the tournament to lead the Cougars in their first tournament of 2018. Senior Madison Odiorne competed the tournament tied for 33rd, having carded an overall score of 221(+5). Freshman Amy Chu completed her first tournament as a Cougar with a score of 222(+6). Redshirt-Sophomore Emily Baumgart completed the tournament with a score of 228(+12).
 
COUGARS WELCOME THREE NEWCOMERS
Washington State welcomes three freshmen to the roster - Amy Chu, Cameron March, and Kenedee Peters. Australian native Chu has made a name for herself in the international golf world. Chu has competed all over the world, including America, Thailand, and Vietnam. She has made a name for herself in her home country as well, holding 11 championship finishes in Australian tournaments. Los Angeles, Calif. native March played four years of golf and three years of softball at Marlborough School. March earned all-League first team in golf her sophomore and junior season. Peters is no stranger to the Northwest. As an Ephrata High School graduate, Peters led the women's golf team to a team state title in 2015 and was a three-time individual state champion. Peters was awarded the WJGA Player and Junior Player of the Year as a freshman.
  
COACHING STAFF
The team is led by tenth-year head coach Kelli Kamimura, who led the women's golf team to eleven program records, a tournament title, and an individual NCAA berth in the 2017-18 season. WSU alumna Emma Betland is entering her fourth season as an assistant coach. Betland golfed at WSU from 2010-2013.
 
RESULTS
Live results from the tournament will be posted at GolfStatsResults.com, full recaps will be posted at wsucougars.com at the end of each day.