UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY 2014-15 WOMEN'S GOLF CONTACT: Lizzie Barlow Director of Media Relations O: (518) 442-3359 C: (518) 852-8362 Email: ebarlow2@albany.edu 2015 MAAC Champions 2014-15 ROSTER Name Yr. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) Tiffany Kuroki Fr. 5-7 West Covina, Calif. (Walnut) Annie Songeun Lee Fr. 5-2 Surrey, B.C. (Pacific Academy) Jisu Choi Sr. 5-4 Langley B.C., Canada (Seminole State College of Fla.) (Fraser Heights Secondary) Nicolette Darois So. 5-6 Ava, N.Y. (Rome Free Academy) Paige Fujihara So. 5-2 Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes Peninsula) Rosalee Hearns So. 5-8 Hermitage, Pa. (Hickory) Yoorim Kang Jr. 5-1 Toronto, Ontario (Nebraska) Head Coach: Colleen Cashman-McSween (Purdue 98), 2nd season 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FALL Date Event Location Place Score Sept. 7-8 Tignanelli Towson Invitational Towson, Md. - Towson Golf & CC 5/15 317-313 (630) Sept. 21 UAlbany Quad Match Albany, N.Y. - Albany Country Club 2/4 330 Sept. 26-28 Yale Women s Fall Intercollegiate New Haven, Conn. - Yale Golf Course 13/16 323-311-314 (948) Oct. 10-11 Rutgers Invitational Piscataway, N.J. - Rutgers Golf Course 6/17 320-323 (643) Oct. 20-21 Quinnipiac Classic Cromwell, Conn. - TPC River Highlands 2/5 326-328 (654) Oct. 26-27 Lehigh Invitational Bethlehem, Pa. - Saucon Valley CC 3/9 328-315 (643) SPRING Date Event Location Place Score March 9-10 Lonnie Barton Invitational Daytona Beach, Fla. - LPGA International 3/14 317-321 (638) March 29-30 Hoya Invitational Washington DC - Four Streams 7/13 332-321-332 (985) April 5-6 Seahawk Invitational Gettysburg, Pa. - Quail Valley Golf Club 1/8 325-312 (637) April 12-13 Brown BEAR Invitational Providence, R.I. -- Metacomet CC 7/16 317-309 (626) April 24-26 MAAC Championship* Orlando, Fla. -- Disney Magnolia GC 1/8 303-320-314 (937) QUICK FACTS Location... Albany, N.Y. Enrollment...12,878 Nickname... Great Danes Website...UAlbanySports.com Twitter... @UAlbanySports Facebook...www.facebook.com/ualbanysports President... Dr. Robert J. Jones Athletic Director... Mark Benson Head Coach... Colleen Cashman-McSween UAlbany NCAA GOLF Notes 1
HEAD COACH COLLEEN CASHMAN-MCSWEEN Colleen Cashman-McSween is in her second season at the helm of the UAlbany women s golf program. In her first season, the Great Danes competed in 10 events, placing second at the ECAC Championship in the fall and third in the MAAC Championship in the spring. The MAAC performance marked the Danes best finish since becoming an associate member of the conference in 2010. In addition, seven athletes were named to the MAAC Academic Honor Roll under her direction. Prior to her appointment on Sept. 6, 2013, Cashman-McSween spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the University of Michigan women s golf team. During the 2011-12 season at Michigan, Cashman-McSween helped the Wolverines reach their seventh NCAA regional appearance, while capturing five top-five individual finishes and a fourth-place team result at the Big Ten Championship. Michigan ended the season ranked 48th in the nation at the NCAA Division I level. In the 2012-13 season, she helped the squad to co-medalist team honors at the Wolverine Invitational, and coached the tournament s individual champion. Cashman-McSween oversaw Michigan s recruiting process, and successfully committed two of the nation s top-35 recruits. She also monitored and oversaw the team s academic progress, helping the squad achieve a perfect 1,000 APR mark. Prior to arriving in Ann Arbor, Cashman-McSween coached 12 years at her high school alma mater, St. Thomas Aquinas, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She helped St. Thomas Aquinas to a 131-16-2 record in 12 seasons and to 12 straight Florida High School Golf State Championship appearances, winning the title in 2001 and earning a runner-up finish in 2003. The 12-year run is currently the longest streak in school history. Cashman-McSween has seven regional titles and four runner-up titles to her credit as well as eight district titles and three district runner-up finishes. She was named