BELLEVUE, Neb. - The Bellevue University women's golf team saw three golfers finish in the top-20 overall en route to a sixth place finish at the Claud Jacobs Challenge hosted by the University of Houston-Victoria. After finished the first two rounds in a tie for sixth place with William Carey University, the Bruins were able to climb into sole possession of sixth place but unable to rise any higher in the 14-team event played at The Club at Colony Creek.
The Bruins shot 926 as a team, 24 shots off the pace of host and tournament champion Houston-Victoria (902). Wayland Baptist (910) placed second followed by Texas Wesleyan (917) and Cal. State-San Marcos (920) while Oklahoma City rounded out the top five with a score of 923.
Junior Renee Santoyo (Guadalupe, Mexico) shot a team-best 3-over on the day and she was followed closely by classmates Charlene Dubois (Salbris, France) and Maria Saavedra (Mexico City, Mexico) at 5- and 6-over, respectively. Santoyo finished tied for 12th overall while Saavedra tied for 13th and Dubois finished in a tie for 16th place.
Junior Natalia Soria (La Paz, Bolivia) shots 17-over on the day and finished tied for 46th while junior Karissa Moreland (North Platte, Neb.) shot an 11-over and finished tied for 55th.
The Bruins will return to the links on Monday, March 23 when they take part in the two-day Primm Battle in Las Vegas, Nev.
Team Standings
1. Houston-Victoria - 295-289-318 -- 902
2. Wayland Baptist - 297-301-312 -- 910
3. Texas Wesleyan - 301-301-315 -- 917
4. CSU-San Marcos - 298-313-309 -- 920
5. Oklahoma City - 306-301-316 -- 923
6. Bellevue - 312-301-313 -- 926
7. William Carey - 307-306-329 -- 942
8. Embry-Riddle (AZ) - 321-304-327 -- 952
9. Oklahoma Baptist - 313-320-330 - 963
10. Mobile - 311-322-332 -- 965
11. Texas-Brownsville - 323-329-356 -- 1008
12. St. Thomas (TX) - 337-345-334 -- 1016
13. Cardinal Stritch - 342-339-351 -- 1032
14. Southwestern - 333-345-364 -- 1042
