July 14, 2003

ARIZONA won its seventh Pac-10 title, with a 19-2 league record. The Conference sent eight teams to NCAA Regionals for only the third time.

The 2003 campaign was the fifth year in a row in which seven or more Conference squads competed in postseason play. Out of the seven teams, four Pac-10 squads advanced to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City (ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, UCLA and WASHINGTON).

California and UCLA played in the National Championship Game (tenth time two Pac-10 teams have faced off in the final contest) with the Bruins shutting out the Bears in a 1-0 win in nine innings, to claim their ninth NCAA softball title.

UCLA's Natasha Watley was named Conference Player of the Year for the first time. Watley was also honored with the Honda Award (National Player of the Year).

Fellow Bruin Keira Goerl won Conference Pitcher of the Year honors and was Most Outstanding Player of the Women's College World Series.

Arizona's Alicia Hollowell was named Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year, while her coach Mike Candrea took home Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors.

The Conference had 16 players earn All-America honors, including eight athletes receiving first-team recognition. The Pac-10 had all eight teams ranked in the final 2003 ESPN.Com/USA Softball Poll, and seven ranked in the final 2003USA Today/NFCA Poll.

UCLA finished the season as the national champion and the consensus top-ranked team in the country, followed by No. 2 California, No. 3 Arizona, No. 5/6 (ESPN.com/USA Today) Washington, No. 11/16 OREGON, No. 18/23 STANFORD, No. 22/20 ARIZONA STATE, and No. 25/NR OREGON STATE.

2002 PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE SOFTBALL STANDINGS

	CONFERENCE							OVERALL
	W	L	T	PCT	HOME	AWAY	GB	W	L	T	PCT	HOME	AWAY	NEUT	STREAK
Arizona*&	19	2	0	.905	9-2	10-0	--	56	7	0	.889	28-4	10-0	18-3	Lost 2
UCLA^&	17	4	0	.810	9-2	8-2	2.0	54	7	0	.885	12-3	17-2	25-2	Won 5
California&	10	11	0	.476	7-4	3-7	9.0	49	20	0	.714	18-4	6-8	25-8	Lost 1
Oregon	10	11	0	.476	6-5	4-6	9.0	37	19	0	.660	12-5	9-7	16-7	Lost 1
Washington&	9	12	0	.429	3-7	6-5	10.0	47	16	1	.742	5-3	9-9	33-4-1	Won 4
Stanford	7	14	0	.333	2-8	5-6	12.0	41	26	0	.612	20-13	8-8	13-5	Lost 2
Arizona State	7	14	0	.333	5-5	2-9	12.0	32	25	0	.561	19-11	2-9	11-5	Lost 1
Oregon State	5	16	0	.238	2-8	3-8	14.0	36	31	0	.537	4-8	11-14	21-9	Lost 1

^ - NCAA Champion
* - Conference champion
& - Women's College World Series

NCAA REGIONAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
May 15-18, Double Elimination
Host in parentheses

Region 1 - Tucson, Ariz. (ARIZONA)
#1 ARIZONA 11, #8 Colorado State 1
#1 ARIZONA 4, #4 Minnesota 0
#1 ARIZONA 2, #3 Texas A&M 0
#1 ARIZONA 10, #3 Texas A&M 5

Region 2 - Fresno, Calif. (Fresno State)
#1 UCLA 8, #8 Colgate 0 (6 inn.)
#1 UCLA 3, #4 Fresno State 0
#1 UCLA 6, #3 Michigan State 2
#1 UCLA 5, #3 Michigan State 0

Region 3 - Austin, Tex. (Texas)
#6 SW Texas State 1, #3 ARIZONA STATE 0
#3 ARIZONA STATE 6, #7 Tennessee Tech 0
#3 ARIZONA STATE 4, #4 Louisiana State 1
#5 Hawaii 4, #3 ARIZONA STATE 2

Region 4 - Gainesville, Fla. (Florida)
#3 Florida 3, #6 OREGON STATE 2
#6 OREGON STATE 2, #2 Florida State 1
#6 OREGON STATE 8, #4 South Florida 0 (5 inn.)
#6 OREGON STATE 7, #5 Florida Atlantic 3
#1 Oklahoma 7, #6 OREGON STATE 2

Region 5 - Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska)
#1 WASHINGTON 5, #8 Creighton 1
#1 WASHINGTON 8, #4 Mississippi State 0
#1 WASHINGTON 11, #3 Iowa 0 (5 inn.)
#1 WASHINGTON 11, #3 Iowa 0 (6 inn.)

