Sorenstam leads International team to Lexus Cup title

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11/30/2008 - Singapore (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Annika Sorenstam made her last appearance in an LPGA Tour sponsored event a memorable one.

Sorenstam, the International team captain, defeated Asian team captain Se Ri Pak, 3 & 2, as the International team won the Lexus Cup, 12 1/2 - 11 1/2, on Sunday.

"There is nothing like a team event and when you pull it all together, the atmosphere and camaraderie is one of a kind," Sorenstam said. "It's great to finish on a high like this."

Sorenstam is slated to play one more event in Dubai before stepping away from the game.

The International squad even the series history at 2-2.

Sorenstam led off in the first match, but it was two players later in the matches that sealed the win for the International team.

Katherine Hull downed Jeong Jang to give the International team an 11-10 lead. Angela Stanford, who has five top-five finishes in her last six starts, rolled past Seon Hwa Lee, 4 & 3, to give the Internationals 12 points.

Candie Kung closed the Asian squad within 12-11 when she downed Nikki Campbell, 3 & 2.

The final match on the course decided the final margin. Christina Kim took a 1-up lead with a birdie on the 13th, but Namika Omata responded with a birdie at 15 to square the match.

The duo halved 16 and 17 with pars. At the last, both players made birdie giving the International team the title for the first time since 2005.

"The entire tournament, down to the wire, it's great to have it come down to one match, the last hole where everyone was," said Kim. "When Namika hit that fantastic second shot, there were two goals in mind: one, don't shank it and two, I wasn't letting Annika go down without a win."

Sorenstam and Pak played each other for the first time in this event. Pak struggled with three bogeys over the first four holes to fall 3-down at Singapore Island Country Club.

Pak birdied the sixth and Sorenstam tripped to a bogey on No. 8 as her lead dropped to 1-up. Pak made another bogey at 12 to slide 2-down, then they matched birdies on 13 and 14.

Sorenstam moved 3-up with a birdie on 15 and closed the match at the next when both players made par.

Helen Alfredsson dispatched Inbee Park, 3 & 2, to give the International team an 8-6 cushion.

Sarah Lee bested Nicole Castrale, 1-up, and Na Yeon Choi took care of Paula Creamer, 3 & 2. Those two wins for the Asian team squared the match at 8-8.

Pettersen was 2-down to Yani Tseng, but managed to halve the match thanks to an eagle on the 18th.

Song-Hee Kim fended off Cristie Kerr, 1-up, to give the Asian team a one-point lead at 9 1/2 - 8 1/2.

Karen Stupples was conceded an eagle at the last and that gave her a halve against Eun Hee Ji in a match in which Ji's 2-up lead on the 13th was the biggest of the match.

Natalie Gulbis was 2-down after 10 holes, but rallied for a 2 & 1 win over Mayumi Shimomura to square the match at 10-10 and set up the thrilling finish.

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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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