the Florida State High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2001 and earned Coach of the Year honors from the Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel newspapers three times (2001, 03, 04). In 2011, she helped in the founding of the South Florida Off-Season High School Golf Tour. In addition to her coaching duties with the Raiders, Cashman-McSween served as the director of marketing and membership for the Plantation Preserve Golf Course and Club in Plantation, Fla. from 2004-2011. Before beginning her coaching career, Cashman-McSween played in more than 100 professional golf tournaments as part of the LPGA s FUTURES Golf Tour. Making the cut in nearly 80 percent of her events, she posted nine top-10 finishes, including winning the 2003 Tampa Bay Next Generation FUTURES Golf Classic. She also had two appearances at the U.S Women s Open. She played in 2002 at Prairie Dunes in Hutchison, Kan., and again in 2006 at Newport Country Club in Newport, R.I. During her collegiate career at Purdue, she was a two-time All-Big Ten first team selection (1997, 98) and three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (1996, 97, 98). A three-time captain, she played in 45 consecutive events for the Boilermakers, never missing an event in her career. Helping Purdue to five team titles in her career, she was a two-time medalist -- the 1996 San Diego State Invitational and the 1998 Hawkeye Invitational -- and garnered four runner-up finishes. Earning her bachelor s degree in restaurant, hotel, institutional and tourism management (RHIT) in 1998, Cashman-McSween was named Purdue s MVP on two occasions (1997, 98) and Purdue s Female Athlete of the Month twice (Sept. 1994 and Oct. 1996). She was awarded the Red Mackey Award for Commitment to Purdue Athletics in 1998 and has been nominated to serve on Purdue s Advisory Board for Women s Athletics. 2 UAlbany NCAA GOLF Notes
Annie Songeun Lee Sept. 7-8 T8/79 78-75 (153) Tignanelli Towson Invitational Sept. 21 T5/23 81 UAlbany Quad Match Sept. 26-28 68/86 80-83-81 (244) Yale Women s Fall Intercollegiate Oct. 10-11 T12/90 76-78 (154) Rutgers Invitational Oct. 20-21 8/32 82-78 (160) Quinnipiac Classic Oct. 26-27 T5/55 78-79 (157) Lehigh Invitational March 9-10 T13/84 79-78 (157) Lonnie Barton Invitational March 29-30 T22/75 83-78-84 (245) Hoya Invitational April 5-6 2/46 79-77 (156) Seahawk Invitational April 12-13 T20/88 75-78 (153) Brown BEAR Invitational April 24-26 1/40 76-75-75 (226) MAAC Championship HIGH SCHOOL: Represented Canada at 2013 and 2012 Callaway Junior World Golf Championship Placed ninth at the 2013 BC Women s Amateur Championship and seventh at the 2013 BC Girls Junior Championship Won the 2014 CN Future Links Western Championship, as well as the 2014 CJGA Junior at Swan-e-set Bay Resort Tied for 20th at 2014 Canadian Junior Girls Championship Qualified for 2012 US WAPL Shot a course record at Princeton GC and finished second at BC Juvenile Championship Tied for 54th at first professional tournament the 2013 CN Canadian Women s Tour Two-year team captain at Pacific Academy Led her team to the 2014 Fraser Valley Championship with an individual secondplace finish Earned the Passport to Education awarded by BC Ministry of Education. PERSONAL: Daughter of Seungzoo Yun and Dongbaeg Lee Born in Changwon City, Korea Has two sisters -- Candy Hyunkyoung Lee and Mirae Lee Accounting major. Paige Fujihara Sept. 7-8 T8/79 76-77 (154) Tignanelli Towson Invitational Sept. 21 T5/23 81 UAlbany Quad Match Sept. 26-28 T44/86 83-76-75 (234) Yale Women s Fall Intercollegiate Oct. 10-11 T21/90 81-78 (159) Rutgers Invitational Oct. 20-21 7/32 78-81 (159) Quinnipiac Classic Oct. 26-27 T24/55 81-84 (165) Lehigh Invitational March 9-10 T3/84 76-77 (153) Lonnie Barton Invitational March 29-30 T41/75 90-81-83 (254) Hoya Invitational April 5-6 T5/46 84-76 (160) Seahawk Invitational April 12-13 T56/88 87-77 (164) Brown BEAR Invitational April 24-26 T10/40 74-86-79 (239) MAAC Championship 2014-15: Named MAAC Golfer of the Month for September and March. 