Women's Golf Takes 8th at Fresno State Classic

Monday, March 5

Fresno, CA

UC Riverside

Fresno State Classic

Photo by: Mary Ritchie

Women's Golf Takes 8th at Fresno State Classic

3/6/2018 7:13:00 PM | Women's Golf

FRESNO, Calif. – The UC Riverside Women's Golf team took 8th-place in the Fresno State Classic at Copper River Country Club on Tuesday, finishing 42 strokes over par. The Highlanders were led by juniors Jakeishya Le and Hana Furuichi and freshman Serena Chon, who were all a +11, tying for 22nd overall.

Pos	Battle at the Rock	1st	2nd	3rd	Total	Par
8	UC Riverside	298	300	308	906	+42
T22	Jakeishya Le	77	72	78	227	+11
T22	Hana Furuichi	73	74	80	227	+11
T22	Serena Chon	74	76	77	227	+11
T26	Hannah Facchini	74	78	76	228	+12
T33	Hailey White	77	78	77	232	+16

T42	Krista Twet *	77	82	76	235	+19
	* competed as an individual
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TOURNAMENT NOTES
The Highlanders got out to a fast start, finishing Round 1 with a score of 298. It was their best round of the tournament, placing them in third-place through 18 holes. UC Riverside would put up a similar score in Round 2 (300).

This marks the second time this season that freshman Serena Chon has finished with the top score for UC Riverside. It is also her third top-25 finish this year.

UC Riverside finished with the most pars (182) out of the 11 teams in competition, but had the fewest birdies (20). The Highlanders were at their best on Par 5s, finishing one over par, the fourth-best in the field for the weekend. Chon (-3) led the way on Par 5s, followed by Le (-1) and senior Hannah Facchini (-1).