Region 6 - Fullerton, Calif. (Cal State Fullerton)
#3 OREGON 10, #6 Penn State 8
#2 Oklahoma State 2, #3 OREGON 1
#3 OREGON 4, #5 San Diego State 1
#3 OREGON 2, #1 Cal State Fullerton 1
#3 OREGON 7, #2 Oklahoma State 6 (12 inn.)
#4 Louisiana-Lafayette 6, #3 OREGON 4

Region 7 - Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan)
#2 CALIFORNIA 8, #7 Oakland 0 (6 inn.)
#2 CALIFORNIA 9, #3 Michigan 0
#2 CALIFORNIA 1, #1 DePaul 0
#2 CALIFORNIA 2, #3 Michigan 0

Region 8 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Alabama)
#2 STANFORD 2, #7 Chattanooga 0
#6 Southern Illinois 6, #2 STANFORD 2
#5 Georgia Tech 1, #2 STANFORD 0

NCAA WOMEN's COLLEGE WORLD SERIES RESULTS
May 22-26, 2002 - Don Porter Hall of Fame Stadium, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Thursday, May 22
(1) ARIZONA 3, Alabama 2
(2) WASHINGTON 3, Oklahoma 1
(3) Texas 3, Louisiana-Lafayette 2
(4) CALIFORNIA 7, UCLA 3 (10 inn.)

Friday, May 23
(5) ARIZONA 2, WASHINGTON 1
(6) Texas 1, CALIFORNIA 0

Saturday, May 24
(7) Oklahoma 6, Alabama 3 (9 inn.)
(8) UCLA 5, Louisiana-Lafayette 1
(9) CALIFORNIA 5, Oklahoma 2
(10) UCLA 2, Washington 1

Sunday May 25
(11) CALIFORNIA 2, ARIZONA 1 (12 inn.)
(12) UCLA 3, Texas 0
(13) CALIFORNIA 4, ARIZONA 1
(14) UCLA 2, Texas 1

Monday, May 26
(15) UCLA 1, CALIFORNIA 0 (9 inn.)

2003 ALL-PAC-10 CONFERENCE TEAMS

First Team	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown
Kara Brun	ASU	SR	SS	Glendale, Ariz.
Autumn Champion	ARIZ	FR	OF	Tustin, Calif.
Jaime Clark	WASH	SR	SS	Tustin, Calif.
Keira Goerl	UCLA	JR	P	Moreno Valley, Calif.
Brynnen Guthrie	OSU	SR	2B	Winchester, Ore.
Alicia Hollowell	ARIZ	FR	P	Suisun, Calif.
Lovieanne Jung	ARIZ	SR	SS	Fountain Valley, Calif.
Tairia Mims	UCLA	SR	1B/C	Tucson, Ariz.
Veronica Nelson	CAL	SR	1B	San Leandro, Calif.
Kristen Rivera	WASH	SO	DP	Perris, Calif.
Dana Sorensen	STAN	JR	P	San Diego, Calif.
Claire Sua	UCLA	JR	1B	Cooper City, Fla.
Natasha Watley	UCLA	JR	SS	Irvine, Calif.
Phelan Wright	ASU	JR	3B	Los Alamitos, Calif.
Second Team	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown
Kelly Anderson	CAL	SO	P	Woodland, Calif.
Caitlin Benyi	UCLA	FR	OF	Scottsdale, Ariz.
Tia Bollinger	WASH	JR	P	Santa Ana, Calif.
Clare Burnum	OSU	SR	3B	Canby, Ore.
Kathy Fiske	WASH	SO	3B	Temecula, Calif.
Courtney Fossatti	ARIZ	SO	OF	Tustin, Calif.
Vicky Galindo	CAL	SO	3B	Union City, Calif.
Adriana Garcia	ASU	SR	C	Riverside, Calif.
Lauren Lappin	STAN	FR	SS	Anaheim, Calif.
Catlina Morris	STAN	FR	OF	Sonoita, Ariz.
Shelly Prochaska	OSU	SR	C	Aloha, Ore.
Courtney Scott	CAL	SR	C	Clovis, Calif.
Mackenzie Vandergeest	ARIZ	JR	C	Newbury Park, Calif.
Andrea Vidlund	ORE	SR	UT	Fair Oaks, Calif.