2013-14: In the lineup for all 10 of UAlbany s matches Was UAlbany s top finisher three times Had the team s best round of the season, a 74, in the Rutgers Invitational, tying for 18th overall (81-74--155) Led the team, placing 22nd overall at the Dartmouth Invitational (82-76--158) Won the Niagara Dual with an 80 Placed second on the squad and fifth overall at the ECAC Championship (86-78--164) Tied for 18th in the MAAC Championships (89-86-83--258) Tied for 23rd in the Bison Invitational (82-94--176) Tied for 48th at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate (83-86--169) Tied for 46th at the Brown BEAR Invitational (87-90--177). HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letter winner at Palos Verdes Peninsula... A 2010 and 2011 District All-Girls First Team All-Star... A team-best finish of third at the PIAA District Finals qualifying for PIAA Northwestern Pa. Regionals... Named captain her junior and senior campaigns... A member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Paige Kimi Fujihara... Born on May 9, 1995... Daughter of Darryl and Lynn Fujihara... Has one brother, Chase... Biology major. Tiffany Kuroki Sept. 7-8 T30/79 79-79 (158) Tignanelli Towson Invitational Sept. 21 T13/23 85 UAlbany Quad Match Sept. 26-28 T25/86 79-74-77 (230) Yale Women s Fall Intercollegiate Oct. 10-11 T41/90 80-83 (163) Rutgers Invitational Oct. 20-21 13/32 82-86 (168) Quinnipiac Classic Oct. 26-27 T28/55 87-80 (167) Lehigh Invitational March 9-10 T42/84 81-87 (168) Lonnie Barton Invitational March 29-30 16/75 82-81-78 (241) Hoya Invitational April 5-6 T11/46 83-81 (164) Seahawk Invitational April 12-13 T31/88 76-80 (156) Brown BEAR Invitational April 24-26 T12/40 78-79-84 (241) MAAC Championship HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year team captain at Walnut High School and played four years of varsity golf Led her team to back-to-back league championships and a second-place finish at the State tournament as a senior A consistent scorer in the 70s with a career-best round of 68 Earned three all-league honors and the team s MVP award. PERSONAL: Daughter of Paulina Soedarma Born Oct. 20, 1996 Accounting major. UAlbany NCAA GOLF Notes 3
Nicolette Darois Sept. 7-8 T59/79 84-82 (166) Tignanelli Towson Invitational Sept. 21 T9/23 84 UAlbany Quad Match Sept. 26-28 62/86 81-78-81 (240) Yale Women s Fall Intercollegiate Oct. 10-11 T56/90 83-84 (167) Rutgers Invitational Oct. 20-21 T11/32 84-83 (167) Quinnipiac Classic Oct. 26-27 T7/55 82-76 (158) Lehigh Invitational March 9-10 T30/84 83-81 (164) Lonnie Barton Invitational April 12-13 T37/88 83-76 (159) Brown BEAR Invitational April 24-26 T31/40 83-87-82 (252) MAAC Championship 2013-14: Competed in two dual matches Shot a 91 against Siena on Sept. 22 and a 95 versus Niagara on Oct. 20. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Rome Free Academy Won the Section III individual and team championship in 2012 2012 Tri-Valley League individual and team champion Named to the 2012 Section III All-State Team Earned First-Team Tri-Valley League honors in 2012 and 2013 Named RFA s most improved player in 2010 and 2011, and team MVP in 2012. PERSONAL: Daughter of Dorothy and Bradley Darois Has two brothers -- Mathew and Kyle -- and three sisters Alexandria, Danielle, and twin Victoria Business administration major. Yoorim Kang March 29-30 T41/75 85-81-88 (254) Hoya Invitational April 5-6 T3/46 79-78 (157) Seahawk Invitational April 12-13 T48/88 83-78 (161) Brown BEAR Invitational April 24-26 6/40 75-80-78 (233) MAAC Championship TRANSFERED FROM NEBRASKA Honors & Awards: Academic All-Big Ten (2014) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013) Ontario Women s Match Play Quarterfinalist (2010) Can-Am Junior Matches Team Member (2011). 2013-14 (Nebraska): A walk-on, Kang saw her first collegiate action at Nebraska s season-opening Chip-N Club Invitational, posting a 239 (77-82-80) over three rounds while playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup. She tied for 34th in the 75-player field Earned her first career lineup spot at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational, Sept. 23-24. Tied for 61st (84-88-84-256) on an unforgiving course at Colbert Hills in Manhattan, Kan., that yielded just three rounds at or below par to the 81 golfers in the field over three rounds Kang finished the season with an 82.50 stroke average over six rounds, including three in the Husker lineup to earn her first varsity letter. 