SOUTH JORDAN, Utah – The Western Washington University women's golf team completed the fall portion of its schedule with another top-five finish, placing 3rd out of 14 teams at the Westminster Wasatch Invitational at Glenmoor Golf Club.
 
After battling the elements during both days of the 36-hole tournament, WWU recorded a first-round score of 308, and showed a two-stroke improvement with a 18-over-par 306 on Saturday to finish at 38-over-par 614. The Vikings were one stroke back of 2nd-place Biola (+37, 613) and eight strokes behind team champion Colorado Christian (+30, 606).
 
"This team has a lot of potential, and in four fall tournaments had three top-four finishes," said WWU Director of Golf Luke Bennett. "I am looking forward to a solid offseason and coming out ready to play in the spring."
 
Junior co-captains Megan Billeter and Sarah Shea tied for 7th in the 76-player field with a two-round total of 7-over-par 151. Billeter opened the tournament with a 2-over-par 74, and completed the fall with a 5-over-par 77 on Saturday. Shea matched Billeter's solid round from Friday with a 2-over-par 74-Saturday which included 16 pars and two bogeys.
 
"Megan played very solid on the back nine. Another solid finish for the co-captain," said Bennett. "Sarah was extremely steady today adding up to a great round of golf."
 
Freshman Claire Moon continued her solid play with a 2-over-par 74, recording four birdies, and tied for 10th place at 9-over-par 153. Moon led all players in the tournament with seven birdies.
 
"Claire got off to a slow start today, but she showed her talents on the last 11 holes going 2-under-par during that stretch," said Bennett. "It was awesome to see her birdie two of her final three holes."
 
Freshmen Jaclyn Yoo and Lina Hattenbach tied for 48th place at 22-over-par 166.
 
Brady Turnquist of Biola led wire-to-wire to take home individual medalist honors finishing at 2-over-par 146. Emily Donaldson (Colorado Christian), Faith Kilgore (Colorado Christian) and Yuliana Yapur (Texas A&M International) tied for 2nd three strokes back at 5-over-par 149.
  Here is a look at WWU's individual results and the team leaderboard from the Westminster Wasatch Invitational at Glenmoor Golf Club in South Jordan, Utah:
 

WESTMINSTER WASATCH INVITATIONAL Glenmoor Golf Club  »  South Jordan, UT Par 72  »  6,200 Yards
Pos.	Team/Player	To Par	Rd 1	Rd 2	Total
3rd	Western Washington	+38	308	306	614
T-7th	Megan Billeter	+7	74	77	151
T-7th	Sarah Shea	+7	77	74	151
T-10th	Claire Moon	+9	79	74	153
T-48th	Jaclyn Yoo	+22	78	88	166
T-48th	Lina Hattenbach	+22	85	81	166
Pos.	Team	To Par	Rd 1	Rd 2	Total
1.	Colorado Christian	+30	307	299	606
2.	Biola	+37	304	309	613
3.	Western Washington	+38	308	306	614
4.	Texas A&M International	+45	315	306	621
5.	Colorado Mesa	+51	314	313	627
6.	MSU Denver	+54	314	316	630
	Colorado-Colo. Springs	+54	324	306	630
8.	Simon Fraser	+63	326	313	639
9.	Northwest Nazarene	+68	314	330	644
10.	Westminster College	+71	330	317	647
11.	Montana State Billings	+80	332	324	656
12.	South Dakota Mines	+101	336	341	677
13.	South Dakota Mines	+191	388	380	764
14.	Black Hills State	+207	379	405	780

  The Wasatch Invitational is the fourth and final tournament for the Vikings during the 2021-22 fall season, with WWU competing in Washington, Arizona, California and Utah over the last month. WWU will make its spring debut February 28-March 1 at the Pioneer Shootout hosted by Cal State East Bay at Corica Park South Course in Alameda, California. 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	3rd of 14 teams
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