SPOKANE, Wash.—Freshman
Chloe Jang carded a final-round 3-over-par 74 on Tuesday at the Eagle Invitational at Indian Canyon Golf Course to finish in a tie for third place in the 71-player field with a three-round score of 4-over-par 217 (71-72-74).
"It was a solid final round today for us as we moved into the top five," said Utah Valley head coach
Juli Erekson. "Chloe played steady and was very consistent in all three rounds. The ladies played their par 5's under par. We're looking forward to finishing our final fall event with confidence in scoring on par 5's and par 3's."
As a team, Utah Valley shot a final-round 18-over-par 302 to finish fifth on the 11-team leaderboard with a three-round score of 51-over-par 903 (303-298-302). Idaho won the team title at 20-over-par 872 (292-288-292).
Jang's 3-over-par 74 on Tuesday included three birdies, including two on the front nine. Jang finished the tournament with a three-round 4-over-par 217, finishing just one stroke out of second place and eight shots behind individual champion Yvonne Vinceri from Idaho.
Caylyn Ponich shot a final-round 6-over-par 77 to finish in a tie for 20th at 13-over-par 226 (76-73-77). Ponich eagled the par 4 267-yard 17th hole and had a pair of birdies in her final round.
Pati Uluave, who played as an individual, carded a final-round 8-over-par 79 to finish tied for 20th at 13-over-par 226 (79-68-79). Uluave had two front-nine birdies on Tuesday.
Maria Ortiz shot a 5-over-par 76 in the final round to finish in a tie for 32nd at 16-over-par 229 (78-75-76).
Abbey Porter carded a final-round 4-over-par 75 to tie for 44th with a three-round 18-over-par 231 (78-78-75).
Millie Terrion shot an 8-over-par 79 on Tuesday to finish in a tie for 56th with a three-round score of 25-over-par 238 (79-80-79).
Utah Valley will now travel to The Aloha State to compete in the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, Oct. 23-25, at Kapolei Golf Course on the island of Oahu.