Final Results
THE RUNDOWN
DURANGO, Colo. – The St. Edward's University Hilltoppers finished their season Wednesday at the NCAA West Super Regional Tournament with an 11th-place finish and a three-round total of 952 (317-318-317). The Hilltoppers shot a 317 on the final day at the Hillcrest Golf Club and
SAMMY HUANG posted the low round for SEU in round three with a 76.
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St. Edward's began the tournament with a tie for fifth place with a first-round 317 and followed with a 318 Tuesday dropping to eighth place. On the final day, SEU matched its first-round total of 317 with
JOHANY RIVERA (78) and
ANAJOSE ERANA (79) joining Huang in breaking 80. Huang tied for 24
th and was SEU's top finisher.
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Dallas Baptist won the NCAA West Region title (293-304-304-901) while West Texas A&M (307-304-296-907) and California Baptist (305-304-300-909) will join the Patriots at the NCAA National Tournament next week as the top three from each region advance.
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HIGHLIGHTS
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SAMMY HUANG was the only Hilltopper to break 80 in all three rounds, and she tied for 10
th in the 66-woman field with 32 pars.
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JOHANY RIVERA closed her illustrious career with a tie for 56th place; the senior was a three-time 1
st-team All-Heartland Conference honoree, a 2017 WGCA honorable mention all-American, posted seven career tournament wins and had 20 career top-10 finishes as a Hilltopper.
• SEU's season finished with three top-3 finishes, a fourth-place finish at the Heartland Conference Championship, and the Hilltoppers were ranked as high as No. 14 in the GolfStat.com National Top 25 this season.
THEY SAID IT
SEU Head Coach Jennifer McNeil on Rivera's career as a Hilltopper …
"It's difficult to put into words my thoughts and feelings about JoJo's career. She's been such an impactful player for us each and every year, that it will be impossible to replace her. She's helped write our record book and set the bar high for everyone to follow. I'm proud of the leader she's grown into and know she will do great things with her life. We will miss her scores and her leadership going forward but my hope is everyone returning will want to follow the example she set."