Dons Wrap Up Fall Season with Strong Final Round

Tuesday, October 23

Boulder Creek Golf Club; Boulder City, Nev.

University of San Francisco

Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown Day 3

10/23/2018 3:44:00 PM | Women's Golf

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LAS VEGAS – In the final round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown and the fall season, the University of San Francisco women's golf team turned in one of its strongest rounds of the season. The Dons wrapped up the tournament in 11^th place after finishing the day with a 1-over 289 to finish the tournament 13-over 877 (288-300-289).

USF had two players under par with one cracking the top-20. The Dons were once again strong on the par-5 holes, going 4-under as a team with an average score of 4.93 on the long holes. USF recorded 13 birdies for the day, giving them 43 for the tournament.

Junior Samantha Gong had a tremendous day. Gong moved up 14 spots on the leaderboard to finish tied for 19^th after scoring a 3-under 69. For the tournament Gong finished with a 1-under 215 (73-73-69). She opened her final round on the 10^th and tallied four-straight pars before carding three birdies. She recorded three more birdies on the front-9, the lone blemish was a bogey on four and a double-bogey on six.

Finishing in second for the Dons was freshman Annika Borrelli who turned in a 3-under 69 to finish 2-over 218 (71-78-69) for the tournament. Borrelli was locked in on Tuesday, she opened the round on the 10^th and finished 1-under on 10-18. On the front she went off, recording birdies on four-straight holes. Her five birdies for the round, gives her 12 for the tournament.

Sophomore Pearl Rojanapeansatith finished in third for the Dons and was tied for 36^th after turning in a 2-over 74. For the tournament she finished with a 3-over 219 (69-76-74). On Tuesday, Rojanapeansatith was sharp, recording 16 pars for the round.

Joan Soewondo finished tied for 72^nd after finishing with a 5-over 77 for the final round. For the tournament she finished 13-over 229 (76-76-77). Just behind her was freshman Jade Siphomsay who carded an 11-over 83 on the final day, giving her a 54-hole score of 17-over 233 (75-75-83).

COACHS'S QUOTE
"I'm so proud of the way the team bounced back from a difficult second round today," said head coach Sara Doell. "They looked much more relaxed, confident and steady throughout the entire day. Both Sam and Annika shot three under par scores of 69 and both of them had it to five under at one point in the round. While we played much better, we still identified some areas that we can improve upon and will use the winter months to work on these areas. Overall, we had a solid fall season with a very young team. The future of women's golf here at USF looks very bright!"

UP NEXT
That concludes the fall season for the Dons, they will return to action after the new year in 2019 when they travel to Southern California to participate in the Bruin Wave Invitational hosted by UCLA at the end of February.