Honorable Mention: Wendy Allen, Jr., ARIZ; Jessica Allister, Jr., STAN; Adrienne Alo, Fr., OSU; Ashley Boek, So., WASH; Elizabeth Bendig, So, STAN; Beth Boskovich, Fr., ORE; Cassi Brangham, Sr., STAN; Kira Ching, Sr., STAN; Jackie Coburn, Sr., ARIZ; Andrea Duran, Fr., UCLA; Kaleo Eldredge, So., CAL; Cheryl Evans, Jr., ASU; Kristen Farber, Jr., ASU; Jennifer Forner, Sr., ASU; Lynsey Haij, Sr., ORE; Sarah Hyatt, Fr., WASH; Amy Harris, Fr., ORE; Monica Hoffman, Jr., OSU; Lindsay James, Fr., CAL; Alyssa Laux, Sr., ORE; Aimee Minor, Fr., WASH; Tori Nyberg, Sr., STAN; Kelly Petersen, So, OSU; Stephanie Ramos, Jr., UCLA; Lisha Ribellia, Sr., ARIZ; Desiree Serrano, Fr., ASU; Kristina Thorson, Fr., CAL; Michelle Turner, Fr., UCLA; Dena Tyson, Fr., WASH; Ashley Werschky, Fr., ASU; Emily Zaplatosch, Fr., UCLA.

2003 Pac-10 Player of the Year - Natasha Watley, UCLA
2003 Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year - Keira Goerl, UCLA
2003 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year - Alicia Hollowell, ARIZ
2003 Pac-10 Coach of the Year - Mike Candrea, ARIZ

2003 PAC-10 PLAYERS/PITCHERS OF THE WEEK

DATE		PLAYER	PITCHER
Feb. 11		Lovie Jung, Arizona	Amy Harris, Oregon
Feb. 18		Tairia Mims, UCLA	Desiree Serrano, Arizona State
Feb. 25		Natasha Watley, UCLA	Keira Goerl, UCLA
Mar. 4		Kristen Rivera, Washington	Tia Bollinger, Washington
Mar. 11		Kara Brun, Arizona State	Dana Sorensen, Stanford
Mar. 18		Erin Goodell, Oregon	Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
Mar. 25		Kristen Rivera, Washington	Tori Nyberg, Stanford
Apr. 1		Lovie Jung, Arizona	Keira Goerl, UCLA
Apr. 8		Courtney Fossatti, Arizona	Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
Apr. 15		Andrea Vidlund, Oregon	Desiree Serrano, Arizona State
Apr. 21		Brynnen Guthrie, Oregon State	Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
Apr. 28		Clare Burnum, Oregon State	Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
May 5		Courtney Scott, California	Keira Goerl, UCLA/Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
May 12		Jackie Coburn, Arizona	Michelle Turner, UCLA

2003 PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS

First Team	Yr.	GPA	Major
Janell Bergstrom, ORE	Sr.	3.41	Education
Cassi Brangham, STAN	Sr.	3.53	American Studies
Kara Brun, ASU	Sr.	3.33	Communications
Adriana Garcia, ASU	Sr.	3.50	Elementary Education
Katherine Hoffman, STAN	So.	3.92	Mechanical Engineering
Julie Hoshizaki, UCLA	Jr.	3.50	Psychology
Alyssa Laux, ORE	Sr.	3.46	Psychology
Eryn Manahan, CAL	Jr.	3.42	Sociology
Tori Nyberg, STAN	Sr.	3.43	Psychology
Amanda Simpson, UCLA	Jr.	3.62	Political Science
Second Team	Yr.	GPA	Major
Kelly Anderson, CAL	So.	3.26	Legal Studies
Ashley Boek, WASH	So.	3.16	Psychology
Jennifer Forner, ASU	Sr.	3.19	Kinesiology
Erin Goodell, ORE	So.	3.34	History
Amber Hutchison, ORE	Sr.	3.34	Business Marketing
Cara Maxey, OSU	Sr.	3.14	Human Development/Family Studies
Mari Lyn Petrick, ORE	So.	3.31	Undeclared
Courtney Scott, CAL	Sr.	3.16	American Studies
Meghan Sickler, STAN	So.	3.48	Economics
Shannon Sorg, OSU	Jr.	3.30	Speech Communications

