GOODYEAR, Ariz.— Western Michigan shot 290 in the second and final round and defeated Boise State in a playoff to claim the team title at the Bobcat Desert Classic on Tuesday afternoon. Sacramento State was 12th out of 18 teams.Western Michigan entered the round six strokes behind first-round leader BYU. However, the Broncos counted two rounds of 72 and two 73’s to move into a tie for first. BYU finished one stroke behind in third place while Western New Mexico and Toledo completed the top five.
Lindsay Snowden of UC Riverside maintained her first-round lead with a second round of 75. Snowden finished the tournament at 146 and defeated three other players in a playoff to become the medalist.
Sacramento State was led by Margaux Sheehan who shot 76-77-153 to tie for 26th. Jennifer Parkes was four strokes behind Sheehan with a total of 77-80-157. Kathryn Cotter (79-81-160), Makayla Oei (78-85-163) and Courtney Cotter (86-81-167) rounded out the five for the Hornets.
The tournament was the first for the women during the spring season.
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TEAM SCORES
1. Western Michigan 307-290-597
2. Boise State 303-294-597
3. Brigham Young 301-297-598
4. Western New Mexico 304-298-602
5. Toledo 304-308-612
6. North Texas 318-299-617
7. Eastern Washington 312-310-622
8. Oral Roberts 317-307-624
9. Weber State 307-318-625
10. SW Missouri State 314-314-628
UC Riverside 312-316-628
12. Sacramento State 310-319-629
13. Northern Arizona 320-312-632
14. Montana State 324-320-644
15. Montana 325-320-645
16. Wyoming 338-319-657
17. Idaho State 329-330-659
18. Grand Canyon 359-357-716
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
1. Lindsay Snowden, UCR 71-75-146
2. Jasi Acharya, Montana 74-72-146
Sara Boogaard, Toledo 73-73-146
Katharine Dorris, WNMU 75-71-146
5. Jenny Judd, BSU 77-70-147
Courtney O’Neill, UCR 73-74-147
7. Jennifer Hedberg, BSU 74-74-148
Erin Thorne, WMU 75-73-148
9. Andra Lancaster, NT 77-72-149
Sally Hinton, SMS 77-72-149
Kim Cammer, WNMU 76-73-149
Margaret Gibby, BYU 75-74-149
Lindsay Dunigan, WMU 77-72-149
Natalie Newren, BYU 77-72-149
SACRAMENTO STATE FINISHERS
T26. Margaux Sheehan 76-77-153
T41. Jennifer Parkes 77-80-157
T48. Kathryn Cotter 79-81-160
T59. Makayla Oei 78-85-163
T73. Courtney Cotter 86-81-167