BOULDER CREEK, Nev. – On a windy day outside Las Vegas, the No. 3 St. Mary's University Women's Golf team wrapped up the fall season with a second-place finish at the Las Vegas Desert Classic after shooting 15-under-par over 54 holes.
The Rattlers ended four strokes behind No. 1 DBU, and 14 strokes ahead of No. 17 Missouri-St. Louis in third place. The 849 strokes for the Rattlers is the second-lowest 54-hole tournament in school history, nine strokes off the record of 840 by the 2024 team at the Ladies National Preview on the same course. Gracie Grant from DBU won the individual title, ending 11-under after three days of golf.
Junior
Brielle Burns (Houston) was under-par in all three rounds, shooting a 71 on Sunday to finish six-under (70-69-71=210/-6). Burns was extremely consistent in her final round, collecting only one bogey and two birdies with 15 pars. She led the field, going five-under par on par-4 scoring.
Junior
Sabree Lefebvre (Riverview, Fla.) finished tied for eighth on the individual leaderboard after turning in a final round of 74. She shot a 213 for the tournament, hitting two birdies in her first seven holes before finishing three over on the back nine.
Sophia Perkins, a junior from Sydney, Australia, nailed a hole in one on the par-three eighth hole, ending the day with an even par 72 to tie for 15th place. She ended the tournament with 217 strokes (71-74-72).
Senior
Taylor Wilczek (Anthem, Ariz.) struggled in the final round, dropping into a tie for 20th place with her final round of 81. She finished at two-over for the 54 holes, shooting a 218 (72-65-81).
Sophomore
Manon Verret (Toulouse, France) had a strong start to her morning, birdieing two of her first three holes, and shot even on the back nine, but bogeyed three of the final five holes to end the round with a 73. She finished two strokes behind Wilczek, tying for 25th place with 220 strokes (74-73-73).
The Rattlers will kick off the spring season at the Southern Invitational in Houston, Feb. 15-16 at the Cypresswood Golf Course.
