TUCSON, Ariz. - The 14th-ranked Iowa State women's golf team won the 16-team MountainView Collegiate Tournament Saturday afternoon in Tucson, Ariz. The Cyclones posted a team score of 857, shattering Iowa State's 54-hole school record by 10 shots and outdistancing second-place and No. 24 Oklahoma by six strokes to claim their third tournament title of the season. No. 12 Arkansas placed third at 864.
Four of the five best 54-hole scores in school history have been achieved by the 2010-11 Cyclones.
Iowa State got off to a strong start in the first two rounds on Friday, shooting a 285, the fourth lowest 18-hole score in school history, and a 284, the third lowest score in the Iowa State record book, to take a nine-shot lead (7-under) heading into the final round. Iowa State carded an even-par 288 this afternoon to round out its record-breaking score.
Freshman
Prima Thammaraks was the runner-up medalist at 212, as all five Cyclones placed 22nd or better. Thammaraks fired a pair of 70s in the first two rounds and a 72 today to tie the school record for low 54-hole score and notch her second runner-up finish of the season. Thammaraks now shares the 54-hole school mark with senior
Laurence Herman, who fired a 212 at the 2009 Challenge at Onion Creek.
The Cyclones will be back in action on April 16 at the Lady Buckeye Invitational.
Team Scores
1. Iowa State 285-284-288=857
2. Oklahoma 294-284-285=863
3. Arkansas 286-292-286=864
4. Colorado 292-291-290=873
5. Minnesota 287-298-298=883
6. Texas Tech 294-297-296=887
7. Texas State 296-297-296=889
8. Missouri 284-307-300=891
9. San Jose State 303-294-296=893
10. Nebraska 308-306-284=898
11. Colorado State 301-307-291=899
12. Gonzaga 299-303-300=901
13. Oregon State 309-297-297=903
14. Kansas State 291-311-302=904
15. Indiana 300-311-296=907
16. Wyoming 295-307-308=910
17. Kansas 307-309-297=913
18. Baylor 313-305-303=921
Iowa State Scores
T8. Sasikarn On-Iam 74-71-72=217
Top Individuals
1. Emily Tubert, Arkansas 68-72-67=207
3. Brianna Espinoza, Colorado State 71-73-70=214