FRESNO, Calif. --- Jennifer Parkes shot a 1-under 71 to lead the Sacramento State women’s golf team into fourth place in the first round of the Kitahara Fresno State Invite, Monday at the Copper Ridge Golf Club.Parkes shot 37 on the front nine and added 34 on the back nine and finds herself four strokes off the lead of UC Irvine’s Seanee Henderson who shot 67. Heather LeMaster and Margaux Sheehan are also in the hunt. LeMaster shot 73 while Sheehan tallied 75.
As a team, the Hornets opened on the back nine and were three under following the first nine holes. However, from the point, high winds and rain hampered play leading to Sacramento State shooting 10-over.
UC Irvine holds the lead at the midway point of the two-round tournament after shooting 285. New Mexico State is second at 294 followed by Long Beach State (296), Sacramento State (299) and San Jose State (300).
Weather permitting, the tournament will conclude on Tuesday with the final 18 holes.
TEAM SCORES
1. UC Irvine 285
2. New Mexico State 294
3. Long Beach State 296
4. Sacramento State 299
5. San Jose State 300
6. Oregon 302
7. Oregon State 303
8. UC Davis 304
9. Fresno State 305
T10. Colorado State 307
T10. Idaho 307
12. Denver 309
13. Nevada 310
14. Hawaii 311
15. San Diego State 316
T16. San Francisco 317
T16. Boise State 317
18. Colorado 318
19. Cal Poly 320
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1. Selanee Henderson, UCI, 67
2. Lehua Wise, NMSU, 70
T3. Jennifer Parkes, SAC, 71
T3. Angela Won, UCI, 71
T5. Beth Holtermann, LBSU, 72
T5. Sirapa Kasemasamran, SJSU, 72
T5. Victoria Wenslow, UO, 72
T5. Katie Street, BSU, 72
SACRAMENTO STATE GOLFERS
T3. Jennifer Parkes 71
T10. Heather LeMaster 73
T24. Margaux Sheehan 75
T65. Emily Longcrier 80
T85. Kim Coppin 83
