Joseph Hovey | Posted: 9 Mar 2021 | Updated: 22 Apr 2021

Soifua leads BYU to top-5 finish at Inkster Invitational.

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FAIRFAX, Calif. – Naomi Soifua recorded a team-best 3-over 75 in the final round at the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational on Tuesday, leading BYU women’s golf to a fifth-place finish.

BYU has now recorded top-5 finishes in two straight tournaments this spring, its last coming with a fifth place at The Gold Rush on Feb. 22-23.

“We feel we are making improvements,” said head coach Carrie Roberts. “Now we need to put three good rounds together.”

Soifua’s three-round total of 74-73-75—222 tied her for 11th in the individual standings with three others from Stanford and San Diego State. Soifua achieved her best finish since tying for sixth at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Kapolei, Hawaii on Oct. 28-30, 2019. The top 11 finish is Soifua's first top-15 finish of the season and the 12th of her career.

Allysha Mae Mateo (T18) and Cynthia Tu (23) joined Soifua in the tournament's top-25 finishers.

Washington took home the team title after a third-round score of 9-over-par 297. Rino Sasaki of Washington won the individual title after carding a 1-under 71 in Tuesday’s final round. Rounding out the top five teams were Stanford (882), San Diego State (892), San Jose State (897) and BYU (900).

With a three-round total of 291-302-307—900 at the Meadow Club, the Cougars finished well ahead of WCC-foes San Francisco (925) and Pepperdine (926), respectively.

The Cougars now return home to prepare for hosting the annual BYU Spring Classic on March 15-16 at Sand Hollow Golf Course in Hurricane, Utah.

BYU Scoring

Name R1 R2 R3 Total To Par Placement
Naomi Soifua 74 73 75 222 +6 T11
Allysha Mae Mateo 69 79 76 224 +8 T18
Cynthia Tu 74 76 77 227 +11 T23
Kerstin Fotu 74 78 80 232 +16 T38
Lila Galeai 80 75 79 234 +18 T44

Final Standings

Team R1 R2 R3 Total To Par Placement
Washington 287 292 297 876 +12 1
No. 11 Stanford 295 300 287 882 +18 2
San Diego State 296 306 290 892 +28 3
San Jose State 296 301 300 897 +33 4
BYU 291 302 307 900 +36 5

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