The Arizona women's golf team tees off this morning at the Pepsi-Stanford Invitational, coming off its first team win of the season.

The Wildcats, currently ranked 2nd in the Golfweek/Sagarin poll and the Golf Channel coaches poll, will be facing arguably the toughest field of their fall schedule.

UA head coach Greg Allen believes that an impressive finish this week will continue their momentum.

"This is probably the strongest field we'll face until nationals," Allen said. "We're excited to go out and get a shot at these teams."

The much talked about field includes 6 of the top-10 teams in the nation, including Duke ÷ a team that won the Franklin Street Partners Invitational by 49 shots.

"We won't see them again until nationals," Allen said of Arizona's meeting this week with Duke. "We hung with them at the preview (and we) know we've got a chance out there."

The Pepsi-Stanford Invitational is the site of Erica Blasberg's first collegiate win.

"She got her first win here last year," Allen said. "She really wants this one bad and even though we know she's the best, it will show her where she stands."

Blasberg will be looking for her third straight win after she captured medallist honors at the Mason Rudolph Invitational in September and last week's tie for first at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in Seattle.

The Wildcats also took top honors at the Edean Ihlanfeldt, led by Blasberg, sophomore Whitney Welch and junior Mar Garcia.

Welch carded her first top-10 of the year, along with Garcia, who finished 9th.

Sophomore Cassandra Kikland will not be making the trip, with junior Mariam Kraschinski filling her spot, Allen said.

Blasberg and company will be looking for their second win of the season at Stanford's home course.

The 6,154 yard, par-72 facility will play host to 18 teams beginning this morning at 8.

Men's Golf Takes 7th as Nallen fires 62

The Arizona men's golf team, currently ranked No. 17 in the nation, shot its lowest total of the season this week as they finished in 7th place at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in Birmingham, Alabama.

The team was led by senior Chris Nallen, who fired a 9-under 62 in the final round to finish in a tie for ninth place.

Nallen's 62 included seven birdies and an eagle, tying Robert Gamez for the lowest score in Arizona golf history.

Oklahoma State finished at the top of the leaderboard with a 34-under par total of 818, edging out Georgia by four shots.

Wake Forest's Bill Haas, son of PGA professional Jay Haas, ran away with the individual title as he shot 63, 66, and 66 to win medallist honors by five strokes.

The Wildcats will next tee it up in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina November 7-9 at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship.