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Arizona Wildcat Invitational
K-State’s Jaffrey Finishes Sixth in Arizona
Mar 06, 2018 | Women's Golf
TUCSON, Ariz. – Coming off a pair of under-par rounds on Monday, Kansas State senior women's golfer Connie Jaffrey turned in an even-par 72 score to finish in sixth place after the final round of the Arizona Wildcat Invitational on Tuesday at the par-72, 6,519-yard Sewailo Golf Club.
Jaffrey concluded the event with a 54-hole score of 3-under par 213 – tied for the ninth lowest tournament score in school history – as the Wildcats finished in 13th place at 38-over par 902.
"Connie had another solid finish," head coach Kristi Knight said. "She played very well today. Darby (Deans) had a very good round today as well. I am very happy for her."
Jaffrey recorded her fourth top-10 finish this year and 13th of her career to move into a tie for second place in school history.
Freshman Darby Deans also had a career day as she carded an 18-hole score of 2-over par 74. Deans finished the invitational in 73rd place at 17-over par 233.
Freshman Niamh McSherry tied for 62nd after carding a 15-over par 231. Rounding out the Cats was the freshman duo of Ella Adams, who carded an 18-over par 234 to tie for 74th, and Reid Isaac, who tied for 78th at 19-over par 235.
"This was a poor result for the team," Knight said. "It is disappointing, but it is a good learning experience."
UCLA took home the team title by nine strokes with a winning score of 17-under par 847. The Bruins' Lilia Vu won the individual title by carding an impressive 14-under par 202, beating out teammate Mariel Galdiano by three strokes.
Following a week off, the Wildcats will head back to Tucson, March 23-25, to compete in the MountainView Collegiate.
Arizona Wildcat Invitational
Sewailo Golf Club
Tucson, Ariz.
Par 72 / 6,519 Yards
Team Scores: 1. UCLA, 278-284-285—847 (-17); 2. Arizona, 284-288-284—856 (-8); 3. Texas, 282-292-286—860 (-4); 4. Long Beach State, 282-297-302—881 (+17); T5. Purdue, 294-294-298—886 (+22); T5.UNLV, 287-295-304—886 (+22); T7. Augusta, 285-300-307—892 (+28); T7. Denver, 294-295-303—892 (+28); T9. North Carolina State, 298-298-299—895 (+31); T9. New Mexico, 298-300-297—895 (+31); T11. Missouri, 289-303-307—899 (+35); T11. Portland State, 288-306-305—899 (+35); 13. Kansas State, 300-297-305—902 (+38); 14. Grand Canyon, 300-309-299—908 (+44); 15. New Mexico State, 299-306-306— 911 (+47); 16. Iowa, 299-307-309—915 (+51); 17. Northern Arizona, 315-309-312—936 (+72).
Top Individuals: 1. Lilia Vu, UCLA, 64-69-69—202 (-14); 2. Mariel Galdiano, UCLA, 69-69-67—205 (-11); 3. Gigi Stoll, Arizona, 74-66-69—140 (-4); 4. Kaitlyn Papp, Texas 69-72-69—210 (-6); 5. YuSang Hou, Arizona 68-75-68—211 (-5)
K-State Individuals: 6. Connie Jaffrey, 70-71-72—213 (-3); T62. Niamh McSherry, 73-75-83—231 (+15); 73. Darby Deans, 81-78-74—233 (+17); T74. Ella Adams, 76-78-80—234 (+18); T78. Reid Isaac, 83-73-79—235 (+19)
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