Women's Golf | 3/15/2023 4:39:00 PM

Utah Tech will play its final two events of the 2022-23 regular season in Arizona, beginning with the Northern Arizona Red Rock Invite this Saturday and Sunday in Sedona. 
        The two-day, 54-hole event will be played at the par-72, 6,000-yard Oakcreek Country Club.
        Utah Tech is part of a 20-team field that includes fellow WAC members California Baptist, Grand Canyon and Southern Utah, along with Weber State, Creighton, Cal State Fullerton, Delaware, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, Idaho, Illinois State, Montana, the United States Naval Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Towson, Wichita State, Wyoming, and the host Lumberjacks.
        The five player lineup for Utah Tech will feature senior Abby Livingston, junior Grace Williams, and freshmen Jane Olson, Brooke Gelinas and Corinne Lillywhite.

HEAD COACH LINDSEY STUCKI: Lindsey Stucki (Utah Tech, 2007) is in her seventh season as head coach of the Trailblazer women's golf program. Last season, Stucki led the Trailblazers to two top-10 team finishes in their second NCAA Division I campaign. 
        During her tenure as UT head coach, Stucki has guided the Blazers to a runner-up Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference team finish in 2019, and to consecutive fifth-place finishes at the Pacific West Conference Championships in 2017 and 2018. 
        Prior to her arrival at Utah Tech, she served as assistant golf professional at the Sand Hollow Golf Resort, and as an LPGA assistant teaching professional for the City of St. George. Stucki also spent two seasons on the coaching staff of the Hurricane High School girl's golf program, including a one-year stint as the Tigers' head coach in the 2010-11 season. 
        Stucki, who is a Class A member of the LPGA T&CP, played collegiately at the University of Central Arkansas, where she helped lead the Bears to six-consecutive team tournament wins and a Gulf South Conference championship. 
        Coach Stucki is assisted this season by first-year assistant coach Gina Higbee.
 
LAST TIME OUT: Utah Tech finished in the middle of the pack in t-eighth place at the SUU Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational last weekend at Sunbrook Golf Course. 
        The Trailblazers got off to a great start in round one as they combined to fire a 9-over 297 to stand tied for fifth. Utah Tech followed that up with a 15-over 303 on its second loop, and a final round 18-over 306 to tie Northern Colorado (311-297-298) at plus-42 906.
        Three Trailblazers wound up in the top-25 on the player leaderboard, led by Livingston who finished in a five-way tie for 14^th at plus-7 223. Livingston penciled in three birdies as part of an opening even par 72, which was followed by a 4-over 76 and a final round 3-over 75.
        Williams (72-78-77) and Olson joined three others tied for 25^th at plus-11 227. Williams has the putter working in round one as she rolled a career-high seven birdies, including five-straight birdies on the Blackrock nine, on her way to an opening 72.
        Meanwhile Olson (75-73-79) followed an opening 75 with a second round 1-over 73 in a round that featured one birdie and 15 pars.
        Gelinas (78-76-75) followed in t-33^rd place at plus-13 229 and Lillywhite (80-80-80) closed out UT's scoring in t-76^th at plus-24 240.
 
TRAILBLAZERS AT A GLANCE: After seven events this season, Livingston leads the team with a 76.47 stroke average through 19 rounds with a team-best four par or better rounds, while Gelinas is second 77.10 (1 par/better round) in 20 loops. Williams is third in stroke average at 77.90 (2 par/better round) through 20 rounds, followed by Olson in fourth at 78.20 after 20 competitive rounds, and Lillywhite is fifth at 80.80 after seven events.

NEXT UP FOR THE TRAILBLAZERS: Utah Tech will enjoy a three-week break from competition before returning to Arizona to close the 2022-23 regular season at the Montana State-hosted Bobcat Desert Classic, which will be played April 9-11, at The Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear.