Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
Meadow Club Women's Intercollegiate Day 2
Recap: CSU rebounds during Round 3, making up 22 strokes
3/7/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Results
FAIRFAX, Calif. - Colorado State put up a strong performance Tuesday at the Meadow Club, shooting a 5-over 293 during the final round of the Meadow Club Women's Intercollegiate. All five Rams golfers posted their best rounds of the tournament, led by sophomore Katrina Prendergast (2-under 70), who finished tied for ninth place.
"Today was much better," head coach Annie Young said regarding the Rams' improvement after struggling through the first two rounds on Monday. "This is more of the team that I think we are, and the players voiced that after the round. We didn't have anything to lose, so we went out there with an attitude of attack."
The late push allowed CSU to tie with San Francisco for 12th place. Entering the day, the Rams sat 22 strokes behind the Dons and 19 strokes behind the next-closest competitor. But despite a difficult first two rounds, the Rams' third-round score was among the best in the field and just five strokes off the rounder leader.
Prendergast moved up seven spots to earn a top-10 placing (tied for ninth out of 75 golfers). It marked her second top-10 performance of the season and fourth top-20 finish - including her second in a row.
Freshman Ellen Secor scored an even-par 72 during Round 3, moving up 15 places, while senior Elisabeth Rau was just two strokes over par (74), jumping six spots. Senior Brianna Becker and freshman Jessica Sloot finished the day at 5-over 77.
"Everyone stepped up and played the way they're capable of doing," Young said. "I think they're as frustrated as I am that we haven't been getting it done, so today was a nice way to finish."
San Diego State won the tournament with a 6-over 870, four spots ahead of BYU (10-over 874). Illinois finished third (17-over 881), followed by California (18-over 882), Michigan (24-over 888), San José State (27-over 891), Pepperdine (32-896), Coastal Carolina (33-over 897), Oregon State (38-over 902), UC Davis (46-over 910), Nevada (52-over 916) and CSU and San Francisco (58-over 922). More than half of the tournament field is ranked in this week's Golfstat top-50 national rankings.
Following two tournaments in nine days to begin the spring season, CSU will jump straight back into action, competing in the MountainView Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz. The three-day tournament begins Friday.
"At times it seems like we're so far away, and then days like today show us that we can turn things around," Young said. "I believe we can, and we'll have the chance to show that right away."
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| Colorado State | 310 | 319 | 293 | 922 ( 58) | T-12th/13 |
| Katrina Prendergast | 74 | 74 | 70 | 218 ( 2) | T-9/75 |
| Ellen Secor | 77 | 81 | 72 | 230 ( 14) | T-45th |
| Elisabeth Rau | 78 | 84 | 74 | 236 ( 20) | T-64th |
| Brianna Becker | 81 | 80 | 77 | 238 ( 22) | T-68th |
| Jessica Sloot | 84 | 85 | 77 | 246 ( 30) | 72nd |
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