Women's Golf Preview: Wildcat Invitational [Mar. 9-10]

Fresno State Women's Golf - Tournament #7 (Spring Tournament #3)
Tournament: Wildcat Invitational
Format: Stroke play/54 holes/5-count-4 (36/Monday)
Host: Arizona
Dates: Mar. 9-10 (Mon.-Tue.)
Golf Course: Sewailo Golf Club (Par 72, 6,627 yards)
Location: Tuscon, Ariz.
Live Scoring: GolfStat

Fresno State Lineup
1. Harriet Lynch
2. Kristin Simonsen
3. Brigitte Thibault
4. Jinyoung Yun
5. Jessica Hall

Ind. Delana Basanisi

Participants (11)
Arizona (10)
Colorado (57)
Denver (48)
Fresno State (61)
Iowa State (49)
Long Beach State (93)
New Mexico (104)
New Mexico State (83)
Oregon (15)
Tulane (87)
UNLV (76)
Numbers in parentheses represent team's rankings as reported by GolfStat on Mar. 3, 2020.

Schedule of Events
Sunday, Mar. 8 - Practice round
Monday, Mar. 9 - 6:30 a.m. PT shotgun start (rounds 1 and 2)
Tuesday, Mar. 10 - 7:00 a.m. PT shotgun start (round 3)

Wildcat Invitational Flashback
Team Finish: 14/17; 300-316-315=931 (+67)
Low Individual: Brigitte Thibault, T11; 73-76-74=223 (+7)

Notes

Fresno State will face two top 20 teams in host Arizona and Oregon.
The Bulldogs rank No. 61 in the latest GolfStat ranking, a move up from No. 74 before the Bulldogs' last tournament. Fresno State started the season ranked No. 94.
The 'Dogs are averaging 293.39 a round this season.
The 'Dogs have finished in the top 10 at every tournament of the season. This spring, the 'Dogs have back-to-back runner-up finishes.
Fresno State is led by Brigitte Thibault who is averaging a 71.89 this season and has picked up five top 10 finishes on the year.
Sophomore Harriet Lynch is fresh off of her best finish of her career in a third place finish at The Gold Rush Invite last time out. Lynch placed third with a 2-under-par 214. She was named the Mountain West Golfer of the Week after her performance at the tournament.
Delana Basanisi is participating in her fifth tournament of the season, and fourth as an individual.

Season Flashbacks
Gold Rush Invitational (Feb. 24-25)
Team Finish - 2/15; 886
Low Individual - Harriet Lynch (3rd; 214)

The Prospector (Feb. 24-25)
Low Individual - Delana Basanisi - 1/13; 222

Coeur d'Alene Resort Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 23-24)
Team Finish - 6/16; 892
Low Individual - Brigitte Thibault (6th; 217)

Johnie Imes Invitational (Sept. 30 - Oct. 2)
Team Finish - 3/15; 881
Low Individual - Brigitte Thibault (T6th; 216)

Palmetto Intercollegiate Invite (Oct. 13-15)
Team Finish - T3/22; 870
Low individual - Brigitte Thibault (2nd; 210)

Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 27-29)
Team Finish - 5/16; 891
Low individual - Brigitte Thibault (T6th; 219)

Rebel Beach Invitational (Feb. 17-18)
Team Finish - 2/11; 861
Low Individual - Brigitte Thibault (3rd; 210)

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Women's Golf Preview: Wildcat Invitational [Mar. 9-10]

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Players Mentioned

Delana Basanisi

Jessica Hall

Harriet Lynch

Kristin Simonsen

Brigitte Thibault

Jinyoung Yun

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