Wake Forest Athletics
Women's Golf Team Finishes 8th at San Jose State
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
March 11, 1998
The 15th ranked Wake Forest women's golf team finished the San Jose State Spartan Invitational in eighth place despite improving its team score for the second straight day. The Deacons fired a team round of 318 to end the tournament with a three day total of 977 in Fort Ord, CA on Wednesday.
In the third round, Wake Forest senior Alexandra Armas and freshman Marta Prieto both fired rounds of 77. Those were the best two rounds that the Deacons posted during the tournament. Armas finished the event 10th to record her fifth consecutive top-10 finish dating back to last fall. The senior had rounds of 83, 79, and 77 to finish with a 239.
Arizona State claimed the team title while Jenny Chuasiriporn of Duke won the individual title with a score of 224. She was the only player to have three rounds of 75 or better in the tournament.
Wake Forest will compete in the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic Tournament this Friday-Sunday in Austin, TX.
Team Scores (First Round) 1. Arizona State 323-312-301=936 2. Arizona 323-310-309=942 3. Duke 319-320-313=952 4. Southern Cal 332-311-318=961 5. Texas A&M 329-312-325=966 6. Tulsa 318-323-327=968 7. Stanford 330-329-318=977 8. Wake Forest 347-324-318=989 9. San Jose State 340-332-321=993 10. Washington 348-328-331=1007 11. Brigham Young 344-334-333=1011 Top Individual Scores 1. Jenny Chuasiriporn Duke 75-75-74=224 2. Heather Graff Arizona 76-74-75=225 3. Grace Park Arizona St. 79-74-72=225 4. Stephanie Keever Stanford 77-78-78=233 5. Tui Selvaratnam Arizona St. 79-78-77=234 Wake Forest Players 10. Alexandra Armas 83-79-77=239 30. Marta Prieto 86-83-77=246 44. Kelly Kirwin 91-82-81=254 45. Kristen Wagner 87-86-83=256 49. Stefanie Reynolds 94-80-83=257
