March 16, 2006
BOULDER City, Nev. -
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The San Diego State women's golf team jumped one spot in the final team standings, finishing in eighth place overall with a 54-hole score of 51-over 915 Wednesday at the UNLV Spring Invitational. The Aztecs carded a final round 307, the seventh-best team score of the day in the 19-team field at the par-72, 6,152-yard Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev.
SDSU was led by senior Heather MacRae, who climbed five spots on the individual leader board to finish in a tie for ninth after a final round 1-over 73. MacRae fired a 4-over 220 for the tournament, tying a career high which ranks 10th in Aztec history. The Scotland native has now finished in the top 10 in six of her seven tournaments in 2005-06.
Aztec freshman Maki Kamimura was unable to match her career-best second round effort of 69, dropping six spots into a tie for 18th with a 6-over 78 in the final 18 holes. Kamimura logged an 8-over 224 in the three-day event, beating her previous career high for 54 holes by two strokes.
The duo was followed in the individual standings by junior Jamie Oliver, who started the day in 72nd place, but found herself in a tie for 56th after the third round after a tournament-best 76. Senior Megan Mulhaupt tied for 67 with at 21-over 237 and freshman Petra Cole rounded out the group at 25-over 241.
Host UNLV won the team title by three strokes over Mountain West Conference rival BYU with a 15-over 879, while Indiana's Shannon Johnson took home medalist honors with a 5-under 211.
San Diego State takes almost two weeks off before heading to the University of Oregon for a two-day tournament, March 27-28, in Creswell, Ore.