Big West Championship Central
UC Irvine will compete at the Big West Championships at the San Luis Obispo Country Club Sunday-Tuesday (Apr. 10-12).Â
The championship will consist of 18 holes each day. Tee times begin at 7:30 a.m.
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UCI's lineup includes senior Angela Bagasbas, junior Megan Yang, senior Sienna Lyford, sophomore Coco Yang and freshman Nicole Zhang. Freshman Charlotte Ryoo will serve as the alternate.
UC Irvine will battle Cal State Fullerton, CSU Bakersfield, CSUN, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Riverside, Hawaii and host Cal Poly for the conference crown.
The Anteaters have captured five Big West Championships (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) and have claimed three individual winners (Kim Lorenzana, Selanee Henderson, Stella Lee).Â
UCI finished fourth at the 2021 event.
A ROUND TO REMEMBERÂ
At last year's championship, Megan Yang had the round of her life, posting the first 65 in school history in the opening 18 holes. She was even after the first nine holes then surgically destroyed the back nine with seven birdies, including five in a row from holes 10 to 14.
The team posted a round of 282 which was also a then-school record.
RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Senior Angela Bagasbas is coming off a record setting performance at the Fresno State where she matched Yang with a round of 65.
The senior started the final round at the Belmont Country Club with a birdie and never looked back, recording eight birdies overall including four straight on holes 17-2. For the tournament, Bagasbas tallied a tournament best 14 birdies and ended with a career-best third place finish at 213 (72-76-65).
Sophomore Coco Yang also had a standout performance on the final round, shooting a career best 69.
As a team, UCI carded a final round of 281 which was also a new school record, bettering the mark from last year's Big West Championship.
The Anteaters had a two-day total of 881 (298-302-281) finishing in second place, the best team finish since UCI was second at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Seattle U Invitational on Oct, 17, 2017.
LEADING THE ANTEATERS
The seniors have led the Anteaters all season. Angela Bagasbas leads the team with a 74.38 scoring average followed by Sienna Lyford with a 74.88 mark.
Lyford had the best finish of the season, placing second at The Valley Invitational (220). Bagasbas had two top five finishes, sitting at fifth at The Show (217) to go with the third place performance in the final tournament.
Both seniors also posted a Top 20 finish, tying for 14th at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (220).
Junior Megan Yang also had a 14th place finish at the Fresno State Classic (221) Yang owns a 75.72 scoring average over 18 rounds.
