SUU Women Finish 18^th At Cowgirl Classic

CHANDLER, Ariz., April 5 - Southern Utah's women finished 18^th in a field of 23 Tuesday at the University of Wyoming's Cowgirl Classic. Junior Sadie Palmer led the way for the Thunderbirds, finishing 50^th. The tournament was played at the par 72, 6,108-yard Ocotillo Golf Resort course.

Palmer shot her best round of the tournament Tuesday, 77, after rounds of 80 and 78, but wound up in the same place she began the day, in 50^th at 19-over par 235. Palmer finished 22 shots off the pace of Portland State's Britney Yada, who finished at 3-under 213 and was named medalist after a scorecard playoff with Northern Colorado's Carleigh Silvers, who also shot 213.

Junior Kacy Buckner finished second among Thunderbirds, in 56^th at 237, followed by freshman Kaohi Loo (75^th, 241), sophomore Jamie Coking (98^th, 249) and senior Morgan Kerber (110^th, 254).

Portland State ran away with the team crown, shooting 7-over par 871 to finish 28 strokes ahead of second place New Mexico State (899) and 31 up on third-place BYU.

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