CARMEL, Calif. --- Led by Margaux Sheehan, the Sacramento State women''s golf team finished 11th at the Colby Classic Tuesday afternoon at the Rancho Canada Golf Club. Oregon won the tournament with a two-round total of 603. The Ducks shot rounds of 300 and 303 to finish six shots ahead of Idaho. Long Beach State was third, host Santa Clara fourth and Northern Iowa and Eastern Washington tied for fifth.
As a team, the Hornets shot 308 in the first round and were just eight shots out of first. The team, however, fired a round of 315 on Tuesday to end the tournament 20 shots behind Oregon.
Sheehan was the team’s top individual with rounds of 75 and 77. Oregon''s Michell Timpani was the medalist after defeating Lindsay Snowden of UC Riverside in a playoff.
Sacramento State senior Courtney Cotter tied for 27th with a total of 155. Jennifer Parkes tied for 37th, Sarah Kuykendall tied for 46th and Kathryn Cotter tied for 67th.
Sacramento State will next compete at the Cal State Northridge Tournament on April 5-6.
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TEAM SCORES
1. Oregon 300-303-603
2. Idaho 304-305-609
3. Long Beach State 309-305-609
4. Santa Clara 307-306-613
5. Northern Iowa 312-302-614
Eastern Washington 306-308-614
7. UC Riverside 310-307-617
Boise State 307-310-617
9. Gonzaga 306-314-620
British Columbia 308-312-620
11. Sacramento State 308-315-623
12. Cal Poly 323-304-627
13. Portland 318-348-666
14. Cal State Monterey Bay 330-342-672
TOP 5 INIDIVIDUALS
1. Michelle Timpani, UO, 75-71-146*
LIndsay Snowden, UCR, 75-71-146
3. Marie Louise Juul, LBSU, 73-74-177
4. Johnna Nealy, UO, 73-75-148
Courtney Dimpel-Composti, SC, 74-74-148
Cathleen O''Neill, UCR, 74-74-148
SACRAMENTO STATE FINISHERS
T15. Margaux Sheehan 75-77-152
T27. Courtney Cotter 78-77-155
T37. Jennifer Parkes 78-79-157
T46. Sarah Kuykendall 77-83-160
T67. Kathryn Cotter 87-72-169