March 4, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif.—The Kansas State women’s golf team sits in 11th place after the first day of the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational at the par 72, 6,180-yard Almaden Golf and Country Club Monday. The Wildcats bettered their strokecount by 13 in the second round to finish the day with a 36-hole score of 43-over par 619.

“It was a rough start on the greens in round one, but we bounced back in round two,” said head coach Kristi Knight.

Olivia Eliasson led the Wildcats on the day, notching a 36-hole score of 8-over par 152 to sit in a tie for 30th. Eliasson looks to move up on the leaderboard in the final round and earn her fourth top-20 finish of the season.

Whitney Pyle fired a 1-over par 73 in the second round, bettering her strokecount by nine from round one to sit in a tie for 43rd. One stroke behind Pyle is Gianna Misenhelter, who turned in a 6-over par 78 in both rounds to sit in a tie for 47th.

Carly Ragains tallied a 36-hole score of 14-over par 158, and Scotland Preston carded a 17-over par 161.

Stanford sits on top of the team leaderboard at 2-over par 578, nine strokes ahead of second-place California.

Stanford’s Mariah Stackhouse leads the individual competition at 3-under par 141, three strokes ahead of teammate Danielle Frasier. Three of Stanford’s five golfers currently sit in the top-five.

Live stats of the final round of the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational can be followed at www.golfstat.com and results will be posted on www.k-statesports.com at the conclusion of play on Tuesday.

Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational
San Jose, Calif.
Par 72/6,180-yard
Almaden Golf and Country Club

Team Scores: 1. Stanford, 287-291—578 (+2); 2. California, 291-296—587 (+11); 3. Washington, 300-290—590 (+14); 4. NC State, 299-291—596 (+20); 5. UC Irvine, 297-301—598 (+22); T6. Fresno State, 300-302—602 (+26); T6. Oregon, 298-304—602 (+26); T8. San Jose State, 312-297—609 (+33); T8. Santa Clara, 298-311—609 (+33); 10. UC Davis, 309-302—611 (+35); 11. Kansas State, 316-303—619 (+43); 12. Idaho, 310-314—624 (+48); 13. Colorado State, 311-325—636 (+60); 14. San Francisco, 323-318—641 (+65).

Individual Scores: 1. Mariah Stackhouse, Stanford, 70-71—141 (-3); 2. Danielle Frasier, Stanford, 73-71—144 (E); T3. Luciane Lee, UC Irvine, 71-74—145 (+1); T3. Hannah Suh, California, 76-69—145 (+1); T3. Mariko Tumangan, Stanford, 74-71—145 (+1).

K-State Individuals: T30. Olivia Eliasson, 77-75—152 (+8); T43. Whitney Pyle, 81-73—155 (+11); T47. Gianna Misenhelter, 78-78—156 (+12); T56. Carly Ragains, 81-77—158 (+14); T62. Scotland Preston, 80-81—161 (+17).