TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona women's golf tied for fourth place overall at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Invitational on Tuesday. The Wildcats recorded a final round score of 296 (+8). With the first round's score of 301 (+13) and the second round's score of 295 (+7), Arizona finished at 892 (+28) overall to tie for fourth out of 15 teams.
“The ladies fought hard in extremely difficult conditions,” said head coach Laura Ianello. “However, we are not happy with a fourth-place finish and we have some hard work ahead of us in the next week before we defend our title in Gainesville.”
For the second-straight tournament, freshman Krystal Quihuis finished best for the Wildcats. She finished in a tie for fourth place overall with rounds of 73 (+1), 69 (-3) and 75 (+3) to finish the tournament at one-over-par. She has recorded top-10 finishes in both of the Wildcats' spring events to date.
Senior Kendall Prince tied for 27th overall with scores of 77 (+5), 76 (+4) and 75 (+3) for a 228 (+12). Senior Manon Gidali followed with a 229 (+13) after a final round score of 81 (+9). With previous rounds of 76 (+4) and 72 (E), respectively, she finished in a tie for 33rd place.
Junior Lindsey Weaver and sophomore Wanasa Zhou tied for 35th place overall at 230 (+14). Weaver had rounds of 79 (+7), 78 (+6) and 73 (+1). Zhou had scores of 75 (+3), 82 (+10) and 73 (+1). As an individual, sophomore Jessica Vasilic tied for 69th place overall with rounds of 80 (+8), 76 (+4) and 80 (+8).
No. 17 LSU shot two under par in the final round to win the tournament with a score of 874 (+10). No. 43 Florida and No. 6 UCLA shared second place at 886 (+22). No. 12 Arizona shared fourth place with No. 31 Tulane, the host of the tournament. LSU senior Madelene Sagstrom and sophomore Carolina Nistrup were the co-winner, both shooting a total 212 (-4).
Looking ahead, freshmen Natalia Forero and Quihuis, Vasilic and senior Andrea Vilarasau will compete as individuals at the Red Rocks Invitational, hosted by NAU, Feb. 28-March 1 in Sedona, Ariz. Additionally, Zhou has been granted an exemption to play at the Symetra Tour's Volvik Championship Feb. 27-March 1.
As a team, Arizona will look to defend its title at the SunTrust Gator Women's Golf Invitational on Fri.-Sun., March 6-8, in Gainesville, Fla.
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