April 24, 2000

EUGENE, Ore. - Twenty-second ranked California is tied for third with UCLA after the first of three rounds at the Pac-10 Championship Monday at Eugene Country Club (par 72, 5557 yards). The Golden Bears fired a 13-over-par 301, putting them nine shots behind front runner USC (292). Arizona is second with an opening round 299.

Cal is looking to improve on last year's program-best finish of seventh at the conference meet. The Bears are currently ahead of nationally-ranked teams such as No. 4 Arizona State (312) and No. 6 Stanford (302).

The Bears were led by junior Cheryl Lala, who matched her season best round of 73. Lala is in seventh place, three shots behind UCLA's Amanda Moltke-Leth (70), who won last week's Peg Barnard California Collegiate. Sophomore Anne Walker fired a solid 74, tying for eighth with UCLA's Alicia Um.

The tournament continues with 18 holes of golf Tuesday and 18 holes Wednesday.

Women's Golf Results
First of Three Rounds


Team Scores (10  teams)
1.	Southern California	292
2.	Arizona	                299
3.	California	        301
	UCLA	                301
5. 	Stanford	        302
6.	Oregon	                308
7.	Washington	        311
8.	Arizona State	        312
9.	Oregon State	        314
10.	Washington State	321


Top Individual Scores:
1.	Amanda Moltke-Leth, UCLA	70
2.	Candie Kung, USC	        71
	Jill Gomric, Arizona	        71
	Anika Heuser, Oregon	        71
5.	Mikaela Parmlid, USC	        72
	Linda Ishii, USC	        72
7. 	Cheryl Lala, Cal	        73
8.	Anne Walker, Cal	        74
	Alicia Um, UCLA	                74
10.	8-way tie 	                75


Other Cal Scores:
21t.	Nicole Bolter	                77
21t.	Lisa Yamane	                77
31t.	Ria Quiazona (individual)	78
45t.	Vikki Laing	                81