Alexa Anderson | Posted: 13 Feb 2018 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

BYU women claim second place at The Gold Rush

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LONG BEACH, Calif. —  Behind top-20 finishes from Naomi Soifua, Kendra Dalton and Rose Huang, No. 45 BYU women’s golf placed second on Tuesday at The Gold Rush. With the runner-up finish, BYU women’s golf records its best finish of the 2017-18 season.

"I am encouraged by our play in the last two rounds," BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. "We shot ourselves out of it in the first round, but I loved the way we battled back."

After firing the lowest team score (+5) in the second round, the Cougars shot +7 in the final round to claim second place at +24. Georgia recorded the victory, shooting +19 as a team through 54 holes. WCC foes Santa Clara and Gonzaga finished in ninth place and 13th place, respectively.

Soifua led the Cougars in round three, carding a team-low 72. The freshman tied for seventh place at The Gold Rush to record her best finish as a Cougar. She finished the event at +6.

Dalton and Huang tied for 12th place, both shooting +8 in the 54-hole event. Dalton fired a final-round 73, while Huang carded a 74.

Anna Kennedy and Annie Yang both shot +12 in three rounds of play. Kennedy shot a 76 on Tuesday, while Yang fired an 80. The pair tied for 30th place.

The Cougars will continue their spring season on Feb. 26-27 at The Rebel Beach hosted by UNLV.

The Gold Rush - Feb. 12-13, 2018
El Dorado Golf Course

Place Player Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total To-Par
T7 Naomi Soifua 78 72 72 222 +6
T12 Kendra Dalton 73 78 73 224 +8
T12 Rose Huang 74 76 74 224 +8
T30 Anna Kennedy 80 72 76 228 +12
T30 Annie Yang 75 73 80 228 +12

 

Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total To-Par
1 Georgia 296 295 292 883 +19
2 No. 45 BYU 300 293 295 888 +24
3 Colorado State 297 295 300 892 +28
4 Long Beach State 290 309 294 893 +29
T5 Sacramento State 302 297 300 899 +35
T5 Idaho 303 298 298 899 +35
7 UC Irvine 292 307 307 906 +42
8 Fresno State 296 310 305 911 +47
9 Santa Clara 306 305 302 913 +49
10 Cal Poly 310 312 294 916 +52
T11 Boise State 305 314 316 935 +71
T11 Seattle 317 313 305 935 +71
13 Gonzaga 310 318 315 943 +79
14 Boston College 315 312 322 949 +85