CLE ELUM, Wash. — The Sacramento State women's golf team closed its 2023-24 season by completing the NCAA Cle Elum Regional in 11th place on Wednesday at Tumble Creek GC. The Hornets concluded the tournament with scores of 300-305-314-919.
Stanford rolled to the team title as the Cardinal finished at 17-under par to win the tournament by 18 strokes. Stanford will be joined at the NCAA Championships by Duke, Virginia, Arizona State and San Jose State who finished in the top five.
Sneha Sharan had the lowest score for Sacramento State on Wednesday, finishing the day with a 2-over par 74. Sharan birdied two of her last four holes (Nos. 15 and 18) and played the back nine even. Sharan tied for 44th overall at 75-82-74-231 and was just one stroke back of
Jennifer Koga who led the team.
Overall, the team had its troubles with the front side of the course on Wednesday, not recording a birdie and standing at 20-over par at the midway point of the round. The Hornets found much more success on the back half, totaling 6-over par as a team with six birdies.
Along with Sharan's score, the team counted a 78 from
Ashley Koga, an 80 from
Jennifer Koga and an 82 from
Caitlin Maurice.
SEASON NOTES
- The team's scoring average of 292.09 strokes per round is the second highest in school history, trailing only last season's average of 291.23.
- Sacramento State's four tournament victories during the year are tied for the second most in program history.
- The team's 10 rounds at or below par are the third highest all-time by a Hornet team.
- Sneha Sharan concluded the season ranked second in school history with a scoring average of 73.15.
- Jennifer Koga is fourth at 73.21 while Ella Kraft is 15th at 73.82.
- Jennifer Koga, Kraft, Maurice and Sharan set the program record by playing in 33 rounds during the season.
- Koga completed her career ranked second in school history with a career scoring average of 73.40 which falls just shy of Tess Blair's record of 73.38.
- Koga will also depart the Hornets ranked first all-time in career top 10 finishes (20), top 20 finishes (27), even and under par rounds (43), tournaments as the team's leading scorer (18), rounds played (117) and rounds in the 60s (12). She is is second in career individual victories (two) and tied for third in top five finishes (eight).
NCAA CLE ELUM REGIONAL
Cle Elum, Wash. | Tumble Creek GC
Par 72 | 6,306 Yards
Team Standings
1. #1 Stanford 284-274-289-847
2. #11 Duke 282-288-295-865
3. #24 Virginia 289-296-291-876
4. #13 Arizona State 288-303-294-885
5. #25 San Jose State 298-297–292-887
6. Kansas 294-304-301-899
7. Washington 302-297-303-902
8. Long Beach State 292-303-311-906
9. Virginia Tech 308-301-302-911
10. Alabama 303-308-305-916
11. Sacramento State 300-305-314-919
12. SeattleU 310-305-324-939
Individual Top Five
1. Rachel Heck, STAN, 72-65-71-208
2. Kelly Xu, STAN, 70-69-73-212
T3. Megha Ganne, STAN, 74-73-67-214
T3. Amanda Sambach, UVA, 72-71-71-214
T3. Paula Martin Sampedro, STAN, 68-68-78-214
Sacramento State Results
T41.
Jennifer Koga 73-77-80-230
T44.
Sneha Sharan 75-82-74-231
T44.
Ashley Koga 75-78-78-231
T47.
Caitlin Maurice 77-73-82-232
T62.
Ella Kraft 81-77-84-242
