It’s a 4-peat for Aggie women in WAC golf
MISSION HILLS, Kan. – The New Mexico State women’s golf team won its fourth consecutive Western Athletic Conference women’s golf championship on Friday, finishing with a 67-over-par score of 907, five strokes clear of runner-up Missouri Kansas City in the seven-team field.
Pan Chanachai, freshman from Banglock, earned medalist honors with a 9-over 219 for the three-round tournament. She shot 73 on Friday and is the third consecutive Aggie to win the individual title.
The team’s three seniors – Kristen Cline, Vale Macias and Camille Orito – complete their NMSU careers winning all four WAC championships, the first time an Aggie has done so in program history.
New Mexico State women’s golf now moves on to compete in the NCAA Regionals, May 8-10. One of the regionals will be held at the University of New Mexico’s Championship Course.
Socorro’s Kristen Cline finished in the top-10 as well with scores of 77-75-75—227 (17-over-par) to finish in eighth place. Rio Rancho’s Dominique Galloway posted a 74-81-79 (24-over) to tie for 21st.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: In Tempe, Ariz., New Mexico (15-10) split its final road performance of the year, falling to No. 19 Arizona State 4-1 before rebounding with a 3-2 victory over No. 20 California.
“I am really happy for our team finally getting that win over a ranked team this season,” New Mexico coach Jeff Nelson said. “We have been in several tight matches and really just pulled out a couple good wins the past two weeks.”
The Lobos close their season today with a 10 a.m./1 p.m. home doubleheader against Air Force at Lucky 66 Bowl.
BASEBALL: In Las Cruces, Marcel Renteria (6-2) allowed one run and struck out nine in seven innings to lead New Mexico State to a 10-3 win over Northern Colorado (15-20, 4-6 WAC).
Jason Bush drove in three runs and Brent Sakurai and Tristen Carranza each had two RBIs for the Aggies (26-13, 9-1)
SOFTBALL: In Bakersfield, Calif., Kelsey Horton hit her 11th homer, Rachel Rodriguez added three hits, and New Mexico State (21-19, 9-1) opened a three-game Western Athletic Conference series with a 5-2 win over CSU Bakersfield (8-29, 1-9).
Kayla Green (11-11) earned the win, working five innings and overcoming five walks.
The Aggies close the series today with a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. MT.
In Logan, Utah, host Utah State (29-10, 11-4) overcame three errors that led to five unearned runs and defeated New Mexico (19-19, 5-8) 9-7 in their Mountain West Conference series opener. Jasmine Casados homered and drove in three runs for UNM.
MEN’S GOLF: In Tucson, New Mexico is in fifth place of 11 teams after one round of the Mountain West Conference championships at the OMNI Tucson National Catalina course. The Lobos shot par 288 and are nine strokes behind co-leaders Boise State and San Diego State. UNM’s Andrej Bevins shot 3-under 69 and is in fourth place, three shots off the lead.