Fresno State Athletics
Monday, April 1
Fresno, Calif. (Copper River Country Club)
Fresno State
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Fresno State Classic
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Fresno State Women's Golf - Tournament #9
Tournament: Fresno State Classic
Format: Stroke play/54 holes/5-count-4 (36/Monday)
Host: Fresno State
Dates: April 1-2 (Mon.-Tue.)
Golf Course: Copper River Country Club (par 72, 6,200 yards)
Location: Fresno, Calif.
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Fresno State Lineup:
1. Kristin Simonsen
2. Harriet Lynch
3. Jessica Hall
4. Dominika Gradecka
5. Kelsi Stieler
Individual: Delana Basanisi
Individual: Danielle Richman
Participants-14:
Host – Fresno State (97)
CSU Northridge (160)
Grand Canyon (111)
Montana State (224)
Nevada (105)
Portland State (149)
Santa Clara (106)
South Dakota (177)
Southern Utah (120)
UC Davis (71)
UC Irvine (135)
UC Riverside (146)
Utah Valley (140)
UTEP (92)
(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the team's ranking by GolfStat as of March 26, 2019)
Schedule of Events:
Sunday, March 31 – Practice round
Monday, April 1 – First and Second Rounds; shotgun start, 8:45 a.m. PT
Tuesday, April 2 – Final Round; shotgun start, 8:45 a.m. PT
Fresno State Classic Flashback:
2018 Team Champion: Sacramento State (865, +1)
2018 Co-Medalists: Avery French, UC Irvine/Erin Harper, Indiana (211, -5)
Season Flashback:
• Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (Sept. 10-11)
Team Finish - 16/16 (917), Low Individual - Brigitte Thibault, T-33rd (221)
• Johnie Imes Invitational (Oct. 1-3)
Team Finish - runner-up, 2/13 (875), Low Individual(s) - Kristin Simonsen and Jessica Hall, T-6th (217)
• Aggie Invitational (Oct. 8-10)
Team Finish - 3/16 (890), Low Individual - Brigitte Thibault, T-10th (220)
• Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 21-23)
Team Finish – 7/17 (864), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, 2nd (205)
• The Rebel Beach (Feb. 18-19)
Team Finish – 7/16 (919), Low Individual – Jessica Hall, 12th (223)
• Gold Rush (Feb. 25-26)
Team Finish – 13/15 (908), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, T-13th (220)
• Wildcat Invitational (March 11-12)
Team Finish – 14/17 (931), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, T-11th (223)
• Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational (March 21-23)
Team Finish – T2/12 (890), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, T-9th (220)
Notes:
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – Follow the team on social media on Twitter at @FresnoStateWG or on its Facebook Page – Fresno State Women's Golf Team.
Tournament: Fresno State Classic
Format: Stroke play/54 holes/5-count-4 (36/Monday)
Host: Fresno State
Dates: April 1-2 (Mon.-Tue.)
Golf Course: Copper River Country Club (par 72, 6,200 yards)
Location: Fresno, Calif.
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Fresno State Lineup:
1. Kristin Simonsen
2. Harriet Lynch
3. Jessica Hall
4. Dominika Gradecka
5. Kelsi Stieler
Individual: Delana Basanisi
Individual: Danielle Richman
Participants-14:
Host – Fresno State (97)
CSU Northridge (160)
Grand Canyon (111)
Montana State (224)
Nevada (105)
Portland State (149)
Santa Clara (106)
South Dakota (177)
Southern Utah (120)
UC Davis (71)
UC Irvine (135)
UC Riverside (146)
Utah Valley (140)
UTEP (92)
(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the team's ranking by GolfStat as of March 26, 2019)
Schedule of Events:
Sunday, March 31 – Practice round
Monday, April 1 – First and Second Rounds; shotgun start, 8:45 a.m. PT
Tuesday, April 2 – Final Round; shotgun start, 8:45 a.m. PT
Fresno State Classic Flashback:
2018 Team Champion: Sacramento State (865, +1)
2018 Co-Medalists: Avery French, UC Irvine/Erin Harper, Indiana (211, -5)
Season Flashback:
• Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (Sept. 10-11)
Team Finish - 16/16 (917), Low Individual - Brigitte Thibault, T-33rd (221)
• Johnie Imes Invitational (Oct. 1-3)
Team Finish - runner-up, 2/13 (875), Low Individual(s) - Kristin Simonsen and Jessica Hall, T-6th (217)
• Aggie Invitational (Oct. 8-10)
Team Finish - 3/16 (890), Low Individual - Brigitte Thibault, T-10th (220)
• Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 21-23)
Team Finish – 7/17 (864), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, 2nd (205)
• The Rebel Beach (Feb. 18-19)
Team Finish – 7/16 (919), Low Individual – Jessica Hall, 12th (223)
• Gold Rush (Feb. 25-26)
Team Finish – 13/15 (908), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, T-13th (220)
• Wildcat Invitational (March 11-12)
Team Finish – 14/17 (931), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, T-11th (223)
• Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational (March 21-23)
Team Finish – T2/12 (890), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, T-9th (220)
Notes:
- Fresno State closes out its regular season tournament schedule with its annual home-hosted Fresno State Classic, April 1-2 (Mon.-Tue.). The Fresno State Classic will be the team's ninth event of the regular season.
- The Bulldogs will host the Fresno State Classic for the 15th time, an annual tradition that began during the program's inaugural 2004-05 season.
- Fresno State has won its own event five times, with the last being in 2016.
- The Bulldogs enter the event ranked No. 97 by Golfstat and is one of the three teams competing this week ranked inside the top 100, joined by UC Davis (No. 71) and UTEP (No. 92).
- The Bulldogs have one individual ranked inside Golfstat's individual top 250, sophomore Brigitte Thibault at No. 126. Thibault, however, will not play in the Fresno State Classic as she owns a special invitation to the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur, which will be held April 3-6 in Augusta, Ga.
- Kristin Simonsen will headline the lineup in Thibault's absence. She owns a 76.00 average this season.
- Simonsen is one of three Bulldogs to claim a top 10 finish in a tournament this season.
- Freshman Jessica Hall will enter the Fresno State Classic owning the Bulldogs' lowest season average at 74.46 in the absence of Thibault (73.00).
- The trio of Thibault, Hall and Simonsen had appeared in all eight tournaments leading up to the Fresno State Classic.
- Dominika Gradecka, Danielle Richman and Kelsi Stieler enter this year's classic as the only three to participate in the 2018 edition.
- Stieler was named to the All-MW SAAC Community Service team on March 15. A top honor for one individual of each institution in the conference.
- Weather at the Fresno State Classic on Monday (High 78F, Low 56F) is forecasted to have a 10 percent chance of rain and 5-10 winds; Tuesday (High 73F, Low 51F) is forecasted to have a 60 percent chance of rain and 10-15 winds.
What's Ahead for Fresno State:
April 15-17: Mountain West Championships
Rancho Mirage, Calif. (Mission Hills Country Club)
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – Follow the team on social media on Twitter at @FresnoStateWG or on its Facebook Page – Fresno State Women's Golf Team.
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