KEVIN KLAUS/Arizona Daily Wildcat Senior Laura Myerscough taps a putt during the Wildcat Invitational in Feburary. Myerscough and the Wildcats will tee it up for the final time in the regular season at the PING/ASU Invitational.

The Arizona women's golf team will tee it up in Tempe tomorrow for its final regular season event as they hope to play spoiler at the PING/ASU Invitational.

After starting the year with a win and rolling through the fall schedule, a disappointing spring season so far has dropped the once top-ranked Wildcats to seventh in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.

"All the Pac-10 teams are going to be there," head coach Greg Allen said. "We haven't played well this spring, and I hope to go and build some momentum before the post-season begins."

The UA golfers' last showing was a runner-up finish to Southern California, a place Arizona has found itself in most of the spring.

"We have seen USC in three tournaments this spring and they have beaten us in all three, including our own tournament," Allen said.

The second place showing in the Dr. Thompson Rainbow Invitational over spring break was without one freshman, Erica Blasberg, but was a coming-out party for another first-year player, Cassandra Kirkland. The Breteche, France, native led after 36 holes, a five-over par 77, in the final round that made Kirkland settle for second place in just her second collegiate tournament.

While not with her teammates, Blasberg still spent her time in Tucson while competing in the LPGA Welch's/Fry's Championship. Blasberg, the top ranked collegiate player in the nation, shot a 64 in the second round on her way to a tie for 49th place in the first professional event of her career.

With the entire team back in action this weekend, Allen said the team is ready to make a statement before the most important tournaments begin.

"I'm excited," Allen said. "This is our last (tournament) before the post-season, and we always talk about peaking at the right time and now it is time to start peaking."

Eight of the top 20 teams in the nation will be competing at the Karsten Golf Course, including fourth-ranked Texas and fifth-ranked USC.

Even with Arizona State hosting the event, Allen thinks playing at a course close to home will favor his squad.

"Karsten is a good golf course that Erica played a lot during the AJGA and all the older girls have seen," he said. "It has some really good finishing holes and we (will) need to finish strong to gain some momentum."

Depth has been something that hasn't been a problem for UA, as seven golfers have tallied a top-20 finish in seven tournaments this season.

This is the last test for the ladies to show who will make the squad for the post-season, and Allen thinks that the last two spots are still up for grabs.

"We feel really good about Erica (Blasberg), Laura (Myerscough), and Miriam Kraschinski," Allen said. "The other two spots are still open."

With a strong showing this week from all five players, Arizona could go into the post-season the most feared team in America.