Idaho State Golf Set for 2009 Lamkin Grip Cal Poly Women's Invitational

Oct. 28, 2009

BENGAL GOLF THIS WEEK
The Idaho State women's golf team will travel to Arroyo Grande, Calif., this weekend for the 2009 Lamkin Grip Cal Poly Women's Invitational. The tournament will be held at the 6,022-year, par-72 Cypress Ridge Golf Course and begins with the first round Monday, Nov. 1 at 12:30 p.m. MST. Round two will start Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 8:30 a.m. MST.

There will be 16 total teams competing at the tournament including Cal Poly, UC Riverside, Utah Valley State, Cal State Bakersfield, British Columbia, Portland, Northern Arizona, Xavier, Sacramento State, Cal State Fullerton, Montana State, Weber State, Cal State Northridge, Eastern Washington and Southern Utah. San Jose State took the team title at the event last year while Xavier's Mary Beth McKenna led the field individually.

Official results for the tournament can be found following each round at www.GoPoly.com as well as www.isubengals.com.

BENGAL CATCH-UP
The Idaho State women's golf team finished in sixth-place at the conclusion of the two-day Aztec Fall Classic Oct. 12-13. The team shot a 681 over the two rounds of the tournament at the Salt Creek Golf Course, narrowly defeating seventh-place Cal State San Marcos by one stroke.

Junior Kylie Smith led the Bengals tying for 25th place after shooting an 83 (+11) in the first round and an 84 (+12) in the second for a total of 167. Smith tied for the spot with Cal State San Marcos' Roxanne Mejia.

COACH HOOPER ON THE CAL POLY INVITE
"This is the last tournament of the fall schedule and the girls are really showing progression and unity both as a team as well as in their individual play," ISU Head Coach Kellie Hooper said. "I'm very excited about this tournament because there will be a lot of Big Sky contenders there and a lot more teams than were at the last competition that they will have an opportunity to compete against. We have set our goals high for this event and are looking to achieve those or at least get very close to better set the pace for our spring schedule. The girls are prepared for this tournament and ready to go."

ISU COACHING STAFF
Bengal Head Coach Kellie Hooper is in her first season with Idaho State. Hooper graduated from ISU in 1998 and served as a volunteer coach for the Bengals last season leading the team to their highest Big Sky Conference finish in five years.