Cowgirls fifth, Sooners 10th in Inkster Invite

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Oklahoma State's women's golf team moved up two spots during the final round of the Juli Inkster Spartan Invite on Tuesday at Almaden Golf and Country Club to finish in fifth place, while the University of Oklahoma wound up in 10^th place.

The Cowgirls posted a 306 during their third round to finish at 917, 53-over, and one shot behind UC Irvine for fourth place. California moved from third to first with a 297 and an 899 total, which came in two shots clear of the field.

Individually, San Jose State's Cristina Corpus maintained her hold on the top spot with a final round 74. She finished two shots clear of the field at 217.

OSU's Caroline Hedwall finished alone in third at 220 after carding a closing 76. The sophomore was joined in the top 10 by freshman Victoria Park, who also carded a 76 to finish at 225 and tied for seventh place.

Freshman Courtney McKim posted a 77 during her third round to tie for 21st at 229, while freshman Hillary Wood moved up 15 spots into a tie for 63rd at 243 after a final round of 77.

Freshman Eyglo Oskarsdottir rounded out the lineup with an 81 to finish at 253 and tied for 82nd place.

The Cowgirls will return to action on March 22 at the BYU Dixie Classic in St. George, Utah.

The University of Oklahoma recorded a final-round 306 (+18) on Tuesday, finishing in 10th in the 16-team event. 

"I'm proud with the way we finished today," OU head coach Veronique Drouin said.  "We had a rough start, but managed to turn it around. Ellen (Mueller) had a solid round today and the Collins sisters are showing a lot of improvement. We need to have some good practices this week before we head to Victoria, Texas."

After a rocky 36 holes on Monday amidst rough weather conditions, Mueller rebounded with a 1-under-par 72 to finish with a three-round 227 (+11).  The junior paced the Sooners in 17th place, her 14th career top-20 finish.

Brooke Collins carded a final-round 77 in San Jose. The Sophomore's three-round score of 232 (+16) placed her 30th-place finish.  Her older sister, senior Chelsey Collins, shot 5-over to share 45th place at 235.

Team Standings:

1. California: 301-301-297=899 (+35)

2. UC Davis: 304-297-300=901 (+37)

3. San Jose State: 295-300-308=903 (+39)

4. UC Irvine: 299-309-308=916 (+52) 5. Oklahoma State: 299-312-306=917 (+53)

6. San Diego State: 305-306-307=918 (+54)

7. San Fransisco: 309-300-311=920 (+56)

8. Fresno State: 300-304-317=921 (+57)

9. Long State Beach: 300-311-311=922 (+58)

10. Oklahoma: 309-317-306=932 (+68)

11. Colorado: 313-312-308=933 (+69)

12. Santa Clara: 308-322-309=939 (+75)

13. Hawaii: 316-315-311=942 (+78)

14. Nevada: 317-319-315=951 (+87)

15. Colorado State: 313-320-320=953 (+89)

16. Gonzaga: 320-323-315=958 (+94)

Player Standings:

1. Cristina Corpus, San Jose State: 72-72-74=217 (+1)

2. Demi Runas, UC Davis: 74-73-72=219 (+3)

3. Caroline Hedwall, Oklahoma State: 69-75-76=220 (+4)

4. Joanne Lee, California: 74-75-72=221 (+5)

5. Amy Simanton, UC Davis: 74-73-75=222 (+6)

6. Louisa Lies, Fresno State: 73-71-79=223 (+7)

T7. Katrina Delen Briones, San Jose State: 72-74-79=225 (+9)

T7. Daniela Holmqvis, California: 75-77-73=225 (+9)

T7. Joy Trotter, UC Irvine: 75-77-73=225 (+9)

T11. Emily Childs, California: 74-75-77=226 (+10)

T11. Hillary Packard, UC Irvine: 76-74-76=226 (+10)

T11. Natasha Podmore: San Francisco: 76-72-78=226 (+10)

T11. Christina Stockton, San Francisco: 77-71-78=226 (+10)

T11. Emily Talley, Colorado: 78-77-71=226 (+10)

T11. Christine Wong, San Diego State: 74-77-75=226 (+10)

OU Player Standings:

T17. Ellen Mueller: 76-80-71=227 (+11)

T30. Brooke Collins: 77-78-77=232 (+16)

T45. Chelsey Collins: 78-80-77=235 (+19)

T61. Taylor Schmidt: 78-79-84=241 (+25)

T71. Andrea Sellmeyer: 78-86-81=245 (+29)