Springville, UT – Sophomore Katie Harris matched her career-best 54-hole score to tie for 26^th at the season-opening tournament, the Hobble Creek Fall Classic. Harris shot 77-72-77=226 on the Hobble Creek Golf Course over two days, leading the team with seven birdies.
 
Portland State placed 16^th among 17 teams competing in the event. PSU posted 320-309-315=944 in three trips around the 6,032-yard, par-71 course.
 
Gonzaga held on to win the tournament with scores of 291-294-286=871. The Bulldogs were 12 shots ahead of a second place tie between Cal Poly and Weber State (883). Kimberlee Tottori of Northern Arizona took the individual title with an even-par 72-71-70=213.
 
Matching Harris with scoring honors for the Vikings on Tuesday was freshman Mari Nakamura, who also posted a 77. Senior McKenna Maser shot 78.
 
Maser came in as the number-two Viking with 85-77-78=240, tying for 78^th among 100 golfers.
 
Senior Windy Huang was one shot behind, tying for 80^th. Huang carded 79-79-83=241.
 
Mariana Garcia Rosette shot 79-81-83=243. It was her best score in her brief Viking career dating to last spring.
 
Nakamura finished at 87-83-77=247. 

TAP-INS

• Windy Huang has moved into the top 15 for career rounds played at Portland State with 86. She has a 76.92 scoring average, which ranks eighth all-time.
• BIRDIE WATCHING (through 54 holes): Katie Harris 7, McKenna Maser 5, Mari Nakamura 4, Windy Huang 4, Mariana Garcia Rosette 4
• Portland State returns to play next Monday and Tuesday at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Collegiate, hosted by Gonzaga.

HOBBLE CREEK FALL CLASSIC

Hosted by Utah Valley University
Hobble Creek Golf Course, Springville, UT
Sept. 13-14, 2021
Par 71, 6,032 yards
17 teams/100 players 

TEAM SCORES

1. Gonzaga, 291-294-286=871
t2. Cal Poly, 300-290-293=883
t2. Weber State, 295-298-290=883
4. Boise State, 294-295-301=890
5. Seattle, 298-304-291=893
6. Northern Arizona, 308-292-296=896
7. Wyoming, 304-297-302=903
8. Southern Utah, 310-297-304=911
9. Northern Colorado, 307-297-310=914
10. Utah Valley, 299-305-315=919
11. Dixie State, 310-311-303=924
12. CSUN, 313-309-306=928
13. Montana State, 316-308-308=932
14. Idaho State, 314-321-303=938
15. UTRGV, 317-318-305=940
16. Portland State, 320-309-315=944
17. CSU Bakersfield, 314-324-321=959 

TOP 10 PLAYERS

1. Kimberlee Tottori, Northern Arizona, 72-71-70=213
t2. Chaewon Baek, Gonzaga, 70-72=72=214
t2. Taitum Beck, Weber State, 74-71-69=214
4. Kaylyn Noh, Cal Poly, 75-71-69=215
5. Cassie Kim, Gonzaga, 77-72-67=216
t6. Aerin Song, Weber State, 74-72-71=217
t6. Pluem Yongyuan, Southern Utah, 73-72-72=217
t8. Kyla Wilde, Wyoming, 77-70-71=218
t8. Lexi Perry, Boise State, 75-71-72=218
t8. Kamille Dimayuga, Cal Poly, 74-70-74=218

PORTLAND STATE PLAYERS

t26. Katie Harris, 77-72-77=226
t78. McKenna Maser, 85-77-78=240
t80. Windy Huang, 79-79-83=241
t86. Mariana Garcia Rosette, 79-81-83=243
t90. Mari Nakamura, 87-83-77=247