KAPALUA, Hawaii – Led by steady senior Casey Danielson, the top-ranked Stanford women's golf team finished fifth Wednesday in the Anuenue Spring Break Classic at Kapalua Bay Resort in Maui.
The Cardinal carded a final-round total of 8-over 296 to complete the 54-hole event at 23-over 887. UCLA paced the 15-team tournament with a score of 12-under 852.
Danielson, a public policy major from Osceola, Wisconsin, recorded her seventh consecutive top 10 finish. She registered rounds of 73-73-72 to wind up at 2-over 218 and tied for 10th.
"Casey has learned a lot about her game in the last year," said Anne Walker, the Margot and Mitch Milias Director of Women's Golf. "She was able to come here this week with her B game and finish top 10, which speaks volumes about the quality of her overall game."
Also playing well was freshman Madie Chou, who posted her third straight top 20 showing. Chou shot rounds of 75-69-75 to end play at 3-over 219 and earned a share of 12th.
"It's always fun to see a freshman grow in maturity and confidence through the year," Walker said. "Madie has done just that. She is competing consistently and really helping our team."
Junior Shannon Aubert (73-76-75) tied for 22nd at 8-over 224, while sophomore Sierra Kersten (78-76-74) finished 33rd at 12-over 228. Freshman Ziyi Wang (78-76-77), playing as an individual, tied for 39th at 15-over 231, and senior Jisoo Keel (83-74-75) tied for 44th at 16-over 232.
Lilia Vu of UCLA was medalist with a score of 12-under 204.
Stanford entered the tournament having won three consecutive starts this spring. However, the squad was without freshmen Andrea Lee and Albane Valenzuela. The No. 1 collegiate player in the country, Lee received an amateur invitation to compete in the ANA Inspiration, the first major championship of the year on the LPGA Tour, while Valenzuela is injured.
Stanford resumes competition April 9-11 at the Silverado Showdown at Silverado Resort & Spa in Napa, California.
