SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Behind Olivia Mehaffey's first win of the season, the No. 17 Sun Devil women's golf team finished top-three in an impressive field at the 2019 Bruin Wave Invitational.
"I am so proud of the heart this team has," said head coach Missy Farr-Kaye. "We fought hard after a mediocre start yesterday. Olivia was ready to get back to the winner's circle and I am thrilled for her. Alexandra also had a very good tournament, top-10 for her is awesome. Every person on this team is a part of this top-3 finish in a very strong field."
Mehaffey earned a spot in the top-five after two rounds of play and worked her way up the leaderboard Tuesday to earn the individual victory, besting the second-place finisher from Oregon by one shot (220/+4).
Freshman Alexandra Forsterling also earned her first collegiate top-10 finish, moving up 13 spots on the final day for an eighth-place finish.
Raquel Olmos had her best finish of the spring (T18) while Alessandra Fanali had the best finish of her yet short collegiate career (T29). Madison Kerley (T45) moved up four spots in the third round to complete the Sun Devils' competing five.
ASU finished ahead of several over Pac-12 schools in No. 4 UCLA, No. 28 Washington, and Cal and the entire top-three came from the best conference in collegiate women's golf. The Sun Devils have found success at this tournament, finishing top-three in all three appearances, also in 2010 and 2016.
After competing in back-to-back weeks, the Sun Devils will remain in the state of Arizona for the remainder of the regular season, traveling south to Arizona's Wildcat Invitational Mar. 11-12 before hosting their own PING/ASU Invitational Mar. 29-31.
"I am so proud of the heart this team has," said head coach Missy Farr-Kaye. "We fought hard after a mediocre start yesterday. Olivia was ready to get back to the winner's circle and I am thrilled for her. Alexandra also had a very good tournament, top-10 for her is awesome. Every person on this team is a part of this top-3 finish in a very strong field."
Mehaffey earned a spot in the top-five after two rounds of play and worked her way up the leaderboard Tuesday to earn the individual victory, besting the second-place finisher from Oregon by one shot (220/+4).
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Freshman Alexandra Forsterling also earned her first collegiate top-10 finish, moving up 13 spots on the final day for an eighth-place finish.
Raquel Olmos had her best finish of the spring (T18) while Alessandra Fanali had the best finish of her yet short collegiate career (T29). Madison Kerley (T45) moved up four spots in the third round to complete the Sun Devils' competing five.
ASU finished ahead of several over Pac-12 schools in No. 4 UCLA, No. 28 Washington, and Cal and the entire top-three came from the best conference in collegiate women's golf. The Sun Devils have found success at this tournament, finishing top-three in all three appearances, also in 2010 and 2016.
After competing in back-to-back weeks, the Sun Devils will remain in the state of Arizona for the remainder of the regular season, traveling south to Arizona's Wildcat Invitational Mar. 11-12 before hosting their own PING/ASU Invitational Mar. 29-31.