BYU women claim second place at The Gold Rush

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Behind top-20 finishes from Naomi Soifua, Kendra Dalton and Rose Huang, No. 45 BYU women’s golf placed second on Tuesday at The Gold Rush. With the runner-up finish, BYU women’s golf records its best finish of the 2017-18 season.

"I am encouraged by our play in the last two rounds," BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. "We shot ourselves out of it in the first round, but I loved the way we battled back."

After firing the lowest team score (+5) in the second round, the Cougars shot +7 in the final round to claim second place at +24. Georgia recorded the victory, shooting +19 as a team through 54 holes. WCC foes Santa Clara and Gonzaga finished in ninth place and 13th place, respectively.

Soifua led the Cougars in round three, carding a team-low 72. The freshman tied for seventh place at The Gold Rush to record her best finish as a Cougar. She finished the event at +6.

Dalton and Huang tied for 12th place, both shooting +8 in the 54-hole event. Dalton fired a final-round 73, while Huang carded a 74.

Anna Kennedy and Annie Yang both shot +12 in three rounds of play. Kennedy shot a 76 on Tuesday, while Yang fired an 80. The pair tied for 30th place.

The Cougars will continue their spring season on Feb. 26-27 at The Rebel Beach hosted by UNLV.

The Gold Rush - Feb. 12-13, 2018
El Dorado Golf Course

Place	Player	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total	To-Par
T7	Naomi Soifua	78	72	72	222	+6
T12	Kendra Dalton	73	78	73	224	+8
T12	Rose Huang	74	76	74	224	+8
T30	Anna Kennedy	80	72	76	228	+12
T30	Annie Yang	75	73	80	228	+12

Place	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total	To-Par
1	Georgia	296	295	292	883	+19
2	No. 45 BYU	300	293	295	888	+24
3	Colorado State	297	295	300	892	+28
4	Long Beach State	290	309	294	893	+29
T5	Sacramento State	302	297	300	899	+35
T5	Idaho	303	298	298	899	+35
7	UC Irvine	292	307	307	906	+42
8	Fresno State	296	310	305	911	+47
9	Santa Clara	306	305	302	913	+49
10	Cal Poly	310	312	294	916	+52
T11	Boise State	305	314	316	935	+71
T11	Seattle	317	313	305	935	+71
13	Gonzaga	310	318	315	943	+79
14	Boston College	315	312	322	949	+85