Hall, Thibault lead 'Dogs at Meadow Club

FAIRFAX, Calif. - The Fresno State women's golf team picked up its 13th consecutive top 10 finish after placing seventh at the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational, hosted by San Jose State, on Tuesday. Fresno State finished seventh in the 12-team field. The Bulldogs shot a 44-over-par 908 (298-306-304) at the event.

The Bulldogs battled some cold weather on Tuesday, but shot a 304 on the day to make the move up from eighth place, where they sat at the end of Monday's 36 holes.

"We had another exciting week," said head coach Emily Loftin. "It is exciting to see Jess [Hall] have another top 15 finish. She is really picking up some great momentum. It is a challenging golf course, but we were able to take some feedback and figure out some areas where we need to grow. We had good movement up the board today and we are looking forward to another solid week of preparation and getting ourselves ready to head to Arizona."

Senior Brigitte Thibault and junior Jessica Hall tied as the Bulldogs' low scorers in the tournament as they tied for 15th place with a 7-over-par 223 in the 66-golfer event. Thibault had a 74 in the third round to finish in the top 15 (74-75-74). Hall's best round of the tournament was on Tuesday as the junior shot a 1-over-par 73 to jump up three places in the standings. She finished with a 76-74-73 in the event.

Senior Kristin Simonsen finished T41st with a 17-over 233 (73-82-78). Simonsen tied her low three-round score for the season, but competed as a part of the Bulldog lineup for the first time in the year. The senior was an individual participant at the Gold Rush (Feb. 22-23).

Freshman Lory Paradis shot a 22-over 238 (75-80-83) and finished T53rd, and junior Harriet Lynch jumped up a spot to T58th with a 24-over 240 (84-77-79). Freshman Lydia Volkmer competed in the event as an individual and finished T56th with a 239 (+23). Volkmer shot 78-81-80 in the tournament.

Up Next: The Bulldogs return to action at the Mountain View Collegiate, hosted by Kansas State, at The Preserve in Tucson, Arizona. The tournament will take place on Mar. 19-21 [Fri.-Sun.].

Notable

Fresno State has had a top 10 team finish in every event dating back to the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational on Mar. 21-23.
Jessica Hall and Kristin Simonsen tied for the lowest round score (73) for the 'Dogs in the event. Simonsen scored hers in the first round and Hall in the third.
Hall's 73 is her third lowest single round score of the season.
Simonsen's 73 was her lowest single round score of the season.
Simonsen, Hall and Brigitte Thibault led the 'Dogs with eight birdies apiece.
Hall and Thibault have both had back-to-back finishes in the top 15.

Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational
Dates: Mar. 8-9, 2021
Final Results
Par: 72; 6,157 yards

Team Leaderboard
1. Washington: 287-292-297=876 (+12)
2. Stanford: 295 300 287 882 (+18)
3. San Diego State: 296-306-290=892 (+28)
4. San Jose State: 296-301-300=897 (+33)
5. Brigham Young: 291-302-307=900 (+36)
6. Sacramento State: 297-302-303=902 (+38)
7. Fresno State: 298-306-304=908 (+44)
8. California: 295-308-307=910 (+46)
9. Cal Poly: 304-311-300=915 (+51)
10. San Francisco: 315-311-299=925 (+61)
11. Pepperdine: 306-308-312=926 (+62)
12. UC Davis: 309-312-307=928 (+64)

Fresno State Leaderboard
T15. Brigitte Thibault: 74-75-74=223 (+7)
T15. Jessica Hall: 76-74-73=223 (+7)
T41. Kristin Simonsen: 73-82-78=233 (+17)
T53. Lory Paradis: 75-80-83=238 (+22)
T56. Lydia Volkmer*: 78-81-80=239 (+23)
T58. Harriet Lynch: 84-77-79=240 (+24)

*competed as an individual

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Hall, Thibault lead 'Dogs at Meadow Club

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Players Mentioned

Jessica Hall

Harriet Lynch

Lory Paradis

Kristin Simonsen

Brigitte Thibault

Lydia Volkmer

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