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By Staff Reports
Arizona Daily Wildcat
October 7, 1996
The Arizona women's golf team solidified its claim to the No. 1 ranking, cruising to a 15-stroke win at the Rolex NCAA Preview at the Ohio State Scarlet Course in Columbus. Led by Marisa Baena, who took home the individual title, the Wildcats carded a three-round 51-over par 915 at the par-72, 6,114-yard course.
Wake Forest was second with a 930 score, and Arizona State was fourth with a 939.
Shooting her third 73 in a row, Baena's three-day total of 3-over par 219 was one stroke better than Duke's Jenny Chuasiriporn. Baena, the nation's top-ranked player, recorded her second title in as many tournaments this season.
UA freshman Jill Gomric shot each round below 80 to finish with a score of 233, good enough for 10th place. Heather Graff and Christina Tolerton tied for 17th, each with a 235 total. Jenna Daniels carded a 237 for 27th place.
- Kevin Clerici
Soccer beats Gonzaga
Sophomore midfielder Nikki Jones tied the school record for individual goals in a match by recording the second hat trick of her career and the third in Arizona women's soccer's three-year history as the Wildcats defeated the Bulldogs 6-2 in Corvallis, Ore.
The Wildcats played Oregon State yesterday. Scores were unavailable at Wildcat press time.
Arizona (4-6 overall, 0-2 in the Pacific 10 Conference) played strong against Gonzaga and its six-goal total set a new UA scoring record.
- Kristen Davis
Men's tennis goes 4-14
The Arizona men's tennis team finished with a 4-14 record last weekend at the Thunderbird Collegiate Invitational in Tempe. The field included Arizona State, Mississippi and Mississippi State.
Arizona's top two players, Henrik Wagner and Tom Haugland, advanced through the first round but were knocked off in the second.
Roland Kupka, Mike MacKay, Jack Enfield - all returning players - were ousted in the first round.
In doubles, the No. 1 team of Wagner and Haugland made it to the semifinals, where it was defeated 8-3 by the MSU team of Larose and Matt Pledger.
Enfield and Kupka made it to the second round with their 8-3 win over ASU, but lost to Wagner and Haugland.
- Kevin Clerici
2 UA women awarded
For the first time in UA history, two female athletes have been awarded the Honda-Broderick Sports Award, an honor that signifies the athlete of the year for their respective sports.
Baena and former UA softball player Jenny Dalton were recognized for their achievements and are now among the 11 finalists for the Collegiate Woman of the Year Award. The Honda-Broderick Cup will be presented at a January banquet held in conjunction with the NCAA convention in Nashville, Tenn.
Baena won the NCAA individual golf championship as a freshman last year and helped the Wildcats capture the team title as well - the first-ever for the UA women's golf team.
The Pereria, Colombia native was the Rolex Women's Golfer of the Year and the Pacific 10 Conference champion. Baena won six tournaments overall last year and won a spot at the U.S. Women's Open, where she recorded the second-lowest amateur score. She is currently the No. 1-ranked golfer in the nation.
Dalton helped guide the Wildcats to their fourth NCAA softball title in six years last season while leading the nation in home runs with 25 and in RBI with 109. Dalton was the first Pac-10 player to win the triple crown.
The NCAA career leader in runs scored (293), walks (178) and slugging percentage (.815), Dalton was the World Series most valuable player and a unanimous All-America selection. Dalton was a GTE Academic All-American and graduated with a degree in elementary education last May.
- Staff Reports
Candrea to be honored
UA head softball coach Mike Candrea will be inducted to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame at a Dec. 7 ceremony in New Orleans.
Candrea was recently named the Speedline/NFCA Division I Coach of the Year after guiding the Wildcats to the NCAA softball title last season, UA's fourth title in the 1990s.
Last season marked the Wildcats' ninth consecutive College World Series appearance and the 10th year Arizona has appeared in NCAA regional tournaments.
- Staff Reports
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