LIVE SCORING & RESULTS
BLAINE, Wash. – After 18 holes at the WAC Women's Golf Championship, NM State finds itself in fifth place. While four spots off the lead, NM State is separated from the leader, Sam Houston, by just eight shots.
On the front nine holes, NM State struggled to get into a rhythm, birdieing just twice as a team. Senior
Alison Gastelum carded both birdies, finishing with a 35 (-1) before the turn. After the turn,
Emma Bunch posted the Aggies low-score, firing an even 36.
Bunch and Gastelum remain tied heading into the second round. Both women sit at 73 (+1) and share a seventh-place tie. The Aggie duo trails leader Samantha Bruce of Seattle U by two strokes entering day two.
As a team, NM State birdied 62 times on Sunday, sharing the lead for the field with Grand Canyon. Gastelum sits tied for second in the field on Par 5s, shooting an average of 4.50 throughout the first 18 holes.
Final Round Notes
- Alison Gastelum posted the Aggies' low-score on the front nine, shooting a 35 (-1)\
- Emma Bunch had the team's low-score after the turn, firing an even 36.
- Both Bunch and Gastelum remain tied for fif th place entering the second day of competition.
- Bunch and Gastelum were the only two Aggies to birdie in the opening round of play.
- The Aggies trail the leaders, Sam Houston, by just eight strokes.
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