2012-13: Redshirt season at Nebraska HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR: A member of Team Ontario, Kang was a regular competitor in Golf Association of Ontario tournaments She closed 2011 teaming with Meghan McDougall to win the Ontario Women s Four-Ball Championship with a three-under-par 69 at Sleepy Hollow Golf and Country Club in Stoufville Kang added a seventh-place finish at the Juvenile Girls Championship at the Loyalist Country Club with a three-round total of 238 Earned a trip to the quarterfinals in the GAO Junior Girls Match Play at the Barcovan Golf Club In 2010, she was a quarterfinalist in the Ontario Women s Match Play Championship Kang was one of eight Canadians from Ontario to compete in the Can-Am Junior Team Matches in March of 2011 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. She also tied for 22nd at the Royal Canadian Golf Association s CN Future Links Ontario Championship in Huntsville in 2011. PERSONAL: Daughter of Hyejin Kim and BongGi Kang Born in Busan, South Korea on Dec. 15, 1994 Has one older sister, Serim Journalism major with a business minor. Rosalee Hearns Sept. 7-8 T71/79 84-88 (172) Tignanelli Towson Invitational Sept. 21 T9/23 84 UAlbany Quad Match Sept. 26-28 78/86 83-84-82 (249) Yale Women s Fall Intercollegiate Oct. 10-11 T73/90 87-85 (172) Rutgers Invitational March 9-10 T36/84 81-85 (166) Lonnie Barton Invitational March 29-30 T48/75 82-87-87 (256) Hoya Invitational April 5-6 T22/46 84-85 (169) Seahawk Invitational 2013-14: In the lineup for all 10 of UAlbany s matches Shot a season-low 77 in the second round of the Rutgers Invitational (90-77--167), tying for 74th overall Tied for 12th at the ECAC Championship (84-88--172) Tied for 16th at the MAAC Championships (85-85-85--253) Had the team s second-best mark at the Bison Invitational, tying for 15th overall (88-82--170) Placed 56th at the Dartmouth Invitational (89-88--177) Tied for 48th with a pair of 87 s at the St. John s Invitational (174) Tied for 52nd, shooting 82-89--171, at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate Placed 59th at the Brown BEAR Invitational (97-87--184) In dual play, tied for eighth with an 88 versus Siena, and came in seventh with an 86 against Niagara. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Hickory High School... Won four regional championships... Tied for seventh overall at the PIAA State Championship... Tied for third overall at the PIAA Western Region Championship... Won the PIAA District Championship... Three-time all-district all-star... 2012 Region Golfer of the Year... Reached District Finals in 2010 and 2011... 2012-13 Hickory Hornet Varsity H Senior Award -- Female Athlete of the Year... Two-year team captain... National Honor Society member. PERSONAL: Rosalee Patricia Hearns... Born on Feb. 13, 1995... Daugter of Robert W. and Paula R. Hearns... Has one brother, Brandon and one sister, Abigail... Business administration major. 4 UAlbany NCAA GOLF Notes
UALBANY NOTES UALBANY WINS FIRST MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP Under the direction of second-year head coach Colleen Cashman-McSween, the UAlbany women s golf team captured the program s first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) championship Sunday at Disney s Magnolia Golf Course. Freshman Annie Songeun Lee took the individual title and Rookie of the Year honors, while Cashman-McSween was named the 2015 MAAC Women s Coach of the Year. LEE S WINNING PERFORMANCE Annie Songeun Lee recorded her best performance of the season (226), shooting a 76 on day one and matched her seasonlow with back-to-back 75 s in the final two rounds, finishing three strokes ahead of Siena s Victoria Nguyen (75-78-76--229). THREE IN THE TOP 10 The Great Danes boasted three athletes in the top-10, as junior Yoorim Kang (75-80-78--233) tied for sixth and sophomore Paige Fujihara (74-86-79--239) tied for 10th. Freshman Tiffany Kuroki (78-79-84--241) tied for 12th, while sophomore Nicolette Darois (83-87-82--252) tied for 31st in the competitive 40-athlete field. AGAINST THE FIELD UAlbany shot a record-low 303 in Friday s first round of the MAAC, a 320 on Saturday, and a 314 to clinch the title in Sunday s final 18 holes. The Great Danes finished 11 strokes ahead of cross-town rival Siena (319-310-319--948), followed by Fairfield (316-319-321--956), Quinnipiac (317-316-325--958), Dayton (316-327-318--961), Monmouth (322-333-323--978), Niagara (331-332--327--990), and Hartford (328-339-328--995). YOUNG SQUAD AT THE MAAC Sophomores Paige Fujihara was the only UAlbany golfer who had previously competed in a MAAC Championship. Fuijhara (89-86-83--258) tied for 18th places. ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM The MAAC announced its All-Academic Team on Sunday. Paige Fujihara, a biology major, and Rosalee Hearns, a business administration major, were named to the squad. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale. PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIPS This year was UAlbany s sixth appearance at the MAAC Championship since becoming as associate member in 2010. UAlbany previously competed in the America East and won conference titles in 2004, 2008, and 2009, but did not receive bids to the NCAA Tournament. NCAA REGIONAL SITES The NCAA Regionals will be held on May 7-9. The sites are Raleigh, N.C. (North Carolina State host), South Bend, Ind. (Notre Dame host), San Antonio, Texas (University of Texas host), and St. George, Utah (BYU host). The Championship is May 22-27 at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla. (University of South Florida host). The committee selects 72 teams (including automatic qualifiers) and 24 individuals not on those teams for participation at one of the four regional sites. Each regional site will be comprised of 18 teams and six individuals (not on one of the selected teams). Six teams and the low three individuals not on an advancing team from each regional site will advance to the finals site. NEW FORMAT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP The 2015 finals format for both men s and women s golf championships will consist of three days (54 holes) of stroke play for all, Friday through Sunday. After Monday, the top eight teams advance to the match-play team championship, and the 72-hole individual national champion will be determined. Both the men s and women s Division I golf committees believe the revised format will add excitement to the championships, which will be televised live during the last three days of each event by the Golf Channel. The team national champions will be determined by a match-play format consisting of quarterfinals and semifinals played on Tuesday, followed by the finals on Wednesday. FUJIHARA NAME GOLFER OF THE MONTH For the second time in the 2014-15 campaign, Paige Fujihara was named the MAAC Golfer of the Month, announced by the conference office April 1. Fujihara, a native of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., led UAlbany to a third-place finish out of 14 teams at the Lonnie Barton Invitational (March 9-10) to open the 2015 spring season. Individually, she placed third overall in the field of 84, shooting 76-77 (154). At the Hoya Invitational (March 30-31), blustery winds and cold conditions wreaked havoc on the entire field. Fujihara tied for 41st overall in a competitive field of 75, shooting 90-81-83 (254) in the two-day tournament. The Great Danes placed 7th amidst 13 squads there. UALBANY SELECTED AS MAAC PRESEASON FAVORITE The Great Danes were selected as the favorite to win the 2015 MAAC Women s Golf Championship. UAlbany received a total of 59 votes, including four first place votes to claim the top spot. UAlbany NCAA GOLF Notes 5
TV ROSTER Annie Songeun Lee Fr. Surrey, B.C. Paige Fujihara Tiffany Kuroki So. Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Fr. West Covina, Calif. Nicolette Darois Yoorim Kang Rosalee Hearns So. Ava, N.Y. Jr. Toronto, Ontario So. Hermitage, Pa. Colleen Cashman-McSween Head Coach, 2nd season 6 UA l b a n y N C A A G O L F N o t e s