Blumenherst continues to roll at U.S. Women's Amateur

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08/07/2008 - Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Amanda Blumenherst rolled to a pair of wins Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 108th U.S. Women's Amateur at Eugene Country Club.

Blumenherst, the NCAA Player of the Year and last year's runner-up at this event, won her second round match 4 & 3 over Nikki Koller. In the third round, Blumenherst trounced Ellen Mueller, 7 & 6. Blumenherst moves on to face Carlota Ciganda.

The last two Ladies British Amateur champions moved into the quarterfinals.

Ciganda, the 2007 Ladies' British Open Amateur winner, fended off Jennifer Johnson, 1-up, in the second round. She held on for a 2 & 1 win over Jennifer Hirano in the third round.

Balen Mozo, the 2006 Ladies British Open Amateur champ, handled Lindy Duncan, 3 & 2, in the second round before rolling to a 6 & 5 win over Stephanie Sherlock in round three. Mozo will battle Whitney Neuhauser in the quarters.

Neuhauser rolled to a 5 & 4 win over Lucy Nunn in the second round before dispatching Stephanie Kono, 1-up in her afternoon match.

Stephanie Na, who shared medalist honors with Blumenherst, won two close matches as she beat Sydney Burlison 2 & 1 in round two prior to besting Kristina Wong, 1-up. Na will take on Azahara Munoz on Friday.

Munoz has similar winning margins downing Ha-Na Jang in the second round and Tracy Nichols in round three.

Erynne Lee won a pair of 1-up matches, the first over Cindy Lacrosse and the second in 19 holes over Kira Meixner. Lee will take on Chelsea Stelzmiller in the quarters.

Stelzmiller needed 19 holes to beat Alison Walshe in the second round, then fended off Megan McChrystal, 2 & 1, in the third round.

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Big East Conference odds

Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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