Women’s Golf Finishes 16th at Lady Otter Invitational

Final Statistics

SEASIDE, Calif. – The Montana State Billings women’s golf team finished 16th at the Lady Otter Invitational, Tuesday hosted by Cal State Monterey Bay.  The Yellowjackets carded a 36-hole total of 692 and were led by Amy Nordeen who fired a 165 and tied for 52nd.

NAIA member, University of British Columbia, won the tournament firing a tournament-low 298 score Tuesday to overtake the lead from California Baptist, who finished tied for third in the 19-team field.  UBC scored a 36-hole team total of 600, defeating host CSUMB by six strokes.  Sonoma State and Cal Baptist tied for third with a 619 score, while Nebraska-Omaha finished fifth with a 624 score, on the par 73, 5810-yard, Black Horse Golf Course.

Individually, CSUMB’s Cicilia Chudivan earned medalist honors as she fired a 74 and a 72 for an even-par 146.  UBC’s Vanessa Leon was second after carding rounds of 71 and 76 for a 147.  Teammate Lindsay Manion and Victoria’s Anne Balser tied for third with a 149.  First round clubhouse leader, Cal State San Marcos’ Stephanie Cole, finished 11th after carding an opening 69 followed by an 83 Tuesday.

Nordeen, dropped three strokes from Monday (84 – 81) for a 165.  Kalli Stanhope fired rounds of 85 and 84 for a 169 score and tied for 65th.  Erin Heaney, who was the team leader entering the second round, carded rounds of 83 and 93 for the tournament for a 176 score and tied for 77th.  Libby Rutz (93 – 89) finished 83rd with a 182 score, while Liz Tikriti finished 86th with a 187 score (94 – 93) in the 95-player field.

The Yellowjackets return home to play in the second half of the MSUB/RMC Ryder Cup, Apr. 1-2 at Briarwood Golf Club.  The Jackets then head to the Grand Canyon Invitational, Apr. 5-6, in Phoenix, AZ. 

16 Montana St. Billings 345 347 692
T 52 Amy Nordeen 84 81 165
T 65 Kalli Stanhope 85 84 169
T 77 Erin Heaney 83 93 176
83 Libby Rutz 93 89 182
86 Elizabeth Tikriti 94 93 187