May 9, 2015
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ST. GEORGE, Utah - The San Diego State women's golf team saw its season come to an end Saturday after completing the final round of the NCAA St. George Regional in 11th place at Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club.
The Aztecs climbed five spots from the previous day after posting the fourth-best score of 18 schools in the final round with a 7-over-par 291, finishing the tournament at 64-over 916. With its result, SDSU recorded its highest team placement in eight regional appearances.
All five Aztec players logged their best scores of the week on Saturday, including Mila Chaves (Asuncion, Paraguay), who set a program record for lowest 18-hole total in regional competition with a 2-under 69. The SDSU freshman finished strong, posting six pars and three of her four birdies of the day on the back nine, including an impressive conversion on the par-4, 386-yard No. 4, which ranked as the fourth-toughest hole of the final round. With her performance, Chaves vaulted 22 places into a tie for 20th with a combined 11-over-224.
In addition, fellow classmate Georgia Lacey (Del Mar, Calif.) made a sizeable move up the individual leaderboard, jumping 19 spots into a tie for 58th at 19-over 232. Despite the lack of birdies on her scorecard, the Torrey Pines High alumna was a model of consistency on Saturday, carding 17 pars against only one bogey en route to a final-round 72.
Likewise, Sirene Blair (South Jordan, Utah) landed in the 58th position after shooting a 76 over the final 18 holes. The Aztec sophomore also found birdies scarce, but still finished with 14 pars for the day. However, Blair was unable to avoid a stumble of six places after three bogeys and a double-bogey on the par-4, 383-yard No. 6 sandbagged her round.
Similarly, Paige Spiranac (Scottsdale, Ariz.) slipped five spots into a tie for 63rd at 20-over 233 after shooting a 76 in her final collegiate tournament. The SDSU senior captain made birdie on her fifth-to-last hole of the day, the par-3, 137-yard No. 5; however, six bogeys, including four on the front nine, proved too much to overcome.
Rounding out the Aztec contingency was Emma Henrikson (Malmö, Sweden), who regrouped with a final-round 74 after posting an atypical 81 on Friday. Despite a double-bogey on her finishing hole, the par-5, 541-yard No. 9, the SDSU junior still managed to climb 10 places into the 67th position at 21-over 234, aided by three birdies.
USC (+28) claimed the St. George Regional title by six strokes over Stanford (+34) as the top six schools advance to the NCAA Championships, May 22-27, in Bradenton, Fla. Joining the Women of Troy and the Cardinal will be Arkansas, UNLV, Virginia and California, along with individuals Alivia Brown of Washington State and Florida International's Meghan McLaren.
Dana Finkelstein of UNLV (-2) shot a final-round 67 to capture medalist honors by three strokes over Arkansas' Alana Uriell and Gaby Lopez, both of whom tied for the runner-up spot at 3-over for the tournament.
2015 NCAA St. George RegionalFinal ResultsEntrada at Snow Canyon C.C.St. George, UtahPar 71, 6,255 yards
Team Scores (Top 11 of 18 schools)Top six advance to NCAA Championships1. USC 293-292-295--880 (+28)2. Stanford 304-292-290--886 (+34)3. Arkansas 306-296-290--892 (+34)4. UNLV 301-304-290--895 (+43)5. Virginia 308-296-294--898 (+46)6. California 297-305-298--900 (+48)7. New Mexico State 305-306-298--909 (+57)8. TCU 313-302-295--910 (+58)9. Vanderbilt 319-297-296--912 (+60)10. SMU 308-303-303--914 (+62)11. San Diego State 315-310-291--916 (+64)
Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 96 players + SDSU)1. Dana Finkelstein, UNLV 72-72-67--211 (-2)T2. Alana Uriell, Arkansas 75-72-69--216 (+3)T2. Gaby Lopez, Arkansas 73-72-71--216 (+3)4. Gabriella Then, USC 74-76-67--217 (+4)5. Annie Park, USC 72-71-75--218 (+5)---T20. Mila Chaves, SDSU 77-78-69--224 (+11)T58. Georgia Lacey, SDSU 82-78-72--232 (+19)T58. Sirene Blair, SDSU 79-77-76--232 (+19)T63. Paige Spiranac, SDSU 80-77-76--233 (+20)67. Emma Henrikson, SDSU 79-81-74--234 (+21)