Women's Golf Preview: Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (Sept. 10-11)

Fresno State Women's Golf – Tournament #1
Tournament: Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational
Format: Stroke play/54 holes/5-count-4 (36/Monday)
Host: New Mexico
Dates: Sept. 10-11
Golf Course: UNM Championship Golf Course (par 72, 6,317 yards)
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Live Scoring: http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=15860

Fresno State Lineup:
1. Brigitte Thibault
2. Kristin Simonsen
3. Kelsi Stieler
4. Jessica Hall
5. Delana Basanisi

Participants - 16:
Host – New Mexico (63)
Cal (41)
Central Arkansas (85)
Colorado (22)
Fresno State (81)
Idaho (82)
Iowa (103)
Iowa State (32)
Kent State (15)
New Mexico State (94)
Northwestern (11)
Pepperdine (49)
San Diego State (44)
UC Davis (79)
UNLV (39)
Washington State (64)

(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the team's final 2018 ranking by GolfStat)

Schedule of Events:
Sunday, Sept. 9 – Practice round
Monday, Sept. 10 – First and second rounds; shotgun start at 6:30 a.m. PT
Tuesday, Sept. 11 – Final Round; shotgun start at 6:30 a.m. PT

Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational Flashback
2017 Champion: Oklahoma State (863)
2017 Medalist: Bianca Pagdanganan, Arizona/Andrea Lee, Stanford (208)

Notes:
• The Bulldogs are set to tee off the 2018-19 season with the first of four fall events, this Monday.
• The 2018-19 roster features one senior (Kelsi Stieler), three juniors [Kristin Simonsen (RS), Danielle Richman and Dominika Gradecka], one sophomore (Brigitte Thibault) and four incoming freshmen (Harriet Lynch, Jessica Hall, Marie Dean and Delana Basanisi).
• The Bulldogs' opening lineup showcases veterans Kelsi Stieler, Kristin Simonsen and Brigitte Thibault along with two newcomers, Jess Hall and Delana Basanisi.
• Sophomore Brigitte Thibault is the sole Bulldog competing in the opening tournament that participated in last year's Mountain West Championship.
• This will be the second year in a row Fresno State competes in the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational after taking part in it in 2017 (Sept. 11-12). Last year's team placed tied for 14th after posting a team score of 897.
• There are three other Mountain West women's golf programs among the 16 in action - New Mexico, San Diego State and UNLV.
• There are three teams competing against the 'Dogs this week that placed inside the top 25 of the final 2018 Golfstat poll.
• Weather at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational on both Monday and Tuesday (High 89F, Low 64F) is forecasted to have a zero percent chance of rain and 5-10 mph winds.

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Women's Golf Preview: Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (Sept. 10-11)

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Players Mentioned

Delana Basanisi

Marie Dean

Dominika Gradecka

Jessica Hall

Harriet Lynch

Danielle Richman

Kristin Simonsen

Kelsi Stieler

Brigitte Thibault

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