WSU takes fourth place in Coeur d’Alene

Senior Marie Lund-Hansen finishes first on team, third overall

DAMIEN ALVARADO, Evergreen reporter

WSU women’s golf placed fourth in the CDA Resort Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Gonzaga on Monday and Tuesday in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

The event was a 16-team tournament played on the Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course as a par-71. WSU finished with a score of 887 (+35). Senior Marie Lund-Hansen tied for third place with a final score 216 (+3). 

After one day of play, the Cougars were tied for fourth place with Brigham Young University and Florida International University. Lund-Hansen finished in second place after 36 holes of play at even-par, two strokes behind first. 

Freshman Jiye Ham scored 148 (+6) through 36 holes and finished tied for 28th. Ham placed fifth for the Cougars in the invitational. 

Overall, the Cougars shot a 585 (+17) through two rounds, while Gonzaga led by 12 strokes after day one with a score of 571 (+3). The Cougars did not get out of fourth place on day two.

Sophomore Darcy Habgood finished second for the Cougars as she tied for 15th place with a score of 221 (+8).  Sophomore Amy Chu scored 227 (+14) to finish third for WSU and redshirt junior Emily Baumgart took fourth on the team with a score of 232 (+19). 

Sophomore Allysha Mae Mateo of BYU finished first in with 212 (-1) after finishing tied for seventh place and two over par on day one. Senior Katy Rutherford of Nevada finished second after she shot 215 (+2). 

Gonzaga won the event with a final score of 868 (+16). BYU 872 (+20) placed second and Nevada 876 (+24) finished third.

WSU will hit the road in two weeks to battle it out in the Stanford Intercollegiate from Oct. 11-13, in Stanford, California.