'AIEA, Hawaii — Darla May Dela Torre finished the third round of the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational with a 1-over par 72 to lead the Sacramento State women's golf team. The Hornets finished in sixth place in a tournament which featured three top-25 teams.
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Dela Torre overcame a bogey on her opening hole to get to even at the midway point of her round with a birdie on the par-4 11
th and seven pars. Bogeys on the par-5 17
th and par-3 third took her to 2-over before she closed with a birdie on the par-5 fifth. The score for the sophomore was her best in 12 spring rounds and helped her to a tie for 27
th in the tournament.
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Tova Hatton had the best finish on the team by tying for 19
th. Hatton started her round with a birdie on No. 5 but found herself at 2-over at the midway point. A birdie on the par-4 18
th was later followed by a bogey on No. 3. The sophomore recorded her third-consecutive top-20 finish and fifth of the year.
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Freshmen
Sophia Lee and
Jocelyn Tseng each shot 74 during the final round. Lee had a birdie, two bogeys and a double-bogey. Tseng had a birdie, five bogeys and a double bogey while playing as an individual.
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Ella Kraft had the second-highest overall finish as she tied for 23
rd with rounds of 70-72-77-219.
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No. 2 USC went wire-to-wire to win the team title. The team finished at 28-under and was 23-strokes clear of No. 13 North Carolina and No. 23 Arizona State which tied for second.
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Sacramento State will next compete at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic on Apr. 7-8. The event will be the final tuneup before the Big Sky Championship on Apr. 19-21.
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Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational
Par 71 | 6,077 Yards
'Aiea, Hawaii | Pearl at Kalauao GC
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Team Standings
1. #2 USC 276-270-278-824
T2. #13 North Carolina 282-284-281-847
T2. #23 Arizona State 286-276-285-847
4. Texas State 285-278-286-849
5. Louisiana Monroe 293-290-296-879
6. Sacramento State 295-293-296-879
7. New Mexico State 298-292-295-885
8. Montana State 302-299-289-890
9. Northern Colorado 297-301-296-894
10. New Mexico 297-298-304-899
11. Hawaii 299-306-304-909
12. California Baptist 305-303-309-917
13. Hawaii Pacific 310324-305-939
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Individual Top Five
1. Jasmine Koo, USC, 67-68-67-202
2. Catherine Park, USC, 71-68-69-208
T3. Megan Streicher, UNC, 70-69-70-209
T3. Paula Schulz-Hanssen, ASU, 75-69-65-209
T5. Pimpisa Rubrong, ASU, 71-68-71-210
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Sacramento State Scores
T19.
Tova Hatton 73-71-73-217
T23.
Ella Kraft 70-72-77-219
T27.
Darla May Dela Torre 73-76-72-221
T39.
Jocelyn Tseng 78-73-74-225*
T46.
Sophia Lee 79-74-74-227
T56.
Florencia Dufey 74-80-76-230*
T61.
Ashley Koga 79-78-77-234
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