Huskies sink in NCAA championships

By Ben Miller

May 23, 2005, 12:00 AM

The Washington women's golf team ended its season in 14th, marking the second-best finish at the NCAA championships in program history, but disappointing some players The 10th-ranked Huskies carded a 15-over par on the final day of competition to finish with 1,201, putting them at 65-over par. "We were pretty disappointed," coach Mary Lou Mulflur said. "Your goal is to go there and win and we fell well short of that, but we got a lot of experience for a couple of players who had never been there, and in that respect it was good." The UW came out strong in round one, finishing the first day in fifth, just five strokes off the lead. However, a 30-over par second round put their hopes for a title out of reach. "The weather was really tough in the second round," Mulflur said. "We didn't handle the tough conditions very well, which is pretty unusual for this particular team because they're pretty tough." Duke finished first at 34-over par, nine strokes ahead of UCLA to claim its third national championship. Paige Mackenzie played strong over all four rounds to become the first Husky to finish in the individual top 10. The junior All-American carded an 8-over par with 292 over the four days to finish tied for 10th. "[Mackenzie] knows how to bring it," Mulflur said. "Great players raise to the occasion, and the bigger the competition the better she plays." Amber Prange's postseason success continued through the NCAAs as she finished tied for 16th with a 12-over par. "I can't say enough about her performance at the end of the year," Mulflur said, "Her numbers at the end of the year are what you look for, and for her to do it as a sophomore it is just one more reason for us to be excited about the next couple of years."

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