KAUA'I, HAWAII – Led by two under-par performances, Kennesaw State women's golf shot up six spots on the final day to finish seventh overall at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Hawaii on Wednesday.
The Owls posted a tournament-best 1-over par team score for a total of 297-294-289 after 54 holes at the Ocean Course Hokuala.
Scoreboard
True freshman
Ariana Silva turned in a terrific final round for the Owls, carding a 3-under par 69 to finish the tournament 1-under and in 11
th place, individually. She recorded just one bogey to finish with four birdies and 13 pars.
Nyah Kelly was right behind her for another red-hot finale, turning in a 2-under par 70 to jump 31 spots to 36
th overall with a 6-over par score.
Finishing 26
th in the tournament was
Alessandra Nagayo, who shot 3-over par in Round 3 to finish 3-over par for the tournament.
Rounding out the top-5 finishers for KSU was
Jackie Jang, who recorded a 3-over par 75 to finish 11-over par (62
nd), while
Sabrina Kim shot 7-over on Wednesday for a final score of 13-over (77
th).
Leading the individuals after Round 3 was
Hannah Cheryl Alan, who carded a 4-over par 76 to finish 14-over (85
th), while
Ladina Luder had her best day of the week with a 2-over par 74 to finish 95
th (19-over).
Natasha Korman shot 7-over on Wednesday and finished with a 22-over tournament score (101
st).
Next Tee Times:
Kennesaw State will now take the winter off before returning to competition on Feb. 1-3 at the UNCG/Advance Golf Partners Collegiate in West Palm, Fla.
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