The 2022 Big Sky Conference Championships concluded on Wednesday afternoon and Eastern Washington women's golf put together another strong performance to finish fifth on the leaderboard. The Eagles shot 303 in the final round and had a total of 904 strokes this week at the Talking Stick Golf Club.
"Today was another good day. We were able to maintain our composure and post three good rounds," said head coach
Brenda Howe. "I'm proud of this group. We've had a year of ups and downs, and we were picked to place 9th this week. To come out and take fifth is a huge win for this group."
Jaelin Ishikawa saved her best round for last, shooting a 70 and propelling her into a tie for ninth place with a 221 total score. Ishikawa recorded a tournament-best two eagles today and posted the lowest score of third round among all players. The junior finished with her career lowest 36-hole total (143) and 54 total as well. It is Ishikawa's second straight top-10 finish at the Big Sky Championships, tying for eighth in 2021.
Kami Twining finished in a tie for 29
th place with 229 total strokes during the week.
Meghan Singh fired off a 75 today for 231 total in the championships and was tied for 35
th.
Stephanie Chelack and
Carisa Padilla rounded out the championships with 233 and 234 scores, respectively. Chelack finished tied for 39
th and Padilla was 41
st.
Eastern finished eight strokes ahead of Northern Colorado and Southern Utah, who tied for sixth with a 912 total. The Eagles were 11 strokes behind fourth place Idaho.
Northern Arizona earned the Big Sky Conference Championship with an 872 total score and was six shots clear of defending champion Sacramento State, who finished second.
Final Results
T9Â Â Â Â
Jaelin Ishikawa    (78, 73, 70) 221
T29Â Â
Kami Twining    (73, 76, 80) 229
T35Â Â Â Â
Meghan Singh    (82, 74, 75) 231
T39Â Â Â Â
Stephanie Chelack    (75, 77, 81) 233
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Carisa Padilla    (75, 81, 78) 234
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