Final Results

PRIMM, Nev. – The No. 3 Cal State San Marcos women's golf team came from seven strokes back to win the Battle at Primm on Tuesday at Primm Valley Golf Club.

The Cougars closed the event with a 22-over-par 310 to finish the eight-team tournament at 42-over-par 618 (308-310), one stroke ahead of No. 13 Wayland Baptist (Texas) (+43, 301-318-619) and four lower than defending national champion No. 5 British Columbia (+46, 305-317-622).

CSUSM has now won five tournaments during the 2012-13 season, including three this spring. After winning the Embry-Riddle Coed Tournament (Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2012) and the CSUSM Fall Invite (Oct. 15-16, 2012) in the fall, CSUSM has taken home the crown in the Super San Diego Point Loma (Feb. 11-12, 2013), the Lady Cougar Invitational (Mar. 11-12, 2013) and now the Battle at Primm.

Head coach Cindy Naval's team has now won three of the five tournaments it has competed in during the spring campaign.

The Cougars were paced by freshman Stacey Rayo's final-round of 4-over-par 76. Senior Felicia Titus carded a 5-over-77 while freshman Alyssa Waite posted 6-over-par 78. Sophomore Vanessa Chap rounded out the scoring with a 7-over-par 79.

CSUSM was the only team in the final round to have its top four players shoot 79 or lower.

Chap (74-79) and Titus tied for fifth in the individual standings at 9-over-par 153 for the two rounds, while Waite (78-78) and Rayo (80-76) tied for 10^th at 12-over-par 156.

Junior Lisa Copeland finished with a 9-over-par round of 81 to finish 35^th at 179 (+35). Senior Leinati Leniu competed as an individual for the Cougars and tied for 33^rd at 32-over-par 176.

The Cougars played a steady brand of golf throughout the tournament. Despite converting just 16 birdies, eight less than British Columbia and six less than Wayland Baptist, CSUSM tallied a tournament-best 94 pars – five more than Wayland Baptist's 89.

Chap led the field with 25 pars over her 36 holes. She was also 1-under-par on par 5's, fourth-best in the field.

T3	Cal State San Marcos	308	310	618	+42
T5	Vanessa Chap	74	79	153	+9
T5	Felicia Titus	76	77	153	+9
T10	Alyssa Waite	78	78	156	+12
T10	Stacey Rayo	80	76	156	+12
35	Lisa Copeland	97	81	178	+34
T33	Leinati Leniu (I)	43	42	85	+32

1	Cal State San Marcos	308	310	618	+42
2	Wayland Baptist	301	318	619	+43
3	British Columbia	305	317	622	+46
4	Victoria	308	316	624	+48
5	Concordia (Ore.)	324	323	647	+71
6	Grand View	340	333	673	+97
7	Westminster (Utah)	342	333	675	+99
8	Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)	362	348	710	+134