(GOLETA, Calif.) PLNU Women's Golf finished fifth at the Westmont Invitational, which took place Monday and Tuesday at Sandpiper G.C. in Goleta.
Allie Nguyen fired a four-under 69 in the first round on Monday that featured four birdies and no bogeys, leaving her in second place after the opening day.
She closed out the tournament in a tie for sixth as the highest-placing Sea Lion on the individual leaderboard.
Cristen Legaspi was tied for 10th after the first round before finishing tied for 13th.
Annika Yturralde moved up five spots on day two to finish tied for 20th, while
Summer Schafer and
Estibaly Garcia both tied for 30th, as all five Sea Lions placed in the top-30.
Legaspi (-2) and Yturralde (-1) both shot under-par on par-five holes, while Nguyen (+2) tied for fifth among all players on par-fours.
Yturralde's 25 pars across the two rounds were the fourth most of anyone in the tournament, while Legaspi's six birdies tied for the sixth most.
Point Loma closed out round one in third place, just four shots back of eventual tournament winners and host Westmont, before finishing fifth.
PLNU is back in action Oct. 26-27 at the East Bay Fall Invitational, which will be played at Stonebrae C.C. in Hayward.
