Vanessa Ha Captures Individual Championship With Record Breaking Performance

Monday, March 19

Sierra View Country Club; Roseville, Calif.

All Day

University of San Francisco

Sacramento State Invitational

Vanessa Ha Captures Individual Championship With Record Breaking Performance

3/20/2018 4:55:00 PM | Women's Golf

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ROSEVILLE, Calif. – The University of San Francisco women's golf team captured their second-consecutive second place finish at the Sacramento State Invitational on Tuesday at the Sierra View Country Club. The Dons had four players finish in the top-10 and was led by senior Vanessa Ha who was the individual tournament champion following a record breaking performance over the 54 holes.

Ha, captures her second career individual championship at this tournament, she last won it in 2016 as a sophomore. She finished the afternoon with a 4-over 76 giving her a 54-hole score of 211, good enough for 5-under. Ha was even through the font-9 and was four over on the back, adding a pair of birdies to give her a tournament best 13.

Freshman Joan Soewondo moved up two spots to secure her first career top-10 finish when she carded a 1-over 73 giving her a two-day score of 220.

Samantha Gong finished one spot behind Soewondo for her second consecutive top-10 finish. She finished the day with a 3-over 75 to give her a three-round total of 221 at plus-5.

Emily Laskin also finished the day with a 3-over 75, she finished the tournament tied for eighth with a three-round total of 223 (76-72-75). She carded 33 pars and seven birdies en route to her first collegiate top-10 finish.

Kimberly Liu finished 11^th overall with an 8-over 224. Pearl Rojanapeansatith finished tied for 27^th as an individual, she was 14-over with a 230. Also competing as an individual was Carly Hopton who finished 46^th with a 29-over 245.

GAME NOTES

The Dons were the top team in the tournament with 45 birdies, Ha led all competitors with 13.
USF was fantastic on par-5's today, posting an average score of 4.75 going 3-under.

COACH'S QUOTE

"The team fought hard today but could not overcome Sacramento State's solid round of 285," said head coach Sara Doell. "Regardless, to have two second place finishes in a row is still a remarkable feat for this program. The highlight for this team was Vanessa's win. She had a great performance finishing 211, a total of five under par and won this tournament for the second time in her college career. We will take the solid momentum into our last two regular season events."

FROM THE COURSE

Congratulations Vanessa!! pic.twitter.com/1947evDXBf
— USF Dons WGolf (@USFDonsWGOLF) March 20, 2018

Congratulations to Vanessa Ha for winning the 2018 Sacramento State University shooting 71-64-76! The team fought hard and finished second with a solid three rounds of 282-285-299. #whynotsanfrancisco pic.twitter.com/bUZheNl0B9
— USF Dons WGolf (@USFDonsWGOLF) March 20, 2018

NEXT UP
The Dons will play their final tournament before the West Coast Conference Championships when they travel to Maricopa, Ariz., to participate in the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic at the Southern Dunes Country Club on Monday, April 2.