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Dons Fire Low Round to Capture Third at Wyoming Cowgirl Invitational
4/3/2018 4:02:00 PM | Women's Golf
MARICOPA, Ariz. – The University of San Francisco women's golf team recorded the low round in the finale of the Wyoming Cowgirl Invitational on Tuesday. The Dons carded a 285 and moved up three spots on the leaderboard to capture third, their third consecutive top-3 finish.Â
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USF finished the tournament with a 13-over 877 (294-298-285) at the par-72 Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club. As a team the Dons were locked in, they recorded 35 birdies for the tournament with 16 coming in the final round.
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"What an excellent day for the Dons!" said head coach Sara Doell. "We shot the low round of the day- 285 and jumped up to third place in a solid field. We were led today by Kimberly Liu who shot a career-low 69, three under par. Kim started with a birdie on her first hole, the par 3 number six and didn't look back! Sam (Gong) played a solid round with seven birdies on the card and finished with a 70. She played very confidently all day, was low for us for the week, as well. We look forward to taking the momentum from this event to the WCC Championships!"
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As Coach Doell said, USF was led by senior Kimberly Liu who carded a career-best 3-under 69 in the final round. Liu finished the tournament tied for 30th with 54-hole score of 6-over 222. Liu moved up 30 spots on the leaderboard in the final day. She opened the round with a birdie on the par-3 sixth and went on to birdie the 10th, 13th and 15th. Her lone blemish of the day was a bogie on the par-4 first.Â
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Sophomore Samantha Gong finished tied for 11th with a 1-over 217 after she carded a 2-under 70 in the final round. Gong recorded seven birdies on the day as she climbed 12 spots on the leaderboard.Â
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Senior Vanessa Ha finished tied for 15th with a 3-over 219. She carded a 73 on the day, recording a birdie on seventh, 10th and 16th to move up one spot into the top-15.Â
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Fellow senior Emily Laskin finished tied for 46th after jumping up 14 spots on the leader board. She finished the tournament with a 10-over 226 for the 54 holes. On Tuesday she carded a 1-over 73, her lowest round of the tournament.Â
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Freshman Joan Soewondo finished tied for 51st with an 11-over 227 for the tournament. She finished the day with a 6-over 78.Â
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Sacramento State took home the tournament title with a 10-under 854.
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GAME NOTES
The Dons are off next week and will return to action on April 16 when they travel to San Diego for the West Coast Conference Championships.
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USF finished the tournament with a 13-over 877 (294-298-285) at the par-72 Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club. As a team the Dons were locked in, they recorded 35 birdies for the tournament with 16 coming in the final round.
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"What an excellent day for the Dons!" said head coach Sara Doell. "We shot the low round of the day- 285 and jumped up to third place in a solid field. We were led today by Kimberly Liu who shot a career-low 69, three under par. Kim started with a birdie on her first hole, the par 3 number six and didn't look back! Sam (Gong) played a solid round with seven birdies on the card and finished with a 70. She played very confidently all day, was low for us for the week, as well. We look forward to taking the momentum from this event to the WCC Championships!"
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As Coach Doell said, USF was led by senior Kimberly Liu who carded a career-best 3-under 69 in the final round. Liu finished the tournament tied for 30th with 54-hole score of 6-over 222. Liu moved up 30 spots on the leaderboard in the final day. She opened the round with a birdie on the par-3 sixth and went on to birdie the 10th, 13th and 15th. Her lone blemish of the day was a bogie on the par-4 first.Â
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Sophomore Samantha Gong finished tied for 11th with a 1-over 217 after she carded a 2-under 70 in the final round. Gong recorded seven birdies on the day as she climbed 12 spots on the leaderboard.Â
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Senior Vanessa Ha finished tied for 15th with a 3-over 219. She carded a 73 on the day, recording a birdie on seventh, 10th and 16th to move up one spot into the top-15.Â
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Fellow senior Emily Laskin finished tied for 46th after jumping up 14 spots on the leader board. She finished the tournament with a 10-over 226 for the 54 holes. On Tuesday she carded a 1-over 73, her lowest round of the tournament.Â
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Freshman Joan Soewondo finished tied for 51st with an 11-over 227 for the tournament. She finished the day with a 6-over 78.Â
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Sacramento State took home the tournament title with a 10-under 854.
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GAME NOTES
- The Dons finished with 35 birdies, which is third most in the tournament. They had just 19 as a team after 36 holes.Â
- USF was also third with 177 pars, just five shy of Sacramento State who led the tournament with 182.
- The Dons were very good on par-4 and par-5 holes on the final day. They finished the tournament with an average score of 4.13 on the par-4s which was second best in the tournament, their average score of 4.92 on the par-5s was tied for third best.
- Gong led the Dons in both of those categories, averaging a 3.97 on the par-4s and a 4.75 on the par-5s.
NEXT UPBirdie on 12 for @SamanthaGong ! pic.twitter.com/uFC24oNFit
— USF Dons WGolf (@USFDonsWGOLF) April 3, 2018
The Dons are off next week and will return to action on April 16 when they travel to San Diego for the West Coast Conference Championships.
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