AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas State's women's golf team concluded the Betsy Rawls Invitational in a tie with New Mexico for 12th place after posting a three-day score of 317+317+308=942 (+78) at the par-72 6,491-yard University of Texas Golf Course.

"There are some areas that we need to close the gap on where we are and where we want to be," head women's golf coach Lisa Strom said. "The next few days we will need to tighten up our wedge play and speed control. The best part of that is that it is under our control. We are not at full strength with our lineup and hopefully we can get firing on all cylinders soon. No doubt we have areas to improve and par-5 scoring will be a big priority."

Host Texas, the No. 6 team in the country according to the GolfStat rankings, completed the wire-to-wire victory after shooting 291+284+279=854 (-10) during the three-day event. No. 16 Kent State finished as the only other team under par for the weekend, 294+281+286=861 (-3).

A total of six players finished the tournament under par. After taking the lead in the second round, Hailee Cooper of Texas held on to the individual medalist position at 72+67+68=2017 (-9). Teammate Kaitlyn Papp finished four strokes behind Cooper for second place while Michaela Finn of Kent State ended six strokes behind the leader in third place. Kenzie Wright (-2) of Alabama, Agathe Laisne (-2) of Texas and Gurleen Kaur (-1) of Baylor rounded out the individuals to finish below par.

Round One
Seniors Anne-Charlotte Mora and Sarah White led the Bobcat attack in the opening frame. Mora, golfing out of the top spot in the lineup, registered a 6-over 78 in the opening round. She paced the Bobcats with 12 pars while also holing a birdie on No. 2. White golfed from the second spot in the Texas State lineup and fired a 6-over 78 for the day. White carded birdies on a pair of holes, No. 11 and No. 16.

Sophomore transfer Geraldine Wong turned in the third best Texas State scorecard after shooting a 7-over 79. The former Southland Conference Freshman of the Year knocked in a pair of birdie putts on No. 3 and No. 11.

Rounding out the Bobcat scoring for the first round was sophomore Sachika Singh. She shot a 10-over 82 in an opening round that included birdies on No. 5 and No. 14. After a tough front nine, Singh rallied to shoot 1-over on the back nine. Junior Sean Yi Yip played the first round at 11-over 83.

Round Two
For second-straight day, Mora turned in the most consistent card. She tallied birdies on No. 6 and No. 14 on top off carding a team-best 13 pars. Her final scorecard read 73 (+1) for the Texas State's lowest card of the second round.

Wong turned in a 78 (+6) effort in the second round. Her round included a birdie on No. 12. White had an up-and-down day, shooting an 82 (+10). She carded a pair of birdies on No. 6 and No. 8.

Yip and Singh rounded out the scoring for the Cats. The former shot an 84 (+12) while the latter fired an 85 (+13). Singh carded a birdie on No. 1.

Round Three
Mora opened the third round on the 15th tee box. She lost three strokes in her first five holes before rattling off a string of five birdies in eight holes. Her first birdie came on No. 2 before collecting birdies on No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 and No. 9. She finished the tournament in a tie for 26th place after shooting 78+73+74=225 (+9).

Wong finished the tournament shooting an 80 (+8) while putting for birdie on No. 18. She finished tied for 58th. White matched her round one score with a 78 (+6) in the final round to finish tied for 60th for the weekend. Yip carded her best round of the weekend in the third frame, locking in a 76 (+4). She birdied No. 6 and No. 14. Singh added two birdies to her weekend scorecard, knocking in birdie putts on No. 6 and No. 13.

Bobcats in the Standings
t-26. Anne-Charlotte Mora: 78+73+74=225 (+9)
t-58. Geraldine Wong: 79+78+80=237 (+21)
t-60. Sarah White: 78+82+78=238 (+22)
68. Sean Yi Yip: 83+84+76=243 (+27)
t-70. Sachika Singh: 82+85+82=249 (+33)

Texas State will close out the fall portion of the 2018-19 schedule on Oct. 28-29 as hosts of the Jim West Challenge as Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas.

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