SPOKANE, Wash. — Tarleton State Women's Golf finished strong on the final day of the Kalispel Invitational to earn sixth as a team and place three individuals in the top 20.
 
Tarleton State posted the lowest team score in the entire field shooting an even par 288 on the third and final round. Three Texans carded even or under par scores in the final round with each of the top four golfers moving up multiple places on the final day.
 
Freshman Gina Chen posted the best finish of the young season finishing seventh overall. Lou Deltombe and Darianys Guzman jumped over 10 places each to crack the top 15, Guzman's second top 20 performance of the season.
 
I am proud of the way the team fought especially during the third round," said coach Jimenez. "Even though we struggled a bit during first day, the girls pulled their weight today and we were able to climb up two spots on the leaderboard. With the second tournament in the books, there are a lot of positives as well as good feedback on what we need to work on improving. "
 
As a team the Purple and White tied for fifth overall shooting an 889, 25 over par. The Texans carded their first team round even or under par shooting a 288, an even par final round. Tarleton State finished higher than the only other WAC program at the event, Utah Valley, who finished eighth.
 
Chen led the way for the Texans posting the best score in each of the first and third rounds. After the first 18 holes she found herself in third overall, shotting the first under par round of the season for the Texans, two under par. She closed the first day after the next 18 holes in ninth place, three over. On the final day, Chen carded another two under par, 70 to finish seventh overall in her second competition as a Texan. Overall, Chen shot three under par on the 15 par 5's across the three rounds, tied for the best among all players in the field.
 
"Our freshman, Gina, had a great tournament overall," said Jimenez. "She posted her first two under par rounds and her first top 10 finish as a Texan. I am very proud of the way she played this week. I know she is a good player with lots of potential, and I am very excited to continue seeing her progress as a Texan."
 
Deltombe used a two-under final round to rocket up 21 spots on the final round to claim 12^th overall. Deltombe leapt 45 places after finishing her first round tied for 57h with a 78. Her second round 73, one-over, paced the Texans on the second 18 holes on the first day to finish Monday tied for 33^rd, seven over par. She finished with a 70 in the third round to total 221 and five over par. She tied for the sixth most pars in the field shooting par on 38 of the 54 holes.
 
Darianys Guzman notched a top 20 performance for the second-straight outing this season Guzman opened with a 74 followed by a 76 to finish the first day tied for 28^th. She shot even par on the third and final round to leap 12 spots for a 16^th place finish. Guzman tied for the sixth best in the field shooting a total one-over par and all the par four holes combined. She also tied Chen for the team lead 10 birdies which ranked fourth amongst the field.
 
Natalia Fiel Ros finished  60^th shooting 20 over par on the weekend. Fiel Ros (77, 78, 81) carded a 236, 12 strokes less than her Texan debut just two weeks ago. Rebeca Fernandez (85, 76, 76) used a strong final two rounds to jump up ten places after her first 18 holes to finish 63^rd overall.
 
Santa Clara took home the team title with a four-over, 868. Gonzaga claimed runner-up trailing by ten strokes and Montana State earned third shooting 22 over par. Gonzaga's Grace Lee won the individual crown shooting six under par. Santa Clara's Kelsey Kim (-4) and Idaho's Zoe Newell (-2) rounded out the individual podium.
 
The Texans will next play a pair of tournaments in Kansas in October. The first of two will be at the Marilynn Smith Invitational hosted by the University of Kansas in Lawrence. The two-day, 54-hole tournament is scheduled to open on Monday, Oct. 6 and close on Oct. 7. Two weeks later, the Texans will return to Kansas, this time in Manhattan to compete in Kansas State's Powercat Invitational. The three round, two-day event opens on Oct. 21 at the Colbert Hills Golf Course.