The women’s team was led by Sarah Kuykendall for the second straight day. Kuykendall, who shot 75 on Monday, added a team-low 78 on Tuesday and is currently tied for 23rd place. Kathryn Cotter and Erica Yoshino each were one stroke back in the second round at 79. Cotter is tied for 35th at 77-79-156 while Yoshino rebounded from a rough first round to record 88-79-167. Margaux Sheehan is tied for 70th at 79-84-163 while Jennifer Parkes is tied for 75th at 80-86-166.

Idaho maintained its lead following the second round and has a three-stroke edge over Boise State. The Vandals shot 294-303-597. Montana State sits in third, six strokes off the pace, while Western Michigan is 12 strokes back. Northern Arizona and North Texas are tied for fifth with a two-day total of 616.

Individually, Katie Street of Boise State has shot two rounds of 72 to hold a one-stroke lead over Renee Skidmore (Idaho) and Kylie Anderson (Montana State).

The tournament, which is one of the few three-round events for the women, will conclude on Wednesday.

John Bowen and Matt Montez led the men’s team on Tuesday with final round scores of 73 and 74, respectively. Montez finished with the lowest three-round total of the team at 72-77-74-223 to tie for 35th. Bowen was one stroke back and tied for 40th at 74-77-73-224. Brian Little, who opened the tournament with a team-best 69 on Monday, shot 81 on Tuesday to tied for 54th place. Ryan McConnell finished in 100th after shooting 80-80-82-242. Chad Wood completed the lineup in 104th with a total of 247 (83-79-85).

Host UC Riverside won the team title by pulling away from the field in the third round. The Highlanders shot 280 on Tuesday, seven strokes better than the next team, to finish at 277-293-280-850. Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA and Saint Mary’s rounded out the top five.

UCR’s Brendan Steele was the medalist after shooting three rounds in the 60s. Steele fired 68-66-69-203 to finish two-strokes ahead of Travis Bertoni of Cal Poly.

The men will next compete at the Cal Poly Tournament on March 24-25.

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BOBCAT DESERT CLASSIC (Palm Valley G.C., Goodyear (Ariz.)

Team Scores:

1. Idaho 294-303-597

2. Boise State 304-296-600

3. Montana State 307-296-603

4. Western Michigan 298-311-609

T5. Northern Arizona 306-310-616

T5. North Texas 306-310-616

7. Portland 313-304-617

T8. Gonzaga 312-308-620

T8. Montana 321-299-620

10. Grand Canyon 307-316-623

T11. UC Riverside 316-314-630

T11. Eastern Washington 318-312-630

13. Sacramento State 311-320-631

14. Cal Poly 317-315-632

15. Western New Mexico 319-315-634

16. Wyoming 324-321-645

17. Weber State 336-311-647

18. Idaho State 341-330-671

19. North Dakota State 362-333-695

Top Five Individuals

1. Katie Street, BSU, 72-72-144

T2. Renee Skidmore, UI, 75-70-145

T2. Kylie Anderson, MSU, 72-73-145

T4. Rebecca Norris, CP, 74-73-147

T4. Krista Swanson, UM, 78-69-147

Sacramento State Finishers

13. Sarah Kuykendall 75-78-153

T23. Kathryn Cotter 77-79-156

T35. Margaux Sheehan 79-84-163

T70. Jennifer Parkes 80-86-166

T81. Erica Yoshino 88-79-167

BRAVEHEART CLASSIC (Oak Valley G.C., Beaumont, Calif.)

Team Scores

1. UC Riverside 277-293-280-850

2. Cal Poly 282-286-290-858

3. UC Santa Barbara 288-291-290-869

4. UCLA 293-293-287-873

5. Saint Mary’s 287-294-294-875

6. Utah 294-295-287-876

7. Boise State 292-288-298-878

8. Idaho 285-287-310-882

9. Loyola Marymount 301-290-292-883

T10. San Diego 304-293-292-889

T10. Portland 295-298-296-889

12. Weber State 311-296-291-898

13. New Mexico State 298-301-302-901

14. Southern Utah 294-299-311-904

T15. Santa Clara 302-298-307-907

T15. Utah State 301-302-304-907

17. Sacramento State 295-309-310-914

18. CS Northridge 301-305-313-919

19. Penn 319-312-305-936

Top Five Individuals

1. Brendan Steele, UCR, 68-68-69-203

2. Travis Bertoni, CP, 68-71-66-205

3. Eric Riehle, UCR, 68-75-66-209

T4. Jason D’Amore, LMU, 76-69-65-210

T4. Joe Lanza, SMC, 69-69-72-210

Sacramento State Finishers

T35. Matt Montez 72-77-74-223

T40. John Bowen 74-77-73-224

T54. Brian Little 69-76-81-226

100. Ryan McConnell 80-80-82-242

104. Chad Wood 83-79-85-247