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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Brooke Henderson has come a long way since her win last year in Portland.Back then she didnt even have LPGA Tour status. She was a Monday qualifier for the Portland Classic, urged to try for a spot in the field by her older sister.She went on to become just the second Monday qualifier to win an LPGA event, and she did it in decisive fashion, winning by eight strokes.She was just 17 years old.Its definitely been an incredible 18 months, turning pro at 17 and then didnt have status on the LPGA tour, and was trying to play my way into events and just trying to see what would happen, Henderson said. I really took the best advantage of the opportunities I was given and I won here last year, which really changed my whole career.The Canadian teenager has since climbed her way up the rankings, reaching No. 2. Shes third on the money list this year. And shes got a major championship -- she won the Womens PGA Championship two weeks ago by defeating top-ranked Lydia Ko in a playoff.Ko opted out of playing in Portland.With her Portland win last year, Henderson became the third-youngest champion in LPGA Tour history at 17 years, 11 months, and six days. She was the first Canadian to win on the tour since Lorie Kane in 2001.It was definitely a huge stepping stone for me, Henderson said. Right afterward I did try to soak it all in. Then I moved right into the Canadian Open, where it was a huge celebration all over Canada with Canadian fans and that was really cool. It definitely was a huge accomplishment here and I hope that maybe this year Ill win by nine.SKIPPING PORTLAND: Thirty-seven of the top 50 players are skipping the Portland stop. Many players are opting to take this week off ahead of the U.S. Womens Open next week in California. Normally the Portland tournament is popular among the women, but it was moved up in the schedule this year because the LPGA is taking three weeks off for the Olympics. For the past 11 years the event has been held in August.RIO BOUND: The field for the Portland Classic includes 20 players from 16 different nations who are set to play in the Rio Olympics this summer. Henderson will represent her native Canada, and Stacy Lewis is set to play for the United States.But South Africas Lee-Anne Pace announced Wednesday that she is withdrawing from the Olympics over concern about the Zika virus.I hope that everyone can understand that this was a very difficult decision to come to, however my health and my future familys health must come first, said Pace, who is ranked 38th in the world.Several PGA players have pulled out of the Olympics citing concern about the Zika virus (including Australian Jason Day and Irelands Shane Lowry this week), but none of their LPGA counterparts had until Pace.YOUTH IS SERVED: Mariel Galdiano earned a spot in the Portland Classic in the Monday qualifier. The 18-year-old, about to start her freshman year at UCLA, said the fact that Henderson won as a Monday qualifier is not lost on her. In fact, the average age of tour winners this year is just over 21.(It) definitely shows how young the game is getting and how close we are as junior golfers, how close our dreams are and how good we can become, she said.Galdiano comes from Hawaii where she went to the prestigious Punahou School, which boasts famous alumni including Michelle Wie and President Barack Obama.THE DETAILS: The Portland Classic is the longest-running non-major on the LPGA Tour, now in its 45th year. The 72-hole event at Columbia Edgewater Country Club starts Thursday and runs through Sunday, with a cut to 70 after the first 36 holes. This years purse is $1.3 million, with $195,000 going to the winner. Discount Nike Shoes From China . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. 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Nina Davis scored 16 points and Kristy Wallace handed out 15 assists for the Bears (6-1), who will play in the tournament championship game on Sunday night.Kristy was awesome today, Prince said. Running the point and on defense also. Thats what its going to take.Alexis Jones had 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for Baylor, which outscored DePaul 39-17 in the third to turn what was an 11-point game at halftime into a rout. Beatrice Mompremier added 14 points for Baylor.Once the second half came, we were ready to put it to them, Prince said.Jacqui Grant scored 18 points for DePaul (4-1), which got 11 from Ashton Millender. The Blue Demons were 15 of 41 from 3-point range, getting the majority of their points from outside the arc. From 2-point range, DePaul was 10 for 29.I dont like giving up 72 points and I sure dont like giving up 15 3s, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said.Baylor shot 60 percent and held a massive 55-24 edge in rebounding. The Bears started the second half 21 for 26 from the floor, nevver missing consecutive shots after halftime until midway through the fourth quarter.dddddddddddd.BIG PICTUREDePaul: The Blue Demons had four different stretches where they missed at least five consecutive shots. ... No DePaul player had more than three rebounds. Baylor had seven with at least that many.Baylor: The Bears started 2 for 10 from the field, and then made 40 of their final 60 shots. It was a little up and down game. I give a lot of credit to DePaul for playing that style of play. They had us on our heels in the beginning, Prince said. ... Baylor outscored DePaul 64-16 in the paint and held a 35-24 edge in bench scoring.HELLO, AGAINThis is the second time Baylor and DePaul played, the only other meeting coming last season. The Bears won 86-72 at home on Nov. 22, 2015.DEFENDING THE 3DePauls affinity for the 3-pointer tested Baylor -- both the guards and the bigs. And Mulkey lauded the way her post players were able at times to extend out to the 3-point line defensively. Thats difficult when youre a big, Mulkey said.UP NEXTDePaul: Either No. 8 Ohio State or No. 11 Syracuse on Sunday in the third-place game.Baylor: Either No. 8 Ohio State or No. 11 Syracuse on Sunday in the championship game. ' ' '