The Basics
-Scores: St. Edward's 597 (1^st place), Tarleton State 615 (2^nd place), Augustana 648 (3^rd place), Biola University 697 (4^th place), Adams State 723 (5^th place)
-Location: Palm Desert, California (Classic Golf Club)
 
 How it Happened:
-St. Edward's shot a 292 to add to yesterday's 305 for a total of 597. Second place Tarleton State finished 18 strokes behind with a total of 615.
-Individually, WALLIS SPEARS shot two-under par with a round of 70. Spears' total of 143 ranked first among all players.
-RYANNE HADDOW hit par today and finished with a total of 150. Haddow's strong round today helped her finish second among all players after entering today tied for eighth.
-TAYLOR MORENO finished third overall with a total of 151 after today's round of 75.
-HALEY HAUGHT's round of 75 today gave her a total of 154 and helped her rise from 10th to seventh overall.
-MELISA GONZALEZ matched yesterday's round of 78 to finish with a total of 156. Gonzalez tied for 10th overall.
 
-Beyond the Box Score
-All five Hilltoppers held position inside the top ten individually. In fact, St. Edward's claimed the top three spots (Spears, Haddow, Moreno).
-Spears finished one under par (143) and seven strokes better than second place Haddow (150).
-The four-over 292 in today's final round tied the school record that was set in last year's NCAA West Regional Championship.
-St. Edward's has now won six of the eight tournaments that they have competed in this season.
-The 18-stroke margin of victory was the second most this season. The Hilltoppers defeated the field at the St. Edward's Invitational by 26 strokes.
 
Quotes from Coach McNeil
On today's performance:
“I was very happy to see us play well today. We've been striving to get closer to par and were able to accomplish that today.”
 
On WALLIS SPEARS:
“Wallis played great. The pins were tricky today so to shoot under par she really had it dialed in. I'm thrilled she picked up a win.”
 
Up Next
The Hilltoppers will be back in action April 1-2 for the Grand Canyon's Women's Invitational in Goodyear, Arizona at the Wigwam Golf Resort.