Honorable Mention: Kristen Bayless, So., CAL; Elizabeth Bendig, So., STAN; Kira Ching, Sr., STAN; Brynnen Guthrie, Sr., OSU; Amy Hanson, Sr., WASH; Courtney Jeffries, Jr., WASH; Lindsay Kontra, So., ORE; Maureen LeCocq, Sr., STAN; Jessica Pamanian, So., CAL; Dana Sorensen, Jr., STAN.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

HITTING
Team Hitting	Arizona	.329
Batting Average	Natasha Watley, UCLA	.481
Hits	Natasha Watley, UCLA	102
Runs	Lovie Jung, ARIZ	70
RBI	Lovie Jung, ARIZ	79
Doubles	Lovie Jung, ARIZ	21
Triples	Natasha Watley, UCLA	5
Home Runs	Lovie Jung, ARIZ/	25
	Kristen Rivera, WASH
Walks	Veronica Nelson, CAL	107
Slugging Percentage	Lovie Jung, ARIZ	1.022
Stolen Bases	Natasha Watley, UCLA	35
PITCHING
Team ERA	UCLA	0.68
ERA	Keira Goerl, UCLA	0.63
Wins	Alicia Hollowell, ARIZ	40
Saves	Andrea Vidlund, ORE	11
Innings Pitched	Keira Goerl, UCLA	310.2
Appearances	Tia Bollinger, WASH	51
Strikeouts	Alicia Hollowell, ARIZ	394
Strikeouts/7 innings	Dana Sorensen, STAN	10.6
Lowest Opp. Avg.	Keira Goerl, UCLA	.121
Team Fielding	Arizona	.976

2003 USA Today/NFCA Top 25 (Final)
	1. UCLA (15)	54-7
	2. CALIFORNIA	49-20
	3. ARIZONA	56-7
	4. Texas	49-9
	5. Oklahoma	42-12
	6. WASHINGTON	47-16-1
	7. Alabama	49-21
	8. Louisiana-Lafayette	47-11
	9. DePaul	48-7-1
	10 Cal State Fullerton	41-15
	11. Georgia	57-14
	12. Michigan	44-16
	13. Nebraska	39-17
	14. Oklahoma State	39-15
	15. Louisiana State	50-18
	16. OREGON	37-19
	17t. Iowa	44-15
	17t.Texas A&M	38-22
	19. Florida State	46-11
	20. ARIZONA STATE	32-25
	21. South Carolina	39-19
	22. Southern Illinois	39-14
	23. STANFORD	41-26
	24.Michigan State	40-19
	25. South Florida	54-19
	Receiving votes: OREGON STATE
2003 ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL TOP 25 (Final)
	1. UCLA (18)	54-7
	2. CALIFORNIA	49-20
	3. ARIZONA	56-7
	4. Texas	49-9
	5. WASHINGTON	47-16-1
	6. Oklahoma	42-12
	7. Alabama	49-21
	8. Louisiana-Lafayette	47-11
	9. Cal State Fullerton	41-15
	10. DePaul	48-7-1
	11. OREGON	37-19
	12. Oklahoma State	39-15
	13. Michigan	44-16
	14. Georgia	57-14
	15. Texas A&M	38-22
	16. Nebraska	39-17
	17. Louisiana State	50-18
	18. STANFORD	41-26
	19. Michigan State	40-19
	20. Iowa	44-15
	21. Florida State	46-11
	22. ARIZONA STATE	32-25
	23. Southern Illinois	39-14
	24. South Carolina	39-19
	25. OREGON STATE	36-31

