KANEOHE BAY, HI - Fighting gusting winds over two days on the ocean course at Kaneohe Klipper, the Washington State women's golf team moved up three spots Tuesday afternoon to finish the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational in a tie for sixth place overall. The Cougars finished behind four ranked teams and Colorado State in Hawaii with No. 6 Texas taking the tournament title with a three-round total of 19-over. The Longhorns held off the likes of No. 17 Oklahoma State, No. 24 Houston, and No. 31 Texas A&M while the Cougs finished just behind the group at 69-over par for the tournament.

"The strong and gusty winds this week made the conditions tough (15-25 mph with up to 40 mph gusts)," said head coach Kelli Kamimura. "It took us awhile to to adapt on the first day, but I couldn't be prouder of the team for the adjustments they made in the final round. They never stopped fighting and our solid final round helped us climb the leaderboard and finish the tournament strong. It was also great to see our seniors, Alivia and Bree, have strong individual finishes this week. Their hard work and perseverance are a few of the traits that make them great leaders on and off of the course." 
 
Individually, senior Alivia Brown just missed another top-10 finish as the fourth-year ace ended her tournament in 11th place. Brown was able to shake off a mistake on the par-4, 13th, early in the day to close out the tournament with 13-straight pars and post a two-over, 74 for the day. Overall, Brown completed the tournament at 11-over par to pace the Cougars while Texas' Kaitlyn Papp, ranked No. 25 in the nation by GolfStat, took the tournament title as the lone golfer to break par in Hawaii at three-under
 
Not far behind Brown, fellow senior Bree Wanderscheid came up with a trio of birdies in her final round at Kaneohe to post a 75 Tuesday afternoon. For the tournament, Wanderscheid totaled a 17-over, 233, to close play in a tie for 28th overall. Madison Odiorne finished her tournament in a tie for 39^th overall while Marie Lund-Hansen and Emily Baumgart matched each other on the leaderboard for three rounds and ended in a tied for 48th.
 
The Cougars will take a week off before heading to Arizona to take part in the PING/ASU Invitational from March 23-25. The three-day event, hosted by No. 6 Arizona State, is scheduled to take place at the ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe.
 

T6	Washington State	315	315	303	933
11	Alivia Brown (1)	75	78	74	227
T28	Bree Wanderscheid (4)	80	78	75	233
T39	Madison Odiorne (3)	78	82	79	239
T48	Marie Lund-Hansen (2)	86	77	79	242
T48	Emily Baumgart (5)	82	85	75	242