Barbaglia Takes Fourth Place at MW Championship

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The San Diego State women's golf team finished in sixth place at the Mountain West Championship. The Aztecs finished the tournament strong, shooting a one-under-par 287 Thursday, the third best score of the day, to finish with a 25-over-par 889.
 
San Diego State had three golfers have an even par round or better Thursday, led by Stephanie Barbaglia's three-under-par 69.
 
Barbaglia tied for fourth overall with a three-under-par 213, which tied her career-low 54-hole score. Her 213 ties for the third-best Mountain West Championship score in school history and is the best since 2018. On Thursday, she had a team-best five birdies to help her shoot a career-best 69.
 
Emma Narita tied for 15th place with a two-over-par 218. She shot an even par 72 Thursday. She had three bogeys in her first three holes but was three-under-par over the last 12 holes.
 
Anika Sato shot a two-under-par 70 in her final round. Like Narita, she shined on the back nine where had four birdies. She finished the tournament with a 227 and tied for 32nd place.
 
Anna Lina Otten shot a four-over-par 76 Thursday, her best round of the tournament.
 
Nikki Kato's day was highlighted by an eagle chip-in on the 351-yard 15th hole.
 
San Jose State won the tournament by 18 strokes with 847 (-17) and were led by Kajsa Arwefjall who won the individual title with a nine-under-par 207.
 
STAT OF THE DAY
Stephanie Barbaglia's 213 matched her career-low 54-hole score that she recorded in SDSU's previous tournament. She shined on par fives where she averaged 4.8 strokes, the fourth best in the field.
 
Mountain West Championship - Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills CC (Par 72, 6,286 yards)
Results After Three Rounds (54 Holes)
Team Scores – Top Five & SDSU (Out of 9 Teams)
1. San Jose State… 847 (280-288-279, -17)
2. UNLV… 865 (289-288-288, +1)
3. Colorado State… 867 (286-295-285, +3)
4. New Mexico… 868 (297-281-290, +4)
5. Nevada… 874 (300-286-288, +10)
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6. San Diego State… 889 (294-308-287, +25)
 
Individual Results – Top Five & SDSU (Out of 45 Golfers)
1. Kajsa Arwefjall (SJSU)… 207 (68-73-66, -9)
2. Lauren Lehigh (New Mexico)… 210 (70-69-71, -6)
3. Lucia Lopez-Ortega (SJSU)… 211 (67-74-70, -5)
4. Stephanie Barbaglia (SDSU)… 213 (71-73-69, -3)
T-5. Myah McDonald (New Mexico)… 214 (72-69-73, -2)
T-5. Andrea Bergsdottir (Colorado St.)… 214 (70-75-69, -2)
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T-15. Emma Narita (SDSU)… 218 (70-76-72, +2)
T-32. Anika Sato (SDSU)… 227 (77-80-70, +11)
42. Anna Lina Otten (SDSU)… 233 (78-79-76, +17)
45. Nikki Kato (SDSU)… 238 (76-81-81, +22)