Sept. 20, 2011
PULLMAN, Wash. - Nevada senior Jamie Yam continued her strong start to the 2011-12 season on Tuesday when she carded a 75 and tied for eighth place at the WSU Cougar Cup hosted by Washington?State.
Yam shot 78 in windy conditions in round one and then came back with a 73 and 75 to record the top-10 finish, her first since the Anteater Invitational last spring. Yam has led the Wolf Pack in each of its first two tournaments this season.
As a team, Nevada tied for seventh place along with Sacramento State.?The Pack struggled on?Tuesday with Yam's round the only score in the 70s for the team. Washington won the team race by 12 strokes.
Freshman Taylor Bickell tied for 41st in her second collegiate tournament and Louise Yi was third for the Pack, finishing 49th at the tournament, which was played at Palouse Ridge Golf Course. Freshman Nikki Prichard was a shot back of Yi and sophomore Joyce Chong tied for 77th.
Nevada Results
T8 Jamie Yam (1) 78 73 75 226
T41 Taylor Bickell (4) 76 79 81 236
49 Louise Yi (5) 78 77 84 239
T52 Nikki Prichard (3) 82 75 84 241
T77 Joyce Chong (2) 86 84 82 252
Team Results
1 Washington 309 285 296 890 +26
2 Stanford 307 303 292 902 +38
3 Idaho 321 294 295 910 +46
4 Washington State 312 306 293 911 +47
5 Oregon State 314 295 308 917 +53
6 UC Irvine 323 304 312 939 +75
T7 Nevada 314 304 322 940 +76
T7 Sacramento State 323 314 303 940 +76
9 Gonzaga 325 312 304 941 +77
10 Montana 325 315 303 943 +79
11 Montana State 338 310 306 954 +90
12 Portland State 325 323 309 957 +93
13 Eastern Washington 339 321 323 983 +119
