FAIRFAX, Calif. — The Sacramento State women's golf team had three players finish the third-round under par and placed fourth overall as a team in one of the top tournaments in the West on Tuesday. The Hornets topped three teams which entered the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational ranked in the top 50 and only finished behind top-ranked Stanford, No. 3 Oregon and No. 4 USC in the 14-team field.
 
Freshman Darla May Dela Torre led Sacramento State on Tuesday with a 2-under par round of 70. Dela Torre began the day with a double bogey on her first hole but was back at even through eight holes with three birdies and a bogey. After five pars, Dela Torre made her move with birdies on the par-5 first and par-4 second and third to get to 3-under. She ended her day with a bogey on the par-3 fifth and finished tied for 15^th place at 76-71-70-217.
 
Sneha Sharan had the top finish on the team, placing fifth with rounds of 67-70-71-207 to end at 9-under par. The 54-hole total is tied for the second-best in school history and was four strokes better than her previous best. The senior was the only player outside of the 150 in the nation that finished among the top seven and was one of only five in the top 15. Sharan had a relatively quiet third round which saw her par her first hole and then bogey the par-3 eighth. She returned to even with a birdie on No. 10 and moved to 1-under with a birdie on the par-5 13^th. Sharan closed the tournament with eight straight pars.
 
Caitlin Maurice provided her best round of the tournament and also shot 71. Maurice birdied her third hole (No. 9) and had pars on every other hole with the exception of a birdie on the par-4 17^th and a bogey on the par-4 18^th. She moved up 17 spots in the standings on Tuesday and tied for 30^th overall at 77-73-71-221.
 
Florencia Dufey, who was competing as an individual, recorded a top-20 finish of her own as she was 18^th. Dufey shot 73 in the final round after posting scores of 75 and 70 on Monday. Dufey parred her first six holes of the third round before a double bogey on the par-4 third. She had a birdie on No. 9 to go along with 11 pars to round out the day.
 
Stanford pulled away during the final round to earn the team title. The Cardinal were 12-under as a team during the day and finished the tournament at 29-under. Oregon was second at 21-under while USC took third at 7-under. Sacramento State finished six-strokes ahead of Denver which was fifth.
 
The individual title was shared between USC's Jasmine Koo, Oregon's Karen Tsuru and Stanford's Paula Martin Sampedro who each were 13-under over the two days. All three golfers are among the top 75 in the nation, led by Koo who is ranked second.
 
Sacramento State will next compete at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational in Hawaii on Mar. 24-26.
 
JULI INKSTER AT MEADOW CLUB INVITATIONAL
Fairfax, Calif. | Meadow Club
Par 72 | 6,157 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. #1 Stanford 282-277-276-835
2. #3 Oregon 271-289-283-843
3. #4 USC 284-283-290-857
4. SACRAMENTO STATE 292-285-290-867
5. Denver 293-293-287-873
6. #48 Oregon State 289-304-288-881
7. Washington State 287-300-297-884
8. #41 San Jose State 292-301-296-890
9. Nevada 292-301-298-891
10. Santa Clara 297-291-304-892
11. #33 UNLV 304-298-294-896
12. Washington 299-307-295-901
13. Texas Tech 300-299-303-902
14. San Francisco 306-307-299-912
 
Individual Top Five
T1. Karen Tsuru, OSU, 66-68-69-203
T1. Paula Martin Sampedro, STAN, 67-70-66-203
T1. Jasmine Koo, USC, 69-69-65-203
4. Kelly Xu, STAN, 68-66-70-204
5. Sneha Sharan, SAC, 66-70-71-207
 
Sacramento State Scores
5. Sneha Sharan 67-70-71-207
T15. Darla May Dela Torre 76-71-70-217
18. Florencia Dufey 75-70-73-218*
T30. Caitlin Maurice 77-73-71-221
T37. Ella Kraft 73-71-78-222
T63. Tova Hatton 78-74-79-231
T69. Ashley Koga 78-79-78-235*