Sedona, AZ – Katie Harris led the way and McKenna Maser had the round of the day for Portland State as the Vikings tied for 15^th in the 19-team Red Rocks Invitational.
 
Harris was PSU's top finisher, tying for 37^th among 104 competitors. She shot 78-73-77=228 over the 54-hole event at Oakcreek Country Club. Maser posted a PSU career-best 73 in the final round, matching the low round by a Viking in the tournament.
 
Grand Canyon University took the tournament title with a one-over par 289-287-289=865. The 'Lopes beat host Northern Arizona by six strokes (871). Portland State had its best score in the final round finishing at 309-314-305=928 to tie with Stephen F. Austin.
 
NAU's Eliska Kocourkova took the individual title with a five-under par 68-73-70=211. Siripatsorn Patchana of Grand Canyon was one shot behind with 72-71-69=212.
 
Senior Windy Huang was two shots behind Harris, posting 75-76-79=230. Huang tied for 50^th overall and was tied for ninth with 36 pars over 54 holes. Harris, a sophomore, had a team-high eight birdies to rank 22^nd among all golfers.
 
Maser, a senior, tied for 66^th overall at 80-82-73=235. Her previous best single-round score at Portland State was 74, accomplished twice.
 
Sophomore Mariana Garcia Rosette had a good bounce-back round on Sunday finishing at 78-86-76=240 to tie for 86^th. Freshman Mari Nakamura tied for 91^st at 78-83-80=241.
 
The Vikings were among eight teams from the Big Sky Conference competing in the tournament. They finished sixth among the group of eight.
 

TAP-INS

• BIRDIE LEADERS (through 54 holes): Katie Harris, 8; Mari Nakamura, 5; Mariana Garcia Rosette, 5; McKenna Maser 5; Windy Huang, 4
• Windy Huang has become the ninth player in Portland State to reach 100 career competitive rounds.
• Portland State's next tournament is the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, Apr. 4-5 at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes in Maricopa, AZ.

  

RED ROCKS INVITATIONAL
Hosted by Northern Arizona University
Oakcreek Country Club, Sedona, AZ
Mar. 19-20, 2022
Par 72, 6,170 yards
19 teams/104 players

 
TEAMS (results through round one, round two incomplete due to darkness)
1. Grand Canyon, 289-287-289=865
2. Northern Arizona, 284-296-291=871
3. Weber State, 294-291-292=877
4. Cal Baptist, 293-291-299=883
5. Illinois State, 287-293-307=887
t6. Wichita State, 300-296-294=890
t6. Idaho, 300-298-292=890
8. Towson, 307-286-306=899
9. Delaware, 296-305-303=904
10. North Dakota State, 295-300-310=905
11. Southern Utah, 305-310-295=910
12. Dixie State, 305-306-301=912
t13. Utah Valley, 302-309-306=917
t13. Montana, 309-306-302=917
t15. Portland State, 309-314-305=928
t15. Stephen F. Austin, 307-310-311=928
17. Northern Colorado, 315-308-308=931
18. Longwood, 307-309-322=941
19. Montana State, 312-315-330=957
 
TOP 10 PLAYERS
1. Eliska Kocourkova, Northern Arizona, 68-73-70=211
2. Siripatsorn Patchana, Grand Canyon, 72-71-69=212
3. Taitum Beck, Weber State, 71-70-72=213
4. Constanza Guerrero, Grand Canyon, 75-69-70=214
t5. Louisa Brunt, Wichita State, 74-74-67=215
t5. Jocelyn Chee, California Baptist, 70-69-76=215
t7. Ekaterina Malakhova, Northern Arizona, 71-73-72=216
t7. Chanikan Yongyuan, Southern Utah, 71-77-68=216
t9. Abby Livingston, Dixie State, 73-72-72=217
t9. Ali Schrock, Illinois State, 71-73-73=217
t9. Victoria Estrada, Utah Valley, 71-73-73=217
 
PORTLAND STATE PLAYERS
t37. Katie Harris, 78-73-77=228
t50. Windy Huang, 75-76-79=230
t66. McKenna Maser, 80-82-73=235
t86. Mariana Garcia Rosette, 78-86-76=240
t91. Mari Nakamura, 78-83-80=241