LAHAINA, Hawaii — The Sacramento State women's golf team was 7-under par during the second round of the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational on Tuesday and has worked its way into a tie for second place. Washington moved to the top of the team standings with a 15-under par round and sits at 18-under heading into the final round. The Hornets are tied with Oregon State and Denver for second place but are nine shots back of the Huskies.
 
The lowest score for a Sacramento State golfer during the round belonged to freshman Tova Hatton who set her career best with a bogey-free 66. Hatton, who was playing as an individual, started with a par on the 17^th hole and then carded six birdies over her next nine holes. She finished the round with eight consecutive pars to become just the fifth player in school history to shoot 66 or better in a round. Her score ties Caitlin Maurice for the lowest in the second round of a tournament in school history.
 
Sneha Sharan, Caitlin Maurice and Ella Kraft each shot 70 on Tuesday. Sharan is tied for third overall with a 36-hole total of 69-70-139 and is four strokes off the lead. Sharan was also bogey free during her day with a birdie on her opening hole (No. 4) and another on the par-5 18^th to accompany 16 pars.
 
Maurice had an amazing three eagles in her round to offset four bogeys. Her first eagle came on the par-5 sixth hole (her second hole of the day). She then eagled the par-4 10^th and added her final eagle on the par-5 18^th. Maurice is the only player with more than one eagle in the tournament and is tied for seventh overall with consecutive rounds of 70.
 
Kraft had an up and down round which saw her fluctuate between 1-over and 2-under throughout the day. She opened with a bogey on No. 7 before birdies on Nos. 9 and 10. She remained at 1-under following a stretch which included a bogey on No. 13, birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 and a bogey on No. 18. Kraft dropped back to even with a bogey on the par-5 first and then ended her round with consecutive birdies on Nos. 5 and 6. She moved up 29 spots in the standings and is tied for 31^st.
 
Darla May Dela Torre jumped into a tie for 24^th place after a 1-under par 71. Dela Torre was even through 15 holes with a birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 and bogeys on Nos. 10 and 18. The freshman returned to red numbers with a birdie on the par-4 third and finished with a pair of pars.
 
Florencia Dufey completed the lineup with a 77 comprised of one birdie and six bogeys.
 
The tournament will conclude with the final round on Wednesday beginning with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. PT. Sacramento State will be paired with Washington, Denver and Oregon State on holes Nos. 1-3.
 
 
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational
Lahaina, Hawaii | Ka'anapali GR
Par 72 | 5,993 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. Washington 285-273-558
T2. Sacramento State 286-281-567
T2. Oregon State 283-284-567
T2. Denver 286-281-567
5. BYU 291-278-569
6. Mercer 284-292-576
7. Cal Poly 291-288-579
8. UC Riverside 291-291-582
9. Seattle U 295-288-583
10. San Diego State 299-285-584
11. UC Davis 292-293-585
T12. Gonzaga 288-300-588
T12. Montana State 295-293-588
14. Sam Houston 294-295-589
15. Fresno State 297-293-590
16. Hawaii 302-298-600
17. Arkansas State 296-307-603
 
Individual Top Five
T1. Grace Lee, GON, 69-66-135
T1. Vivian Lu, UW, 70-65-135
T3. Sneha Sharan, SAC, 69-70-139
T3. Emilia Vaisto, MER, 68-71-139
T3. Emma Bryant, DEN, 70-69-139
T3. Kyra Ly, OSU, 71-68-139
 
Sacramento State Results
T3. Sneha Sharan 69-70-139
T7. Caitlin Maurice 70-70-140
T7. Tova Hatton 74-66-140
T24. Darla May Dela Torre 73-71-144
T31. Ella Kraft 75-70-145
T71. Florencia Dufey 74-77-151