UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Sneha Sharan's final round of 69 led the Sacramento State women's golf team at the Leadership and Golf Invitational on Tuesday at Chambers Bay. The Hornets finished the 19-team tournament in ninth place.

Sharan totaled 218 over the three rounds to tie with Ella Kraft for the team low. The pair tied for 15th place. Sharan had rounds of 74-75-69-218 to set her career 54-hole best. Her final round was tied for her second best in her three years at Sacramento State. She started Tuesday with three bogeys over her first four holes but then caught fire with birdies on Nos. 10-13 (all par-4) and, following a par, she biridied the par-3 15th to get to 2-under. After four more pars, she birdied the par-4 second to finish at 3-under.

Kraft shot 71-70-77-218 for her eighth top-20 finish in 12 career events. Her final round was comprised of three birdies, four bogeys and a pair of double bogeys.

Caitlin Maurice ranked second on the team in the third round with a 4-over round of 76. Maurice was 4-over through five holes but earned two strokes back with an eagle on the par-4 12th. She had two birdes and four bogeys over her final 11 holes.

Freshman Florencia Dufey recorded the final score towards the team total with an 80 and tied for 84th place. Dufey had two birdies, four bogeys and three double bogeys on Tuesday.

 USC cruised to the tournament title after shooting 12-under par as a team in the final round. The Trojans accounted for four of the top five individual finishers led by Amari Avery who was the medalist at 68-72-67-207.

The Hornets return to action next Monday at the Big Sky 54 for IX tournament at TalonsCove GC in Saratoga Springs, Utah.

PNW LEADERSHIP AND GOLF INVITATIONAL
University Place, Wash. | Chambers Bay GC
Par 72 | 6,093 Yards

TEAM SCORES
1. USC 276-285-276-837
2. Minnesota 283-285-300-868
T3. Georgia Southern 294-287-293-874
T3. Oregon State 290-295-289-874
5. San Francisco 289-303-287-879
6. Colorado 289-291-300-880
7. Washington 293-300-288-881
8. Washington State 294-301-295-890
9. SACRAMENTO STATE 295-295-302-892
10. Fresno State 293-303-300-896
11. San Diego State 292-313-292-897
12. Santa Clara 301-306-295-902
13. Seattle U 301-306-296-903
14. Cal Poly 299-299-306-904
15. BYU 298-302-305-905
16. Northern Arizona 302-308-298-908
17. Gonzaga 300-308-307-915
18. UC Riverside 312-312-308-932
19. South Alabama 316-325-328-969

INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Amari Avery, USC, 68-72-67-207
T2. Brianna Navarosa, USC, 71-71-67-209
T2. Catherine Park, USC, 70-70-69-209
4. Riana Mission, USF, 65-75-71-211
5. Christine Wang, USC, 69-72-73-214

SACRAMENTO STATE SCORES
T15. Ella Kraft 71-70-77-218
T15. Sneha Sharan 74-75-69-218
T47. Caitlin Maurice 76-74-76-226
T73. Ashley Koga 79-71-80-232
T84. Florencia Dufey 79-76-80-235
T90. Jennifer Koga 74-83-81-238