KANE'OHE, Hawai'i — Gonzaga women's golfer
Jessica Mangrobang placed in the top 10 to lead the Zags to a sixth-place team finish at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational in Kane'Ohe, Oahu, Hawai'i on Wednesday.
Playing the Par-72, Kane'Ohe Klipper Golf Course, Gonzaga finished with two players in the top 20 overall and held their team spot from each of the first two rounds with a final round 305 (+17) as a team.
"We played hard all week, and seemed to run out of gas near the end of three straight days of wind, rain and heat," head coach
Brad Rickel said. "I am very proud of Jessica [Mangrobang]. She has been our most steady player the last two tournaments. Federica [Torre] was solid today and starting to get the feel of playing in Hawaii. We feel like we left some out there but all in all, it was a good week."
Mangrobang was the model of consistency in her week, adding a final-round 75 (+3) after shooting a pair of 74s on Monday to place in a tie for ninth overall. Freshman
Federica Torre posted the Zags' best score of the day with a two-over 74, two shots better than either of her first two rounds to place tied for 28
th overall.
Freshman
Quynn Duong had the second-best finish, coming in with a tie for 18
th, after firing a final-round 79 (+7).
Francesca Santoni rounded out the scoring column for Gonzaga with a 77 (+5) in the final round to place in a tie for 41
st overall.
Texas and SMU tied for the overall team title at the event at +23 for the tournament. Texas A&M's Courtney Dow won the individual title at even par for 54 holes.
Gonzaga will have one more tuneup before the WCC Championships when they travel to Sedona, Arizona, for the Red Rocks Invitational, hosted by Northern Arizona on March 23-24.