Gunnar is medalist, leads Tulsa to second in Trinity Forest Invitational

DALLAS, Texas – Tulsa’s Lovisa Gunnar tied for first place while leading the Golden Hurricane to a second-place team finish at the Trinity Forest Invitational on Tuesday.

The freshman’s co-medalist performance bettered her previous season best of 18^th place at the Texas State Invitational. She turned in a final round 74 to complete the 54-hole tournament with a score of even-par 216 at the par-72 Trinity Forest Golf Club.

The Hurricane finished final round action with its best tournament round with a 292 for a total score of 900, finishing behind No. 23 ranked Texas Tech’s 886 score. The second-place finish is the second time this year that the Hurricane has finished as the runner-up, the first coming earlier this spring at the Texas State Invitational.

Tulsa’s Haley Greb turned in a 1-under par round of 71 Tuesday for a 221 total to finish in a sixth-place tie. Lilly Thomas’ 2-under 70 today tied for the best round of the day among the 83 participants. Thomas finished in 24^th place with a three-round score of 228.

Lorena Tseng scored a round of 77 and her 236 total score was good for 51^st place. Tita Loudtragulngam finished in 76^th place wafter her second straight round of 78 for a 244 total score.

Tulsa will be in action next at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Arizona, March 18-20.

TEAM RESULTS

1. #23 Texas Tech        309-289-288=886
2. Tulsa                         313-296-292=900
3. New Mexico             314-292-295=901

T4.    UTSA                        210-306-287=903

T4.    South Florida            304-305-294=903

6. Texas State               313-297-297=906

T7.    Dallas Baptist           313-300-296=910

T7.    SMU                         320-293-297=910

9. #38 UNLV                 314-299-299=912
10. Tulane                      317-294-297=908
11. Northern Illinois       323-305-298=926
12. Memphis                  317-313-298=928
13. UTEP                         335-300-307=942
14. New Mexico State    322-306-323=951
15. SMU ’B’                    326-318-316=960
16. UAB                          341-333-307=981

TULSA INDIVIDUALS

T1.    Lovisa Gunnar                72-70-74=216

T6.    Haley Greb                     75-75-71=221

T24. Lilly Thomas                   79-79-70=228

T51.  Lorena Tseng                  86-73-77=236

T76.  Tita Loudtragulngam     87-78-78=244

TOP-5 INDIVIDUALS

T1.    Lovisa Gunnar, Tulsa                  72-70-74=216

T1.    Melanie Green, USF                   74-72-70=216

3. Olivia Mitchell, Dallas Baptist    75-71-71=217

T4.    Gala Dumez, Texas Tech            74-74-70=218

T4.    Chiara Horder, Texas Tech         79-68-71=218