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May 6, 2004

STANFORD, Calif. - The first day of the NCAA West Regional is in the books for the Washington State women's golf team and led by the play of Kim Welch and Anastasia Kostina, the Cougars are tied for sixth after 18 holes of action at the par 72, 6,159 yard Stanford Golf Course, Thursday.

Aiming to earn a second consecutive berth to the national championships, which will take place at Grand National Lake Course in Opelika, Alabama, May 18-21, the Cougars find themselves among the prized top eight positions at the end of the first day's play. The top eight teams and two individuals from the 54-hole regional will advance to the national championships, which is hosted by Auburn University.

Welch, the junior All-American from Sacramento, Calif., carded four birdies, including three in a row during her 1-under round of 71. Welch heads into Friday's second round tied for fourth, four shots back of leader Hannah Jun of UCLA, who torched the Stanford course with a 5-under 67.

Sophomore Anastasia Kostina of Nakhabino, Russia, carded five birdies in her even-par round of 72 and is tied for seventh. Like her teammate Welch, Kostina put together three consecutive birdies in her round.

Jay-Lee Longbottom shot a 7-over 79 and is tied for 64th while Maria Kostina and Stephanie Parsley both carded 80s and are tied for 75th place.

The Cougars begin Friday's second round at 7:30 a.m. from the No. 1 tee. For live scoring updates of the NCAA West Regional go to golfstat.com.

NCAA West Regional
May 6-8, 2004
Stanford Golf Course, Par 72, 6, 159 yards
Stanford, Calif.
After 1 of 3 rounds

Team Results:
1. UCLA 282, 2. California 290, 3. Stanford 293, 4. Washington 298, 5. Pepperdine 300, T6. Washington State 302, T6. Denver 302, 8. Ohio State 303, T9. Texas Tech 304, T9. Georgia 304, 11. Oregon 305, 12. Texas 306, 13. San Francisco 308, T14. BYU 310, T14. San Diego State 310, T14. CSU-Northridge 310, 17. San Jose State 311, 18. Arizona State 312, 19. New Mexico 318, 20. Portland State 320, Oral Roberts 328.

Top Five Individuals:
1. Hannah Jun, UCLA (67, -5), T2. Ashley Gomes, San Jose State (70, -2), T2. Charlotte Mayorkas, UCLA (70, -2), three players tied for fourth at 71 (-1) including Washington State's Kim Welch.