Kailin Downs Helps Team USA Defeat Japan In Fuji Xerox Collegiate Golf Championship

Downs wins two of her three matches.

Kailin Downs
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July 19, 2004

ICHIHARA, Japan - Lobo women's golfer and honorable mention All-American Kailin Downs won two of her three matches to help lead Team USA past Japan in the 2004 Fuji Xerox USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship held July 16-18 at the Taiheiyou Club in Ichihara, Japan. The United States won five matches and halved another in the final round to claim a 32-28 victory. The win was the United States' ninth straight and gives the Americans an all-time 22-7 series lead. For a complete recap, visit the official tournament website at http://GCAA.CollegiateGolf.com

In the first round, Downs defeated Japan's Chika Yamamoto, 74-77. In the second round, Downs teamed up with UCLA's Charlotte Mayorkas to top Yamamota and Miki Saiki, 146-148. Downs fell to Mao Kohyama in the final round, 73-75.

Downs will be a senior this season for the 2004-05 Lobos. She earned honorable mention All-America honors for the second straight season in 2003-04 and was also named an Academic All-American. She currently owns the sophomore (74.1) and junior (73.9) scoring-average records at the University of New Mexico.