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Sears, Hooper named to Division II All-American Scholar Golf Team
Erin Sears (Left) and Shelby Hooper have been named to the National Golf Coaches Asssociation D-II All-American Scholar Golf Team.
7/1/2009 3:47:56 PM
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Erin Sears and Shelby Hooper’s success on the course was certainly noticed this past season, but Wednesday their success in the classroom was also recognized – the two Chico State women’s golfers were honored Wednesday by being named to the National Golf Coaches Association’s (NGCA) Division II All-American Scholar Golf Team.
A total of 410 women’s collegiate golfers – 65 from the D-II ranks – earned the All-American scholar distinction, meeting the most stringent selection criteria in all of college athletics. Division II student-athletes were required to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 while competing in 66 percent of their school’s regularly scheduled rounds during the season to earn NGCA All-American Scholar Golf Team honors.
Sears, a Business Accounting major, and Hooper, a Business Finance major, were the only California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) golfers from the just-completed 2008-09 season to be included on the national All-American Scholar Golf Team. This is the second straight year that Sears has received the honor.
Women's Golf vs InterWest Chico State Invitational
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Wildcats of the Week
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Baseball
Chico State right fielder Adam Arakawa continued his torrid start to 2010 with four more multi-hit games, finishing 9-for-15, to lead the Wildcats to a series split a four-game series at Cal State San Bernardino over the weekend. The CCAA Player of the Week one week ago, he's been dubbed the Wildcat of the Week this week.
Arakawa doubled twice, scored six times, drove in three runs, and walked three times against San Bernardino. He also recorded the 100th hit of his career and has now registered two or more hits in eight straight games and 12 of the last 13 to raise his average to .493. He is hitting .633 over his past eight games and .571 over his last 13.
In Friday’s 8-5 victory, Arakawa went 2-for-5 and scored a run. He also singled in the 10th as the Wildcats scored three runs to win. He went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored as the Wildcats dropped first game of a doubleheader Saturday. In the second game, Arakawa went 3-for-3 with a walk, double, run and two RBI. His third hit of that game was the 100th of his Chico State career. Arakawa finished the weekend by going 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, and an RBI in Chico State’s 20-5 win.
Arakawa leads the Wildcats in batting average (.493) hits (37), runs (33) walks (17) total bases (59), slugging percentage (.787) and on-base percentage (.581). His batting average and slugging percentage are both tops in the CCAA.
Arakawa was the West Region Gold Glove recipient last season and an Honorable Mention All-American, and has not committed an error in 44 chances this season.
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Women's Basketball
Before the 2009-10 even got underway, Chico State women’s basketball Head Coach Brian Fogel described junior guard Natasha Smith as “the key to our success.” Truer words have never spoken, as Smith has turned her already impressive game up a notch to lead the Wildcats to the NCAA Championship Tournament West Regional title game. Her efforts have netted the Sacramento native her third Wildcat of the Week honor this season.
Smith earned All-NCAA Championship Tournament West Region Team honors by averaging 14 points, 7.7 assists, five rebounds, and three steals per game during the Wildcats’ run to the Sweet 16 and West Region title game.
Friday against third seeded Western Washington, Smith scored 15 points, snared four rebounds, dished out five assists and made three steals as the Wildcats downed the Vikings 79-68. Saturday versus Humboldt State, the All-CCAA first team selection was even better, posting her second career double-double with 15 points and 10 assists, while hauling in a team-high eight rebounds and five steals in Chico State’s come-from-behind 86-76 victory over the Lumberjacks. Monday, in the regional title game against Seattle Pacific, Smith finished with 12 points, eight assists, three rebounds, and a steal while drawing the defensive assignment against Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year Daesha Henderson and limiting her to just five points on 1-of-10 shooting.
Smith, who led the CCAA in free throw percentage (.824) and assists (134), also led the ’Cats in scoring (11.5 points per game) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.44). She continues to move up the Chico State career records ladder with each contest. With one year of eligibility still remaining, Smith ranks ninth all-time in scoring, sixth in assists, seventh in free throws and 10th in career steals and 3-pointers.
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3.18.10 | Women's Golf
CHICO – The lone home tournament on the Chico State women’s golf team schedule happens this Monday and Tuesday, as the Wildcats and nine other schools gather at Chico’s Butte Creek Country Club to participate in the 36-hole Chico State InterWest Invitational.
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3.10.10 | Women's Golf
VALLEJO – Amidst cold and wet conditions, the Chico State women’s golf team rebounded from a shaky first round Monday to shave its combined score by 21 strokes during Tuesday’s final 18 holes, finishing the Pioneer Shootout in sixth place with a two-day total of 101-over par 677. The tournament, hosted by Cal State East Bay, took place at Vallejo’s Hiddenbrooke Golf Course.
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3.2.10 | Women's Golf
AUSTIN, Texas – The Chico State women’s golf team wrapped up its first event of the spring season Tuesday, dropping from a share of 10th place in opening round action to a tie for 13th in the two-day St. Edward’s Invitational at Grey Rock Golf Course in Austin, Texas. After shooting a collective 59-over par 343 in Monday’s first round, the Wildcats carded a 65-over 349 for a 36-hole total of 124-over 692, good for a share of 13th place with St. Mary’s University (TX) in the 17-school tournament field.
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2.28.10 | Women's Golf
If 2009 was any indication of what spring can hold for Chico State women’s golf, there should be a lot to look forward to in the coming months.
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10.27.09 | Women's Golf
SEASIDE, Calif. – Despite playing in extremely windy conditions with gusts up to 35 miles an hour, the Chico State women’s golf team bettered its score from the day before, shooting a 44-over par 336 Tuesday in the second and final round of the Lady Otter Invitational, held at Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside. The Wildcats, in ninth place after Monday’s opening round, finished the event in eighth place with a 36-hole total of 89-over 673.
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10.26.09 | Women's Golf
SEASIDE, Calif. – For the past few weeks, the Chico State women’s golf team has been looking for the spark that would kick-start the Wildcats’ 2009-10 season. Following a pair of seventh place finishes in its last two events, Chico State found itself in ninth place after Monday’s opening round of the Lady Otter Invitational, being played at the par-73, 5,870 yard Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside.
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10.20.09 | Women's Golf
SANTA ROSA – The Chico State women’s golf team finished the day where it began Tuesday – in seventh place. The Wildcats carded a team score of 341 to finish seventh at the Sonoma State Women’s Invitational, played at the Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club.
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