LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. — The final competition of the 2024-25 season is now complete for Eastern Washington women's golf. Eastern finished the Big Sky Championships on Wednesday, placing ninth on the team leaderboard with a 911 score. In the third round today, EWU shot 303. 

"This week's finish was not the outcome we were hoping for after a strong finish last week," head coach Brenda Howe explained. "Day one had some good scores from our one, two and three seeded players, with the four and five struggling. Day two and three, the four and five seeded players [Brooke Mahler and Spencer Cerenzia] stepped up and did their job playing in those positions. Unfortunately, we struggled in the one-through-three spots the last two days."

Gabriella Ilardi rebounded in the final round today, shooting 73 (+2), recording four birdies to move into a tie for 11th on the individual leaderboard. She shot 219 (+6) for the Championships.

Kami Twining's Eagle career also came to an end in Litchfield Park, as the senior tied for 36th (231) at the Championships.  

Freshman Spencer Cerenzia grabbed the highlight of the day for Eastern, knocking in a hole-in-one on the par three, ninth hole. 

"Gabbi [Ilardi] played well today with a couple of hiccups in the middle of the round, but turned things around with a few late-round birdies," Howe added. "I'm really proud of Spencer following a breakthrough tournament last week. She was the wide-eyed freshman experiencing a conference championship for the first time on Monday, but once she settled down; she really stepped it up and fought until the end to provide us some crucial scores from the five-spot when the higher seeded players struggled. She made her first hole-in-one today and had some bogeys before and after, but finished her last six holes one under par. Brooke, playing in the four-spot, also finished strong to post a much needed counting score." 

Sacramento State won the championship, winning by 15 strokes over Weber State for second. The Hornets had an 853 (+1) for the three-day competition. Montana State's Maddie Montoya claimed the individual title, taking the top spot with a 69 (-2) today and a 209 (-4) total score for the championships. Sac. St.'s Caitlin Maurice earned runner-up status after shooting 210 (-3).  
 

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