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Worley, ID - Senior Tiffany Schoning shot a final-round two-under par 70 to lead the Portland State women's golf team to a second-place tie at the Circling Raven Collegiate Invitational. PSU tied San Francisco at 922 through 54 holes, nine shots behind winner Washington State (913). The Vikings lost a scorecard playoff for second place to USF (a comparison of the fifth score from the final round).

Schoning finished in third place on the individual leaderboard, climbing from a tie for 10th after two rounds. She shot 74-78-70 for a six-over par 222 score. Her final round score was the best among 116 golfers on Tuesday.

Junior Britney Yada was one shot back in fourth place with 73-74-76=223. The individual title was won by Caitlin McCleary of Seattle. McCleary took a five-shot win with an even par 70-70-76=216.

PSU entered Tuesday's play tied for fifth. The Vikings' team score of 305 was its best of the three rounds and third-best among the 22 teams competing on Tuesday. PSU was steady overall at 307-310-305=922. The Vikings also outplayed the other six Big Sky Conference schools competing in the tournament at Circling Raven Resort. The nearest Big Sky finisher was 11th-place Montana at 941.

Portland State got a final-round 78 from sophomore transfer Samantha Webb. Playing in her first event as a Viking, Webb improved from her first day play to shoot 82-82-78=242, placing in a tie for 78th among 116 golfers.

Sophomore Loren Forney tied for 46th overall. She shot 78-76-83=237.

Emily Podlesny, a freshman, also improved on the final day. She recorded 89-84-81 to place 107th.

Two Vikings played as individuals during the tournament, sophomore Katie Ortman and freshman Kelly Miller. Their scores did not count toward the team score. Miller placed 95th with 83-82-84=249. Ortman was 112th with 86-84-89=259.

TAP-INS: The Vikings were playing in their first of four fall tournaments… only two regular starters return to this year's team - senior Tiffany Schoning and junior Britney Yada - but both were first team All-Big Sky Conference performers last season… the Vikings tie for second was an improvement over last year's eighth-place finish at the Circling Raven Invitational… Loren Forney's second-round 76 was her best score in 21 career rounds…  the Vikings are 6-0 in head-to-head scoring with Big Sky Conference schools. Last year, they went 30-1 against BSC schools… PSU returns to play next week at the WSU Cougar Cup at Palouse Ridge Golf Club.

Circling Raven Collegiate Invitational
Hosted by Gonzaga University
at Circling Raven Resort
Sept. 12-13, 2011
6,111 yards, par 72
22 teams/116 players

Team Scores
1. Washington State, 307-298-308=913
t2. Portland State, 307-310-305=922
t2. San Francisco 310-304-308=922
4. Samford, 316-304-303=923
5. Cal State Northridge, 307-310-312=929
6. Gonzaga, 312-315-303=930
7. Seattle, 308-307-318=933
8. Brigham Young, 307-309-318=934
9. Xavier, 315-310-311=936
10. Cal State Fullerton, 307-320-311=938
11. Montana, 319-312-310=941
12. Northern Arizona, 305-329-311=945
t13. Sacramento State, 316-318-312=946
t13. Southern Utah, 317-323-306=946
15. Hawai'i, 322-323-305=950
16. British Columbia, 316-317-319=952
t17. Boise State, 315-319-319=953
t17. UC Riverside, 325-316-312=953
19. Weber State, 323-315-327=965
20. Montana State, 320-318-330=968
21. Eastern Washington, 326-323-320=969
22. Utah Valley, 321-329-325=975

Top 10 players
1. Caitlin McCleary, Seattle, 70-70-76=216
2. Monica Jung, Southern Utah, 75-74-72=221
3. Tiffany Schoning, Portland State, 74-78-70=222
4. Britney Yada, Portland State 73-74-76=223
t5. Michelle Condry, San Francisco, 78-75-72=225
t5. Kristen Allard, Washington State, 73-72-80=225
t7. Kaili Britos, Hawai'i, 74-78-76=228
t7. Alice Kim, Gonzaga, 81-71-76=228
t7. Laura Jabczenski, Northern Arizona, 73-80-75=228
t10. Sarah Butts, Samford, 82-73-74=229
t10. Kristen Rue, Washington State, 77-74-78=229
t10. Maggie Yuan, Brigham Young, 75-72-82=229

Viking Players
3. Tiffany Schoning, 74-78-70=222
4. Britney Yada, 73-74-76=223
t46. Loren Forney, 78-76-83=237
t78. Samantha Webb, 82-82-78=242
107. Emily Podlesny, 89-84-81=254

playing as individuals
95. Kelly Miller, 83-82-83=249
112. Katie Ortman, 86-84-89=259