Feb. 26, 2008
FRESNO, Calif. - San Diego State freshman Samantha Roberts (Carlsbad, Calif.) logged a 76 for the second consecutive day to finish in a tie for 30th place with a career-best 8-over 152 Tuesday at the Kitahara Fresno State Invitational in Fresno, Calif. The Aztecs improved their first round team score by six strokes, but ended up in 16th place overall at 58-over 634 at the par-72, 6,072-yard Copper River Country Club.
Tulsa, ranked 31st nationally by golfstat.com, overcame a four-stroke deficit to win by four strokes over second place UC Davis with a two-round effort of 13-over 589. Fresno State's Taylor Siebert claimed medalist honors with a birdie on the 18th hole, finishing the event at even-par with a 144, including a 71 on the final day.
Roberts was SDSU's top golfer by seven strokes and beat her previous best for 36 holes by three, which she recorded earlier this season at the team's lone home tournament, the Aztec Fall Classic. Roberts remained consistent through much of the second round, logging 12 pars to go with a birdie and five bogeys.
Freshman Kaitlen Miyajima (Wailuku, Hawaii) was one of two Aztecs to improve their score on the final day, as she carded a 5-over 77 after a first-round 82, jumping from a tie for 69th place up to 57th. Junior co-captain Jackie Kazarian (Dana Point, Calif.) ended up eight spots behind Miyajima in a tie for 65th place after lowering her score by three strokes for a two-day total of 17-over 161.
Freshman Stephanie Arcala (Oceanside, Calif.) finished in a tie for 74th place at 19-over 163, while redshirt sophomore Petra Cole (San Diego, Calif.) rounded out the SDSU contingent in a tie for 76th place with two straight rounds of 82.
The Aztecs will look to regroup in three weeks when split squads participate in the FEEL Golf/Lady Otter Invitational in Seaside, Calif., March 17-18, and the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational in Kane`ohe, Hawaii, March 17-19.
Final-round scores with relation to par Feb. 26, at the Kitahara Fresno State Invitational, played at the par-72, 6,072-yard Copper River Country Club in Fresno, Calif.
Team Scoring (Top 5 teams)
1 Tulsa 299-290-589 (+13) 2 UC Davis 301-292-593 (+17) 3 Kansas 295-301-596 (+20) 4 USF 302-295-597 (+21) 5 UC Irvine 304-299-603 (+27) 16 San Diego State 320-314-634 (+58)
Top Five Individuals1 Taylor Siebert, Fresno St. 73-71-144 (E) 2 Corie Hou, Hawaii 72-73-145 (+1) Jee Park, UC Davis 75-70-145 (+1) Emily Powers, Kansas 72-73-145 (+1) 5 Danielle Cvitanov, USF 73-73-146 (+2) Kelly Fuchik, Tulsa 74-72-146 (+2)
San Diego State T-30. Samantha Roberts 76-76-152 (+8) T-57. Kaitlen Miyajima 82-77-159 (+15)
T-65. Jackie Kazarian 82-79-161 (+17) T-74. Stephanie Arcala 80-83-163 (+19) T-76. Petra Cole 82-82-164 (+20)