FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.-The New Mexico State women’s golf team placed second while four players placed in the top-10 at the La Quinta Mountain Shootout in Flagstaff, Ariz. on Tuesday, September 18.
NMSU fired 106 pars as a team, to fire a 56-over-par 632 and finish in second place; just one stroke behind host team Northern Arizona. Head coach Paul Brilliant liked how well his team play knowing he has two sophomores and three freshman out on the course.
“We really played good, especially for how young our team is,” Brilliant said. “There were some tricky holes on the back nine and we were unable to get used to them in the practice round because of the weather.”
Freshman Suterra Chanachai (Bangkok, Thailand) played great firing three birdies for the Aggies and placed second on the individual leader board. She fired a 12-over-par 156, while Northern Arizona’s Sophia Choi finished five strokes ahead of her with a 7-over-par 151.
Freshmen Buz Bowerman-Ritchie (Oshawa, Ontario) also did well tying for fifth as she carded a 14-over-par 158 in two rounds that included 24 pars. Sophomores Brittany Collins (Bluffton, S.C.) and Maggie Murphy (Sioux Falls, S.D.) were also in the top-10. They brought in scores of 15-over-par 159 to tie for seventh.
Freshman Apinporn Swaschuto (Bangkok, Thailand) came in with a 30-over-par 174 to tie for 38th.
“Our team is very talented and I think we can only improve from here on out,” Brilliant said.
The Aggies will continue their season when they head to Lubbock, Texas for the Jeannie McHaney Invite on Oct.8-9. For more information on the team fans can go to www.nmstatesports.com.
Fin. Name School Scores
1 Sophia Choi No Arizona 76 75 151 +7
2 Saterra Chanachai N. Mex. St 81 75 156 +12
3 Jackie Kazarian SDSU-Black 77 80 157 +13
4 Lucy Davies CSUN 81 77 158 +14
Loren Bowerman-Ritch N. Mex. St 81 77 158 +14
*Kim Carmody S.Diego St 78 80 158 +14
7 Sarah Freeman No Arizona 86 73 159 +15
Echo Thatcher UVSC 82 77 159 +15
Emily Longcrier Sac. St. 84 75 159 +15
Maki Kamimura S.Diego St 82 77 159 +15
Maggie Murphy N. Mex. St 80 79 159 +15
Samantha Roberts S.Diego St 78 81 159 +15
Brittany Collins N. Mex. St 82 77 159 +15
14 Heather LeMaster Sac. St. 83 77 160 +16
15 Petra Cole S.Diego St 82 79 161 +17
16 Jessica McKay Gnd Canyon 83 79 162 +18
Stephanie Aston CSUN 81 81 162 +18
18 Bethany Leclair No Arizona 82 81 163 +19
Ali Carter No Arizona 85 78 163 +19
Katrina Sutton CSUN 83 80 163 +19
21 Anna Booth S.Diego St 86 78 164 +20
Monique Huijsman CSUN 88 76 164 +20
23 Stephanie Arcala S.Diego St 86 79 165 +21
Ashley Wood SDSU-Black 92 73 165 +21
25 Ashley MacKay UVSC 83 83 166 +22
Megan Buck No Arizona 81 85 166 +22
27 Krystina Gillenwater CSUN 84 83 167 +23
28 Alana Erlandson SDSU-Black 86 82 168 +24
*Lauren Halstead No Arizona 91 77 168 +24
30 Kim Coppin Sac. St. 88 81 169 +25
Ashley Dyer SDSU-Black 86 83 169 +25
32 Kaitlen Miyajima SDSU-Black 87 83 170 +26
Candra Sumedhatip SUU 84 86 170 +26
Samantha Safford Sac. St. 81 89 170 +26
35 Jacqueline Sneddon Gnd Canyon 92 79 171 +27
36 *Dakin Banta No Arizona 85 87 172 +28
37 Brooke Green Sac. St. 88 85 173 +29
38 Apinporn Swaschuto N. Mex. St 93 81 174 +30
Abbie Archibald UVSC 87 87 174 +30
40 Kasey Larson UVSC 89 87 176 +32
*Marcella Cambell S.Diego St 95 81 176 +32
42 Mandi Incorvaia SUU 90 89 179 +35
Jacqueline Schram Gnd Canyon 88 91 179 +35
44 Morgan Kerber SUU 94 88 182 +38
45 Whitney Walker SUU 94 89 183 +39
46 Brittany Anderson Gnd Canyon 95 97 192 +48
Jade Dickson UVSC 92 100 192 +48
48 Katie Nesvik Gnd Canyon 94 101 195 +51
49 Cyera Jensen SUU 109 106 215 +71
50 *Nichole Torgersen SUU 110 110 220 +76
WD *Stefanie Fischer No Arizona WD WD
Courtesy: Rebecca Craig
