Women's golf claims Bellevue Fall Invitational title
Bruins win first tournament of the season ... Santoyo, Soria, Saavedra finish in top three.
PAPILLION, Neb. -- Renee Santoyo won the individual title to pace the Bellevue University women's golf team to a first place finish in the six-team Bellevue Fall Invitational at Eagle Hills Golf Course on Tuesday.
Bellevue finished the two-day tournament with a score of 624. Iowa Western Community College placed in second with a total of 641.
Santoyo fired the lowest round of the tournament with a three-over-par 75 in the second round.
Natalia Soria finished runner-up with a two-round total of 154 (78-76) while Maria Saavedra (79-77--156) tied for third place.
Karissa Moreland also finished in the top 10 with a final score of 163 to place ninth.
Christina VonRiesen (84-83--167) finished in 12th while Jayme Harmelink (87-82--169) tied for 13th place overall.
Santoyo, Soria and Saavedra were each named to the all-tournament team.
The Bruins will return to action next Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 16-17 for the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Oklahoma City, Okla.
All-Tournament Team
Renee Santoyo, Bellevue
Natalia Soria, Bellevue
Grace Kil, Iowa Western CC
Maria Saavedra, Bellevue
Stephanie Rogers, Nebraska-Kearney
Bellevue Individual Results
1. Renee Santoyo - 77-75--152 (+8)
2. Natalia Soria - 78-76--154 (+10)
T3. Maria Saavedra - 79-77--156 (+12)
9. Karissa Moreland - 85-78--163 (+19)
12. Christina VonRiesen - 84-83--167 (+23)
T13. Jayme Harmelink - 87-82--169 (+25)
Team Results
1. Bellevue - 318-306--624 (+48)
2. Iowa Western CC - 329-312--641 (+65)
3. Nebraska-Kearney - 328-321--649 (+73)
4. Des Moines Area CC - 350-356--706 (+130)
5. Peru State - 376-366--742 (+166)
6. College of St. Mary - 386-365--751 (+175)
