Results
SEASIDE, Calif. – The Cal State East Bay women's golf team finished off the regular season with a seventh-place showing at the Cal State Monterey Bay Otter Invitational on Tuesday. The Pioneers posted a three-round total of 975 (+111) to finish seven strokes back of sixth-place Sonoma State and 17 strokes out of the top three.
Linda Brown led East Bay, tying for ninth in the field of 43 individuals after posting a three-round total of 232 (+16). Brown posted the lowest single-round score for the Pioneers, notching a 75 (+3) in the first round. Brown matched Lyra Yoe of Academy of Art in ninth after carding a 77 in the second round and an 80 to cap the tournament.
Deanna Tyndall took four strokes off her first-round score to card an 80 (+6) in the final round and finish 12 strokes back of Brown in a tie for 22nd.
Katie Devine was just six strokes off of Tyndall, tying for 27th with a three-round total of 250 (+34).
Andrea Castellanos carded a 253 to finish 32nd, while
Arielle Swan-Smith took eight strokes off her first-round total on Tuesday to tie for 33rd and finish just one stroke behind Castellanos to round out the Pioneer contingent.
Grand Canyon took the team title, finishing with a 55-over 919 to claim a three-stroke victory over Cal State Monterey Bay. Chico State finished 36 strokes behind the Otters but took third, while Academy of Art placed fourth at 96-over. Courtney Soekland claimed individual medalist honors with an eight-over 224, finishing three strokes ahead of runner up Tiffany Heweston from Grand Canyon.