LUBBOCK, Texas – HCU women's golf moved up one spot in the standings after round three on Wednesday at the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational, held at The Rawls Course, to place sixth in the 12-team field.
The Huskies stood in seventh place at the end of round two but an 11-over-par day shot them past Southland Conference rival Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. HCU ended the tournament with a team score of 903 (304-300-299) to finish +39.
Sara Pihlajamaki closed out the event tied for 17th at nine-over-par with a three-round total of 225 (76-73-76) while teammate
Alyssa Stewart came in one stroke behind with a 226 (73-75-78) in a tie for 20
th..
Ploy Makmanee, tying for 25
th overall, recorded four birdies on the day and finished with her best round of the tournament to card a total of 227 (76-77-74). Two strokes back of Makmanee is
Abigail O'Brien, finishing up at 229 (80-77-72) who improved with each round and carded an even-par 72 on Wednesday.
Faith Tufono rounded out the HCU lineup, shooting 231 (79-75-77).
The Huskies will have three weeks before their next tournament, visiting Las Cruces, N.M. from Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 12-14, for the Golf Iconic Classic hosted by New Mexico State.
