Anteaters 10th after two rounds at the Vegas Showdown

The UC Irvine women’s golf team is in 10th after the second round

of the three-day Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown at the Anthem Country

Club in Henderson, Nev.

New Mexico, ranked 17th in the nation, shot a five-under 283

Tuesday to take a five-shot lead over host UNLV with a two-day total

of 589 (306-283). UCI has improved its first-round total by a stroke

and is 10th at 637 (319-318) in the 15-school field.

UCI sophomore Stella Lee was six-over par 70 Tuesday and is tied

for 18th at 154. Freshman Angela Won shot a 77 and moved up 13 spots

to 39th (160). Freshman Sara Huber is 41st at 161 (79-82), while junior Channing Lovejoy (83-81) and sophomore Shelly Raworth (81-83)

are tied for 52nd with a two-day total of 164.

UNLV’s Sunny Oh shot two under to lead the field with a one-shot

advantage over New Mexico’s Kailin Downs and Kristi Larsen and

Pepperdine’s Lindsay Wright, who share a two-day total of 146.

The tournament concludes with 18 holes today.

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OCC’s Pope sparkles in Regional, but she has bigger things on the

plate

Orange Coast College’s Marilyn Pope qualified to play the La

Purisma Golf Course in Lompoc at next week’s state championships

after shooting a 173 (81-92) over the two-day, 36 hole Southern

California Regional Championships completed Tuesday on the par-71

Hacienda Country Club in La Habra.

Pope qualified for the state tournament Nov. 17-18, but won’t play

because of a prior commitment -- she will be celebrating her 25th

wedding anniversary, said OCC Coach Barry Wallace.

“You can look at it two ways,” Wallace said. “I’d love to see her

compete at the state tournament with the way she’s playing. She’s

getting better and better with each match and can hold her own. But

she has other responsibilities and we all agree that the

(anniversary) is the most important thing.”

Pope’s 81 was the second lowest score, to a 79, for a single round

in the tournament.

Coast’s Joanne Durocher shot 100-96 -- 196 over the two-day

tournament.

No player broke 80 Tuesday.

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Newport Harbor 14th at CIF team divisional championships

The Newport Harbor High girls golf team finished 14th Tuesday at

the CIF Southern Section team divisional championships at the El Toro

Golf Course.

Natalie Draganza and Amanda Campbell were the low scorers for the

Sailors, both shooting 12-over-par 84. Kaleigh Horn (102), Rachel

Kone (102) and Marissa Zehnder (103) also scored for the Newport

Harbor, which posted a team total of 485.

Draganza is scheduled to compete Monday in the CIF Individual

Championships, at Mission Lakes Country Club in Desert Hot Springs.

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Corona del Mar 16th, Albright and McCoy advance to CIF individuals

Katie Albright shot a 91 to lead the Corona del Mar High girls

golf team to a 16th place finish at the CIF Southern Section team

divisionals at the par-72 El Toro Golf Course Tuesday.

CdM shot 490, paced also by Jackie McCoy and Jennifer Woo, who

both shot 95, Caitlin McDonald (104) and Veronica Friedman (105).

Albright and McCoy advance to the CIF Individual Finals Nov. 21 at

the Desert Lakes Country Club in Desert Hot Springs.

Peninsula High won with a 422 followed by Esperanza (424), South

Torrance (431), Santa Margarita (451) and Rosary (454), who all

advanced to the CIF Team Championships held Monday at Las Posas

Country Club in Camarillo.