April 16, 2012

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HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - Junior Jacqueline Williams posted her first round under par of her collegiate career, leading the individuals in the first round of the Pacific Intercollegiate at Half Moon Bay with a four-under 68. The No. 9 California Golden Bears will enter Tuesday's final round in sixth place.

The Bears played two rounds (36 holes) on Monday at the Par 72, 6,028 yard Ocean Course at Half Moon Bay Golf Links. The Bears started the day strong, finishing the first round in second place with a 285, just five strokes back from No. 1-ranked UCLA. Jacqueline Williams anchored the Bears first round success. Williams was tied for first place after the first 18 holes, shooting a four-under 68, the first under-par round of her collegiate career. Williams had a bogey-free first round with birdies on six and eight (her second and fourth holes of the day after a shotgun start) and two more on the back nine (16 and 17) to put her at four-under.

Senior Emily Childs, who started on hole five, made it through 16 holes before carding her first bogey of the day. She birdied hole number 10 and her final hole, the par-five fourth hole, to finish the round at one-under. Senior Joanne Lee also had a strong start to her day, going into her final two holes with a pair of birdies and a score of two-under before bogeying her final two holes to finish with an even-par 70.

The Bears did not fare as well in the second round, scoring a 301 in the second round, slipping into sixth place with several bogeys on the final holes enabling San Jose State, Stanford, and Washington to slip past the Bears.

Childs had the low score for the Bears in the second round. After birdies on 10, 13, and 15, Childs was at three-under. She bogeyed 14 and posted a double-bogey on the par-four hole number one to finish with an even-par 72. She is currently toed for fifth at one-under for the tournament.

Lee got off to a slow start in the second round, starting with back-to-back bogeys. After going to +3, she carded birdies on 14, 16, and 18 to pull back to even par before getting bogeys on two of her final three holes to finish the round at +2. She is in a tie for 13th overall at +2 for the tournament.

Because of illness, the Bears are going with a different lineup with freshman Morgan Thompson (74, 77) and junior Joi Pentin (82, 78) rounding out the Cal five.

The tournament will conclude on Tuesday, April 17 with a final round of 18 holes beginning with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Live Scoring will be available through Golfstat.

California Scores

6 	California 	        285 	301 	586
T5 	Emily Childs    	71 	72 	143
T13 	Joanne Lee      	72 	74 	146
T16 	Jaqueline Williams  	68 	79 	147
T49 	Morgan Thompson  	74 	77 	151
74 	Joi Pentin      	82 	78 	160

Team Scores

1 UCLA
	-13 	F 	  -5 	280 	283 	563
2 Southern Cal
	+1 	F 	  -1 	290 	287 	577
3 San Jose State
	+8 	F 	  +4 	292 	292 	584
T4 Stanford
	+9 	F 	  +6 	291 	294 	585
T4 Washington
	+9 	F 	  +9 	288 	297 	585
6 California
	+10 	F 	  +13 	285 	301 	586
7 Arizona
	+13 	F 	  +6 	295 	294 	589
8 UC Davis
	+15 	F 	  +6 	297 	294 	591
9 Oregon
	+16 	F 	  +7 	297 	295 	592
10 Oklahoma State
	+20 	F 	  +12 	296 	300 	596
T11 Oregon State
	+26 	F 	  +12 	302 	300 	602
T11 Washington State
	+26 	F 	  +11 	303 	299 	602
13 Fresno State
	+27 	F 	  +16 	299 	304 	603
14 Long Beach State
	+29 	F 	  +11 	306 	299 	605
15 UC Irvine
	+38 	F 	  +20 	306 	308 	614