2003 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL HONORS

HONDA-BRODERICK CUP
Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year
Natasha Watley, UCLA

HONDA AWARD WINNER
Natasha Watley, UCLA

2003 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER/NFCA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

First Team
P - Keira Goerl, UCLA
P - Alicia Hollowell, ARIZ
C - Kristen Rivera, WASH
SS - Natasha Watley, UCLA
OF - Autumn Champion, ARIZ
DP - Claire Sua, UCLA
UT - Tairia Mims, UCLA
At-Large (SS) - Lovie Jung, ARIZ

Second Team
P - Tia Bollinger, WASH
1B - Veronica Nelson, CAL
3B - Phelan Wright, ASU
OF - Courtney Fossatti, ARIZ
At-Large (C) - Courtney Scott, CAL

Third Team
2B - Brynnen Guthrie, OSU
OF - Catalina Morris, STAN
At-Large (UT) - Andrea Vidlund, ORE

NCAA REGIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS

Region 1 - Tucson, Ariz.
Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
Mackenzie Vandergeest, Arizona
Lovie Jung, Arizona (MOP)
Autumn Champion, Arizona

Region 2 - Fresno, Calif.
Keira Goerl, UCLA (MOP)
Toria Auela, UCLA
Claire Sua, UCLA
Natasha Watley, UCLA
Tairia Mims, UCLA
Stephanie Ramos, UCLA

Region 3 - Austin, Tex.
Desiree Serrano, Arizona State
Kara Brun, Arizona State

Region 4 - Gainesville, Fla.
Monica Hoffman, Oregon State (CO-MOP)
Brynnen Guthrie, Oregon State
Clare Burnum, Oregon State
Steph Adams, Oregon State

Region 5 - Lincoln, Neb.
Tia Bollinger, Washington (CO-MOP)
Kristen Rivera, Washington (CO-MOP)
Jaime Clark, Washington
Aimee Minor, Washington

Region 6 - Fullerton, Calif.
Anissa Meashintubby, Oregon
Andrea Vidlund, Oregon
Lynsey Haij, Oregon
Amber Hutchison, Oregon

Region 7 - Ann Arbor, Mich.
Kelly Anderson, California (MOP)
Courtney Scott, California
Veronica Nelson, California
Chelsea Spencer, California
Vicky Galindo, California
Kaleo Eldredge, California
Haley Woods, California

Region 8 - Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Dana Sorensen, Stanford

NCAA WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Keira Goerl, UCLA (MOP)
Kelly Anderson, California
Vicky Galindo, California
Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
Lovie Jung, Arizona
Tairia Mims, UCLA
Veronica Nelson, California
Natasha Watley, UCLA

NFCA ALL-PACIFIC REGION

First Team
P - Keira Goerl, UCLA
P - Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
C - Kristen Rivera, Washington
1B - Veronica Nelson, California
2B - Brynnen Guthrie, Oregon State
3B - Phelan Wright, Arizona State
SS - Natasha Watley, UCLA
OF - Autumn Champion, Arizona
OF - Courtney Fossatti, Arizona
OF - Catalina Morris, Stanford
DP - Claire Sua, UCLA
UT - Tairia Mims, UCLA

Second Team
P - Dana Sorensen, Stanford
P - Tia Bollinger, Washington
C - Courtney Scott, California
1B - Alyssa Laux, Oregon
3B - Vicky Galindo, California
SS - Lovie Jung, Arizona
OF - Caitlin Benyi, UCLA
OF - Lindsay James, California
OF - Kaleo Eldredge, California
DP - Wendy Allen, Arizona
UT - Andrea Vidlund, Oregon

NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

ESPN.com/USA Softball:
Mar. 4 - Kristen Rivera, WASH
Mar. 11 - Natasha Watley, UCLA
Apr. 1 - Keira Goerl, UCLA
Apr. 8 - Alicia Hollowell, ARIZ
May 12 - Jackie Coburn, ARIZ

Louisville Slugger/NFCA:
Mar. 11 - Natasha Watley, UCLA
Apr. 8 - Alicia Hollowell, ARIZ