LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Sophomore Astha Madan shot 75 during the final round and finished with the lowest 54-hole score for Sacramento State at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational on Tuesday at Tacoma Golf & Country Club.
The Hornets finished in eighth place with a total of 314-309-312-935. The team ranked third among the six Big Sky Conference teams in the 16-team field. Washington extended its lead to win the team title by 33 strokes. The Huskies finished at 1-over par (865) and were followed by Idaho (895), Gonzaga (901), Cal Poly (908) and host Seattle (915) in the top five.
Madan tied for 28th after shooting 80-77-75-232. During the final round, Madan was 5-over through her first eight holes following three bogeys and a double bogey. She began trimming that score with a birdie on the par-5 18th and added a birdie on the par-4 fourth to play her final 10 holes at 2-under.
Chloe Bartek and Katie Dunaway, who posted the low rounds on the team during the opening day of tournament, tied for 36th place. Bartek shot 78 in the third round while Dunaway added an 81. Both totaled 234. Bartek's round started with four bogeys over her first nine holes. She then birdied the par-5 16th but bogeyed the par-5 18th. Three bogeys on holes Nos. 2-4 took her to 7-over before she ended the day with a birdie on the par-3 fifth. Dunaway was not able to overcome a slow start which had her at 4-over through four holes. During the round, she had seven bogeys and a double bogey.
Freshman Julia Becker shot 78 to account for the other score in the team total. Becker started the round with a birdie on the par-5 ninth but found her self 3-over through her first nine holes. A birdie on the par-4 18th earned her s stroke back but she later posted two bogeys and a double bogey. For the tournament, Becker tied for 57th at 82-81-78-241.
Senior Rockelle Sande tied for 53rd with rounds of 80-77-83-240. Her third round consisted of three birdies, four bogeys, a double bogey, a triple bogey and a quadruple bogey.
Sacramento State will close the fall portion of its schedule at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational on Oct. 20-22 in Oahu, Hawaii.
PAT LESSER HARBOTTLE INVITATIONAL
Lakewood, Wash. | Tacoma Golf & Country Club
Par 72 | 6,086 Yards
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Washington 286-294-285-865
2. Idaho 308-296-292-896
3. Gonzaga311-301-289-901
4. Cal Poly 304-306-298-908
5. Seattle 309-310-296-915
6. Cal State Fullerton 307-303-316-926
7. Weber State 309-310-314-933
8. SACRAMENTO STATE 314-309-312-935
9. Eastern Washington 317-308-317-942
10. Sam Houston State 318-314-311-943
T11. Utah Valley 313-326-306-945
T11. Grand Canyon 316-319-310-945
T13. Montana 321-313-312-946
T13. Portland State 315-316-315-946
15. British Columbia 319-327-327-973
16. UTRGB 333-330-329-992
INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Julianne Alvarez, UW, 72-71-68-211
2. Sarah Rhee, UW, 74-73-69-216
3. Michelle Kim, UI, 78-72-69-219
4. Ying Luo, UW, 72-74-74-220
5. Ciera Min, GON, 75-75-71-221
SACRAMENTO STATE FINISHERS
T28. Astha Madan 80-77-75-232
T36. Chloe Bartek 82-74-78-234
T36. Katie Dunaway 72-81-81-234
T53. Rockelle Sande 80-77-83-240
T57. Julia Becker 82-81-78-241