Spokane, WA –
Tya Seth continues to impress.
Portland State's senior transfer put up one of the best rounds in school history on Tuesday and she led a surge by the Viking team in the second round of the Eagle Invitational.
Seth started slowly for the Vikings and was two-over par after five holes. She then birdied six of the next nine holes and finished with a career-best four-under par 68. That vaulted her from 22nd to a tie for third with one round to play at Indian Canyon Golf Course. At even-par 76-68=144 she is three shots back of the lead.
Portland State's school record for a single round is 67, shot five times previously. Viking players have now shot 68 on 13 different occasions. Seth had shot a career-best 69 in her first tournament with the Vikings two weeks ago.
Following Seth's lead, Portland State improved by 14 strokes over Monday's round, shooting 296 for the second-best team score of the day. It was also the best score by a PSU team since Feb. 22, 2020 - a stretch of 46 rounds. The Vikings are at 310-296=606 after 36 holes of the 54-hole event and have moved from sixth place to fourth in the nine-team event.
Seth's performance was by no means the only highlight of Tuesday's round. In fact, a pair of Viking freshmen saw big improvements over their Monday rounds.
Bayler Brundage bounced back from a Monday 87 to shoot 11 shots better with 76. She moved up 10 spots on the leaderboard.
Payten Shimizu improved by five strokes, going from 82 to 77.
Sophomore
Tannica Porter stayed consistent with 75-76=151. She is tied for 15th among the 59 players competing. Junior
Mariana Garcia Rosette has posted 77-76=153 and is tied for 25th.
Sophomore
Mari Nakamura, playing as an individual, has shot 77-80=157 and is tied for 36th.
Scarlet Weidig-Velazquez of Montana State currently leads at three-under par 70-71=141. Iris Han of Bakersfield is one shot ahead of Seth at 143.
The final round of the Eagle Invitational starts at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. Live scoring can be found at https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=25952
TAP INS
EAGLE INVITATIONAL
Hosted by Eastern Washington
Indian Canyon Golf Course
Sept. 26-28, 2022
Par 72/6,000 yards
9 teams/59 players
TEAM SCORES
1. Montana State, 294-291=585
2. Weber State, 291-300=591
3. Eastern Washington, 296-304=600
4. Portland State, 310-296=606
5. Utah Tech, 310-297=607
6. Idaho State, 299-311=610
7. Montana, 313-299=612
8. Bakersfield, 298-317=615
9. Whitworth, 338-341=679
TOP 10 PLAYERS
t1. Scarlet Weidig-Velasquez, Montana State, 70-71=141
t1. Iris Han, Bakersfield, 70-73=143
t3.
Tya Seth, Portland State, 76-68=144
t3. Kyndall Newman, Idaho, 74-70=144
t3. Lauren Greeny, Montana State, 72-72=144
t6. Jaelin Ishikawa, Eastern Washington, 75-72=147
t6. Isabel Gutierrez, Weber State, 70-77=147
t6.Aerin Song, Weber State, 74-73=147
t6. Jordan Briggs, Montana State, 75-72=147
t10. three tied at 149
PORTLAND STATE SCORES
t3.
Tya Seth, 76-68=144
t15.
Tannica Porter, 75-76=151
t25.
Mariana Garcia Rosette, 77-76=153
t36.
Mari Nakamura (individual), 77-80=157
t41.
Payten Shimizu, 82-77=159
t47.
Bayler Brundage, 87-76=163
