SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The Western Washington University women's golf team finished in a tie for 4th place at the Sonoma State Fall Invitational.
 
The Vikings turned in a two-round, 36-hole team score of 57-over-par 633 to finish in the top five in a deep tournament field of 14 teams. Host Sonoma State recorded a one-stroke team victory at 44-over-par 620, followed by Cal State San Marcos (+45, 621) and third-place Menlo College (+55, 631).
 
"What a day it was on the golf course…we got off to a very rough start, then made a little bit of a move back up the leaderboard, fell way back again and then rallied over the last two holes for a strong finish," said WWU Director of Golf Luke Bennett. "The team really battled their games and emotions today. Their scores don't show the amount of heart and effort they put in on the course over the last two days. Overall, it was a solid tournament. We need to work on our short game, but we are not far from contending with the top teams in our region."
 
Freshman Claire Moon turned in a two-day total of 11-over-par 155 with rounds of 76 (+4) and 79 (+7) to tie for 10th place in the 80-player field.
 
Senior Megan Billeter and freshman Jaclyn Yoo tied for 19th at 15-over-par 159. Reigning GNAC Golfer of the Week Sarah Shea was one stroke back of her teammates tying for 25th at 16-over-par 160. Sophomore Sophia Schmidt made her season debut tying for 50th place at 25-over-par 169.
 
Anahi Servin of Academy of Art led wire-to-wire to win individual medalist honors recording a 3-over-par 147 for a two-stroke victory over Dasa Urbankova of Menlo College.
  Here is a look at WWU's final individual results and the team leaderboard from the Sonoma State Fall Invitational at Valley of the Moon Club in Santa Rosa, California:
 

SONOMA STATE FALL INVITATIONAL Valley of the Moon Club  »  Santa Rosa, CA Par 72  »  6,032 Yards
Pos.	Team/Player	To Par	Rd 1	Rd 2	Total
T4th	Western Washington	+57	312	321	633
T10th	Claire Moon	+11	76	79	155
T19th	Megan Billeter	+15	78	81	159
T19th	Jaclyn Yoo	+15	79	80	159
T25th	Sarah Shea	+16	79	81	160
T50th	Sophia Schmidt	+25	82	87	169
Pos.	Team	To Par	Rd 1	Rd 2	Total
1.	Sonoma State	+44	310	310	620
2.	Cal State San Marcos	+45	306	315	621
3.	Menlo College	+55	308	323	631
4.	Western Washington	+57	312	321	633
	Academy of Art	+57	316	317	633
6.	Holy Names	+60	316	320	636
7.	Point Loma	+62	317	321	638
8.	Dominican (CA)	+65	321	320	641
9.	Cal State Los Angeles	+69	326	319	645
10.	Cal State East Bay	+70	316	330	646
11.	Hawai'i Pacific	+96	335	337	672
12.	Chico State	+97	329	344	673
13.	Saint Martin's	+102	333	345	678
14.	Hawai'i Hilo	+114	346	344	690

  The Vikings up their four-tournament fall schedule with the Wasatch Invitational hosted by Westminster University Friday-Saturday in South Jordan, Utah. The two-day, 36-hole tournament will be played at Glenmoor Golf Course. Here is a look at the complete 2021-22 schedule for the WWU Women's Golf program, which includes four fall and four spring tournaments leading up to the GNAC Championships. All tournament recaps, season statistics and program history can be found on WWUVikings.com/WGolf.
 

Dates	Tournament	Location / Course	Result
Sept. 13-14	Saint Martin's Invitational	DuPont, WA / The Home Course	1st of 6 teams
Sept. 27-28	Shootout at Estrella	Goodyear, AZ / Golf Club at Estrella	9th of 19 teams
Oct. 4-5	Sonoma State Invitational	Santa Rosa, CA / Valley of the Moon Club	T4th of 14 teams
Oct. 8-9	Wasatch Invitational	South Jordan, UT / Glenmoor Golf Course
Feb. 28-Mar. 1	Pioneer Shootout	Alameda, CA / Corica Park South Course
March 7-8	CSUSM Fujikura Invitational	Vista, CA / Shadowridge Golf Club
April 1-2	Palm Valley Classic	Goodyear, AZ / Palm Valley Golf Club
April 11-12	WWU Spring Invitational	Bellingham, WA / Bellingham Golf & Country Club
April 18-19	GNAC Championships	Coeur d'Alene, ID / Coeur d'Alene Golf Resort
May 2-4	NCAA West Regional	Stockton, CA / Brookside Golf & Country Club
May 11-14	NCAA National Championships	Columbia, SC / The Wildewood Club