March 4, 2013

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SAN JOSE, Calif. - California sits second at 11-over after playing two rounds Monday at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invite at the Almaden Golf Club in San Jose.

The Bears 291-296=587 (+11) shot three-over in Monday's first round with Carly Childs leading the way with a score of 70 before the Bears shot eight-over in Monday's second round that was highlighted by Hannah Suh's 69 (-3).

After 36 holes, Suh is third on the individual leaderboard at 76-69=145 (+1), four strokes behind the leader and one stroke behind second place. After battling through a rough first round - and a double-bogey on the par-5 18th - Suh collected herself in the second round with four birdies and just one bogey for her three-under 69.

Nicola Rossler sits tied for 11th at 73-75=148 (+4). The junior hit par on 13 of her first 18 holes before finishing her 36 at four-over. Childs's strong first round was beset by four birdies and a triple bogey in the second round, but the freshman is just three strokes out of the top five.

Morgan Thompson also had a strong first round, shooting an even 72 before running into eight bogeys on just two birdies in the second round for a 72-78=150 (+6). Jaqueline Williams shot 77-74=151 (+7), a triple bogey on the second round 11th hole spoiling what otherwise would have been an under-par round.

California continues action Tuesday with a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m.

CALIFORNIA INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T3. Hannah Suh - 76-69=145 (+1)
T11. Nicola Rossler - 73-75=148 (+4)
T18. Carly Childs - 70-79=149 (+5)
T20. Morgan Thompson - 72-78=150 (+6)
T24. Jaqueline Williams - 77-74=151 (+7)

T34. Individual - Joi Pentin - 80-73=153 (+9)

FINAL TEAM RESULTS (GolfStat Ranking)
1. #14 Stanford - 287-291=578 (+2)
2. California - 291-296=587 (+11)
3. #9 Washington - 300-290=590 (+14)
4. #17 NC State - 299-297=596 (+20)
5. UC Irvine - 297-301=598 (+22)
T6. Fresno State - 300-302=602 (+26)
T6. Oregon - 298-304=602 (+26)
T8. San Jose State - 312-297=609 = (+33)
T8. Santa Clara - 298-311=609 (+33)
10. #13 UC Davis - 309-302=611 (+35)
11. Kansas State - 316-303=619 (+43)
12. Idaho - 310-314=624 (+48)
13. Colorado State - 311-325=636 (+60)
14. San Francisco - 323-318=641 (+65)

COURSE: Almaden Golf & Country Club (par 72, 6,180 yards)

FORMAT: Two-day, 54-hole tournament with 36 holes on the first day and 18 on the second day. The top-four individuals from each five-member team with the lowest scores for each 18-hole round constitute the scoring members for that given round.

CAL LINEUP: California's lineup is Morgan Thompson, Carly Childs, Hannah Suh, Nicol Rossler and Jaqueline Williams. Competing individually is Joi Pentin.

LAST YEAR: California won the 2012 Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational with a team score of 879.