Tuesday, October 7
Knoxville, Tenn.
Oregon State
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Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship
Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics
Beavers Finish Second, Kyra Ly Shares Individual Title
October 07, 2025 | Women's Golf
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Oregon State women's golf team continued its outstanding fall season with a second-place finish at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, and Kyra Ly shared the individual title with one of the best scores in program history on Tuesday.
The Beavers shot a 4-under 283-280-285—848 at the par-71, 5,965-yard Cherokee Country Club to finish second in the 15-team field.
Host Tennessee won the title with a 13-under 839.
In three tournaments this fall, Oregon State has finished second (Leadership and Golf Invitational), first (Molly Collegiate Invitational) and second (Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship).
Ly, a senior from Portland, fired an 11-under 68-68-66—202 to share the individual crown with Sydney Hackett of Western Kentucky.
It is the third time Ly has won or shared an individual title in her four-year Oregon State career. Her first came as a sophomore at the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational when she shared the title with Camille Boyd of Washington. The second came as a junior at the Causeway Invitational when Ly set four OSU records to claim medalist honors. The third came at this season's Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship.
Ly's 11-under 202 at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship equals the second-lowest three-round score in program history (Ellie Slama, Ron Moore Invitational, Fall 2017). The school record is 16-under 199 at the Causeway Invitational in Spring 2025.
In three tournaments this fall, Ly already has six sub-par scores and three Top 5 finishes – tied for fourth at the Leadership and Golf Invitational; tied for fourth at the Molly Collegiate Invitational; and tied for first at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship.
Ly now has 11 career Top 10 finishes, the fourth most in Oregon State history, trailing only Kathleen Takaishi (16), Ellie Slama (14), and Danielle Mitchell (13).
Raya Nakao, a junior from Kaneohe, Hawai'i, finished in a tie for sixth place with a 3-under 70-67-73—210 for her second Top 10 finish this season and 10th in her career, the fifth most in program history. She finished in sixth place in the fall's opening tournament, the Leadership and Golf Invitational.
Nakao, who won the individual title at the WCC Championship last spring. already has five under-par scores this season and 28 in her three-year Oregon State career.
True freshman Kate Nakaoka, a native of Mililani, Hawai'i, has been brilliant to begin her collegiate career. She finished 13th at the Leadership and Golf Invitational, tied for fourth at the Molly Collegiate Invitational and tied for 22nd at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship with a 3-over 71-70-75—216.
Rebecca Kim, a junior from South Surrey, B.C., shot a 7-over 74-75-71—220 to finish in a tie for 37th place.
True freshman Faith Tufono, who made her debut in the Beavers' lineup, finished in a tie for 71st place with a 20-over 79-76-78—233.
The Beavers will conclude their fall season when they travel to Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i to compete in the Nanea Invitational from Monday, Oct. 27 through Wednesday, Oct. 29.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
The Beavers shot a 4-under 283-280-285—848 at the par-71, 5,965-yard Cherokee Country Club to finish second in the 15-team field.
Host Tennessee won the title with a 13-under 839.
In three tournaments this fall, Oregon State has finished second (Leadership and Golf Invitational), first (Molly Collegiate Invitational) and second (Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship).
Ly, a senior from Portland, fired an 11-under 68-68-66—202 to share the individual crown with Sydney Hackett of Western Kentucky.
It is the third time Ly has won or shared an individual title in her four-year Oregon State career. Her first came as a sophomore at the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational when she shared the title with Camille Boyd of Washington. The second came as a junior at the Causeway Invitational when Ly set four OSU records to claim medalist honors. The third came at this season's Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship.
Ly's 11-under 202 at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship equals the second-lowest three-round score in program history (Ellie Slama, Ron Moore Invitational, Fall 2017). The school record is 16-under 199 at the Causeway Invitational in Spring 2025.
In three tournaments this fall, Ly already has six sub-par scores and three Top 5 finishes – tied for fourth at the Leadership and Golf Invitational; tied for fourth at the Molly Collegiate Invitational; and tied for first at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship.
Ly now has 11 career Top 10 finishes, the fourth most in Oregon State history, trailing only Kathleen Takaishi (16), Ellie Slama (14), and Danielle Mitchell (13).
Raya Nakao, a junior from Kaneohe, Hawai'i, finished in a tie for sixth place with a 3-under 70-67-73—210 for her second Top 10 finish this season and 10th in her career, the fifth most in program history. She finished in sixth place in the fall's opening tournament, the Leadership and Golf Invitational.
Nakao, who won the individual title at the WCC Championship last spring. already has five under-par scores this season and 28 in her three-year Oregon State career.
True freshman Kate Nakaoka, a native of Mililani, Hawai'i, has been brilliant to begin her collegiate career. She finished 13th at the Leadership and Golf Invitational, tied for fourth at the Molly Collegiate Invitational and tied for 22nd at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship with a 3-over 71-70-75—216.
Rebecca Kim, a junior from South Surrey, B.C., shot a 7-over 74-75-71—220 to finish in a tie for 37th place.
True freshman Faith Tufono, who made her debut in the Beavers' lineup, finished in a tie for 71st place with a 20-over 79-76-78—233.
The Beavers will conclude their fall season when they travel to Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i to compete in the Nanea Invitational from Monday, Oct. 27 through Wednesday, Oct. 29.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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