FRESNO, Calif. - Santa Clara women's golfer
Meva Schmit had the top finish for the Broncos at the Fresno State Classic, finishing in a eight-way tie for 11th at 3-over 219. The finish was her third inside the top 15 on the year. The Broncos had their best round as a team of the event on the final day of competition, turning in a 12-over 300 to finish in 15th.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
- Schmit climbed nine spots in the final round by turning in her second-straight round at even par (72). She had just two bogeys on the day and rolled in birdie putts on Nos. 15 and 16.
- Schmit's three top 15 finishes are the most on the team. It's also her third top-20 finish, which is one shy of Audrey Brust for the team lead.
- Inara Sharma, playing as an individual, had the top individual round of the day for the Broncos, turning in a 2-under 70 that included four birdies and an eagle on the par-5 16th. The sub-par round launched her 38 spots in the standings to tie for 49th at 10-over 226.
- Patricia Garre Munoz, who played in the No. 1 spot for the first time this season, tied Sharma in 49th. She also saved her best round for last with a 1-over 73 on Tuesday to climb 17 spots.
- Brust and Kelsey Kim each tied for 75th at 15-over 231 while Lauren Shew tied for 87th at 18-over 234.
- Colorado State won both the team and individual titles. The Rams were 3-over 284-296-287--867 as a team while Andrea Bergsdottir won medalist honors by two strokes at 4-under 69-75-68--212.
FINAL STANDINGS:
| T11. |
Schmit |
75-72-72--219 (+3) |
| T49. |
Sharma* |
77-79-70--226 (+10) |
| T49. |
Garre Munoz |
77-76-73--226 (+10) |
| T75. |
Brust |
76-77-78--231 (+15) |
| T75. |
Kim |
73-79-79--231 (+15) |
| T87. |
Shew |
80-77-77--234 (+18) |
TEAM STANDINGS:
| 1. |
Colorado State |
284-296-287--867 (+3) |
| 2. |
Cal Poly |
290-294-287--871 (+7) |
| 3. |
Pepperdine |
294-297-287--878 (+14) |
| 4. |
Sacramento State |
300-289-292--881 (+17) |
| 5. |
UC Riverside |
298-300-287--885 (+21) |
| 6. |
Washington State |
294-296-296--886 (+22) |
| 7. |
Fresno State |
285-298-304--887 (+23) |
| 8. |
Rutgers |
295-296-297--888 (+24) |
| 9. |
Nevada |
291-307-292--890 (+26) |
| 10. |
Arkansas State |
299-296-296--891 (+27) |
| 11. |
Grand Canyon |
296-300-296--892 (+28) |
| 12. |
Cal State Fullerton |
295-308-292--895 (+31) |
| 13. |
UC Davis |
296-304-296--896 (+32) |
| 14. |
BYU |
297-301-304--902 (+38) |
| 15. |
Santa Clara |
301-302-300--903 (+39) |
| 16. |
Northern Arizona |
295-301-312--908 (+44) |
| 17. |
UAB |
309-303-305--917 (+53) |
| 18. |
Utah Valley |
306-313-307--926 (+62) |
| T19. |
Cal Baptist |
307-309-311--927 (+63) |
| T19. |
Hawaii |
300-318-309--927 (+63) |
| 21. |
UC Irvine |
316-315-315--946 (+82) |
NEXT UP:
The Broncos will play take part in the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic April 4-5 as their final tune-up before heading off to Bremerton, Wash. for the 2024 WCC Championship.