Mateo wins, Cougars take second at Coeur d'Alene

Mateo wins, Cougars take second at Coeur d'AleneMateo wins, Cougars take second at Coeur d'Alene

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Allysha Mae Mateo received medalist honors, winning the Coeur d’Alene Collegiate Tuesday, leading BYU women’s golf to a second-place finish overall.

“I am incredibly proud of Allysha,” BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. “Her round today was solid to get her first win. I’m also proud of how we played the last two rounds. It was a really solid round today in the wind.”

The Cougars shot a combined 872 (+20) through three rounds of play to claim second place. Their second-round 286 (+2) and third-round 287 (+3) proved to be the lowest team scores in each of the final two rounds. Tournament host and West Coast Conference foe Gonzaga held off BYU’s late push, finishing four strokes ahead of the Cougars.

Mateo fired a team-low 68 (-3) in Tuesday’s final round after shooting rounds of 70 (-1) and 74 (+3) Monday to earn the first tournament win of her BYU career. The sophomore finished three strokes ahead of Nevada’s Katy Rutherford, who placed second.

Three other Cougars recorded top-20 finishes at Coeur d’Alene. Annick Haczkiewicz finished tied for 10th after carding back-to-back 72’s (+1) in the second and third rounds, followed by Naomi Soifua and Kerstin Fotu, who both tied for 15th.

Anna Kennedy finished tied for 65th while Cynthia Tu, competing as an individual for the second consecutive tournament, finished tied for 85th.

BYU will travel next to Sammamish, Washington, to compete in the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invite Oct. 8-9. Live stats will be available at GolfStat.com.

Day One Recap

Final Individual Results

PlayerRound 1Round 2Round 3Total To ParPosition
Allysha Mae Mateo707468212-11
Annick Haczkiewicz757272219+6T10
Naomi Soifua766976221+8T15
Kerstin Fotu787172221+8T15
Anna Kennedy817875234+21T65
*Cynthia Tu797988246+33T85

*Playing as individual

Final Team Results

TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalTo ParPosition
Gonzaga284287297868+161
BYU299286287872+202
Nevada291292293876+243
Washington State290295302887+354
North Dakota State307293289889+37T5
Idaho292291306889+37T5
Fresno State304287301892+407
Florida International288297308893+418
Oral Roberts292306301899+479
North Florida300293307900+48T10
Long Beach State305299296900+48T10
Northern Arizona296296311903+5112
Portland State302302304908+5613
Wichita State299306308913+6114
UC Irvine311291312914+6215
Utah Valley304301318923+7116