Phoenix, AZ – Portland State completed the Grand Canyon Invitational with its best single-round and tournament scores of the 2021-22 season, placing 14^th among 20 teams competing.
 
The Vikings shot 300-313-305=918 over the 54-hole event at Grand Canyon University Golf Course. The opening round 300 was a season-best by four shots. The 918 total was a season-best by 13 shots among five scoring tournaments this year.
 
Grand Canyon won its own event, finishing at four-under par as a team with 279-291-290=860. The 'Lopes were five shots ahead of second place Santa Clara (865) and six shots ahead of SMU (866). Alexis Linam of Grand Canyon won the individual title at three-under par 71-73-69=213.
 
PSU got a strong tournament from senior Windy Huang, who tied for 29^th among 104 golfers. Huang shot a consistent 74-75-75=224, matching her season-best tournament score set last fall, and only three shots off her career-best tournament score.
 
Sophomore Katie Harris also shot three rounds in the 70s with 75-76-78=229 and tied for 55^th.
 
Senior McKenna Maser bounced back from a difficult second round for a solid tournament at 75-82-75=232. Maser had six birdies in her final round and a team-best eight in the tournament.
 
Freshman Mari Nakamura matched her season-best score with a final-round 77. Nakamura tied for 74^th with 78-80-77=235, establishing a new tournament low score as a Viking.
 
Sophomore Mariana Garcia Rosette placed 96^th with 76-89-84=249.
 
The Vikings were fourth among six Big Sky Conference teams competing in the tournament. Northern Arizona was seventh, Idaho was eighth, Southern Utah placed in a tie for 10^th, Montana State was 17^th and Eastern Washington was 18^th.

TAP-INS

• Windy Huang's last eight tournament round scores have been between 72 and 77. She is the team scoring leader at 76.73 strokes per round this season… Huang has now played 98 career rounds at PSU and is about to become the ninth Viking in history to play 100 competitive rounds.
• BIRDIE WATCHING (after 54 holes): McKenna Maser 8, Windy Huang 7, Katie Harris 5,  Mari Nakamura 3, Mariana Garcia Rosette 1
• Portland State's next event is Mar. 19-20 at the Red Rock Invitational. Hosted by Northern Arizona, the tournament is played at Oakcreek Country Club in Sedona, AZ.

GRAND CANYON INVITATIONAL
Hosted by Grand Canyon University
GCU Golf Course, Phoenix, AZ
Feb. 28-Mar. 1, 2022
Par 72, 6,171 yards (Monday), 6,095 yards (Tuesday)
20 teams/104 players

TEAMS
1. Grand Canyon, 279-291-290=860
2. Santa Clara, 287-290-288=865
3. SMU, 277-298-291=866
4. Seattle, 300-288-289=877
5. UC Riverside, 290-294-300=884
6. Gonzaga, 295-296-305=896
7. Northern Arizona, 294-290-303=887
8. Idaho, 294-296-307=897
9. Grand Canyon B, 298-296-307=901
t10. Southern Utah, 304-299-299=902
t10. North Dakota State, 303-297-302=902
12. Boise State, 295-307-303=905
13. Cal State Fullerton, 298-305-313=916
14. Portland State, 300-313-305=918
t15. UTEP, 310-303-311=924
t15. UTRGV, 304-312-308=924
17. Montana State, 313-312-310=935
18. Eastern Washington, 319-312-304=935
19. Bakersfield, 318-320-326=964
20. Dixie State, 324-315-329=967
 
TOP 10 PLAYERS
1. Alexis Linam, Grand Canyon, 71-73-69=213
t2. Samantha Bruce, Seattle, 75-70-69=214
t2. Maddi Olson, SMU, 70-73-71=214
t4. Pluem Yongyuan, Southern Utah, 73-70-72=215
t4. Claire Choi, Santa Clara, 73-70-72=215 
t4. Madison Voisard, Grand Canyon, 73-69-73=215
t4. Siripatsorn Patchana, Grand Canyon, 69-72-74=215
t8. Kate Villegas, UC Riverside, 74-70-72=216
t8. Tiffany Le, UC Riverside, 67-72=-77=216
t10. Constanza Guerrero, Grand Canyon, 69-73-75=217
t10. Quynn Duong, Gonzaga, 74-69-74=217

PORTLAND STATE PLAYERS
t29. Windy Huang, 74-75-75=224
t55. Katie Harris, 75-76-78=229
t68. McKenna Maser, 75-82-75=232
t74. Mari Nakamura, 78-80-77=235
96. Mariana Garcia Rosette, 76-89-84=249