Women’s Golf produces top-five finish in final regular-season tournament

By Sarah Holden | St. Mary's Athletics Communications

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TUCSON – St. Mary's posted a final-round score of 614 to finish fifth in the West Texas A&M Desert Invite on Tuesday at The Lodge at Ventana Canyon.

The No. 14-ranked Rattlers entered the final round in seventh place, and were able to move up two spots after improving 18 strokes on the 5,978-yard course. The team's final score of 614 was 14 strokes behind tournament co-winners, No. 5-ranked Cal State San Marcos and No. 12-ranked Grand Valley State. Of the 17 teams in attendance, St. Mary's had the second-best score in Round Two, carding 10-over 298, just one stroke behind Grand Valley's 297.With rounds of 316 (+28) and 298 (+10), St. Mary's finished just three strokes behind fourth place West Texas A&M (611). Lynn finished in third (604) to round out the top-five.

Sofia Ruescas led the way for the Rattlers after carding a two-over 146 to tie for a third-place finish with Grand Valley's Katie Chipman. In a field of 86 competitors, Ruescas had the second-best finish of Day 2, carding two-under 70, finishing only behind first-place tournament finisher Helen Kreuzer of Lynn. Kreuzer carded six-under 138 to finish seven strokes ahead of second-place finisher, Claire Hogle of Cal State San Marcos (145).

Senior Maria Regina Gonzalez improved 12 positions on the individual leaderboard, ultimately landing herself tied for 20^th place with five other tournament contenders. Gonzalez carded 10-over 154 over the course of two, with the second round being her best at three-over 75.

Haleigh Jordan improved her stroke by six in the second round, carding four-over 76. This allowed her to advance 17 places on the individual leaderboard, and ultimately left her tied for 39^th place with three other golfers.

The Rattlers finished in the top five in eight of 10 regular-season tournaments. St. Mary's will now prepare for the postseason, beginning with the Heartland Conference Championship which will be held on April 13-16 in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. The Rattlers finished second-of-nine in the conference championship in 2018.

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Players Mentioned

Haleigh Jordan: 5' 6"; Junior

Maria Regina Gonzalez: Senior

Sofia Ruescas: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Haleigh Jordan
: 5' 6"; Junior

Maria Regina Gonzalez
: Senior

Sofia Ruescas
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

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Women’s Golf produces top-five finish in final regular-season tournament

Players Mentioned

Haleigh Jordan

Maria Regina Gonzalez

Sofia Ruescas

Players Mentioned

Haleigh Jordan

Maria Regina Gonzalez

Sofia Ruescas

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