The Redhawks saved their best round of the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic for last, shooting their lowest score of the tournament during Wednesday’s third and final round at Ocotillo Golf Resort in Chandler, Ariz.
Shannon Quinn (Shoreline, Wash.) fired the best individual round on the team Wednesday, taking just 75 strokes (+3). She climbed 20 spots up the leaderboard, tying for 46th place with a score of 241 (+25). Her 75 was the lowest of any Redhawk throughout the tournament.
The next three Redhawks all finished within two strokes of each other. At the head of this group was Nicole Gaddie (Salt Lake City, Utah), who ended the tournament with 243 strokes (+27) and tied for 60th after shooting 7-over-par 79 during the third round. One stroke back, Lori Pearson (Seattle, Wash.) tied for 66th after taking 244 strokes (+28) throughout the tournament. During the third round she shot 78 (+6), her best round in three days. Clare Sorensen (Roseville, Calif.) also shot her lowest score of the tournament Wednesday, a 9-over-par 81. She finished in a tie for 69th by taking 245 strokes (+29) over three rounds.
Rounding out the Seattle U lineup, Monica Keo (Kaneohe, Hawaii) finished the tournament tied for 86th after counting 252 strokes (+36). She took 85 strokes, 13 strokes above par, in the final round.
Seattle University counted 313 strokes (+25) Wednesday, their lowest of the tournament by nine shots. Thanks to their tournament-low round, the Redhawks climbed one spot up the leaderboard into sole possession of 16th place with a total of 966, 102 strokes above par. Boise State completed the wire-to-wire team victory by taking 901 strokes (+37) throughout the tournament, and the Broncos’ Hayley Young won medalist honors after counting 214 strokes (-2) over three rounds.
The Wyoming Cowgirl Classic was Seattle U’s final tune-up for the Western Athletic Conference Championship held April 22-24. That tournament will take place at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz.