Fresno, CA – Senior Valerie Hernandez had the best day, but freshman Mariana Garcia Rosette had the highlight moment of the day for Portland State, making a hole in one in the opening round of the Fresno State Classic.
 
Hernandez posted a two-under par 70 in Monday's opening round at Copper River Country Club, then followed with a 77 in the afternoon. Her three-over par total of 147 has her tied for 22^nd among 84 players. Garcia Rosette had a hole-in-one in her morning round, jarring her tee shot on the 142-yard second hole.
 
The Vikings finished the day at 312-305=617 and are in 15^th place among 16 teams. Stanford leads the event with a brilliant eight-under par 282-286=568.
 
Hernandez' 70 marked the 20^th time in her career at PSU that she has posted a sub-par round at PSU (among 123 total). She ranks second behind A Ram Choi (21) in Viking history.
 
Jasmine Cabajar had a good day, shooting 77-72=149 over the two rounds. The senior is tied for 30^th on the individual leaderboard.
 
Also playing for the Vikings were redshirt freshman Katie Harris (86-76=162, t74), junior McKenna Maser (83-80=163, t77) and Garcia Rosette (82-83=165, 82).

TAP-INS

• The final round takes place on Tuesday morning with an 8:30 a.m. MT shotgun start.
• Freshman Franca Polla was unable to compete this week due to an ankle sprain. She is expected to be able to play at the Big Sky Conference Championship next week. Polla is third on the team in scoring average (76.12).
• BIRDIE WATCHING (after 36 holes): Valerie Hernandez 5, Mariana Garcia Rosette 3 (with one eagle), Jasmine Cabajar 2, Katie Harris 2, McKenna Maser 2

FRESNO STATE CLASSIC
Hosted by Fresno State
Copper River Country Club, Fresno, CA
Apr. 12-13, 2021
Par 72, 6,122 yards
15 teams/84 players

TEAM SCORES
1. Stanford, 282-286=568
t2. Long Beach State, 288-292=580
t2. Fresno State, 294-286=580
4. Sacramento State, 295-291=586
t6. Cal Poly, 289-305=594
t6. UC Davis, 295-299=594
8. San Francisco, 295-300=595
t9. Nevada, 304-293=597
t9. Santa Clara, 301-296=597
11. UTEP, 307-299=606
12. UC Irvine, 306-301=607
13. UC Riverside, 301-308=609
14. Southern Utah, 310-304=614
15. Portland State, 312-305=617
16. CSUN, 310-314=624
 
TOP 10 PLAYERS
1. Harriet Lynch, Fresno State, 68-66=134
2. Rachel Heck, Stanford, 69-68=137
3. Brianna Navarossa, USC, 68-70=138
4. Angelina Kim, Long Beach State, 69-72=141
t5. Holland Shourds, Long Beach State, 69-73=142
t5. Chanikan Yongyuan, Southern Utah, 70-72=142
t5. Tess Blair, Sacramento State, 72-70=142
t8. Sadie Englemann, Stanford, 70-74=144
t8. Sarah Busey, Santa Clara, 74-70=144
t8. Angelina Ye, Stanford, 72-72=144
t8. Brooke Seay, Stanford, 72-72=144
 
PORTLAND STATE PLAYERS
t22. Valerie Hernandez, 70-77=147
t30. Jasmine Cabajar, 77-72=149
t74. Katie Harris, 86-76=162
t77. McKenna Maser, 83-80=163
82. Mariana Garcia Rosette, 82-83=165