With the spring season at the hallway point, Eastern Washington women's golf is hitting its stride. The Eagles finished the Red Rocks Invitational today (March 19), recording a 292 in the third round.
"I'm really proud of this team. We put ourselves in a good position after two rounds, and we were able to maintain our standing and move up a little," head coach
Brenda Howe said. "Our spring season is half over and we have yet to have an outdoor practice on grass. Our first events were more so practice events for us. Coming out this week and finally posting some good scores feels great."
Jaelin Ishikawa tied for 21
st on the individual leaderboard, shooting at 223 for the weekend. The senior fired in a 72 in the final round, recording one birdie and notching an eagle on the 18
th hole, par five.
Meghan Singh posted a 72 as well on Sunday, and ended in a tie for 29
th for the tournament (225 total score). Singh birdied the 5
th, 6
th, 7
th, 9
th, 17
th and 18
th holes during the third round.
Eastern improved each round in Sedona, Ariz. and finished in 12
th at the Invite with a 911 total score. The Eagles were ahead of Big Sky foes Northern Colorado (14
th) and Montana (19
th).
Navy won the Invite with a 880 total score, while Northern Arizona's Ellena Slater topped the individual standings with a 212.Â
Up Next
Eastern Washington will be off until April 3 when they travel to the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic in Maricopa, Ariz. The tournament concludes on April 4.
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