GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Starting Saturday in 14^th place at the RJGA Palm Valley Classic, the No. 20 Texas A&M University-Commerce women's golf team made a serious climb to finish in a tie for eighth place at the Palm Valley Golf Club.
 
The Lions were the second highest movers on the team leaderboard carding a two-round score of 603 (307-296). Northeastern State won the 28-team tournament by two strokes with a score of 588 (298-290), over Cal State Monterey Bay.
 
"I am so proud of every single member of the team today. They adjusted their game plans from yesterday and came out ready to play," said coach Lise Malherbe. "We're excited to take this momentum into Tucson this week."
 
Both Sophie-Charlott Hempel (Pirmasens, Germany) and Inma Ortiz Prieto (Huelva, Spain) carded rounds of 74 on Saturday, after they both had rounds of 75 on Friday. The duo placed in a six-way tie for 21^st place.
 
Sarah Wongsinth (Udon Thani, Thailand) improved her second round score by six strokes to total a score of 152 (79-73), finishing in a tie for 38^th place, climbing 36 spots on Saturday. Karlee Nichols (San Antonio – Smithson Valley) also had a big climb on the player leaderboard of 19 spots. She carded a round of 75 on in the final round and finished in a tie for 43^rd place with a score of 153 (78-75). Michelle Becker (San Antonio – Reagan) also improved by six strokes on Saturday and finished in a tie for 63^rd place with a score of 156 (81-75).
 
Colorado Christian's Faith Kilgore won the 146-golfer tournament with a score of 137 (69-68).
 
UP NEXT
The Lions have a quick turnaround as they head to Tuscon, Arizona, for the West Texas A&M Desert Invitational on Monday and Tuesday to close out the regular season.
 

Pos	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Total
1	Northeastern State	298	290	588
2	Cal State Monterey Bay	287	303	590
3	Cal State East Bay	297	297	594
4	Colorado Christian	298	297	595
5	UT Tyler	306	291	597
6	Cal State Los Angeles	297	303	600
7	West Texas A&M	304	298	602
T8	A&M-COMMERCE	307	296	603
T8	Oklahoma Christian	300	303	603
10	Dominican	303	302	605
11	Cameron	304	303	607
T12	Western New Mexico	305	308	613
T12	Holy Names	311	302	613
T12	Academy of Art	314	299	613
15	Midwestern State	308	308	616
16	Colorado State Pueblo	305	312	617
17	UC-Colorado Springs	303	317	620
18	Point Loma	315	310	625
T19	Colorado Mesa	317	310	627
T19	Northwest Nazarene	316	311	627
T19	Simon Fraser	318	309	627
22	MSU Denver	314	314	628
23	Western Washington	311	318	629
24	Hawaii–Hilo	319	320	639
T25	Fort Lewis	322	322	644
T25	St. Martin's	325	319	644
27	Montana State-Billings	332	318	650
28	Chico State	332	325	657

 

T8	A&M-COMMERCE	307	296	603
T21	Sophie-Charlott Hempel	75	74	149
T21	Inma Ortiz Prieto	75	74	149
T38	Sarah Wongsinth	79	73	152
T43	Karlee Nichols	78	75	153
T63	Michelle Becker	81	75	156