Women's Golf | 9/28/2022 5:07:00 PM

Utah Tech finished in the middle of the pack at the Eastern Washington Eagle Invitational, which was played on Monday-through-Wednesday at the Indian Canyon Golf Course in Spokane.  

The Trailblazers opened the event with a 22-over par 310 to stand alone in sixth place on Monday. UT then rebounded with a 9-over 297 on its second loop on Tuesday, which was the third-lowest round in the nine-team field on the day, to move up one spot to fifth on the leaderboard.
 
The Blazers followed that up with a 12-over 300 on Wednesday to vault one more spot to fourth-overall at plus-43 907.
 
Weber State (291-301-287) posted the low round of the event with a 1-under 287 on Wednesday to claim the team title with a three-day total of plus-15 879, which was four shots clear of runner-up Montana State (294-291-298-883; +19). Portland State (310-296-284-900; +36) wound up third, while the host Eagles (296-304-308) finished on shot back of UT to place fifth at plus-44 908.
 
Senior Abby Livingston recorded her third career top-10 finish as she tied for 10^th-overall at plus-8 224 to lead Utah Tech. Livingston opened with a 5-over 77 on Monday, but came back with a second round 2-over 74, and a 1-over 73 with four birdies on Wednesday to move up five spots on the leaderboard. 
 
Freshman Brooke Gelinas (77-74-77) carded a second round 74, which was bracketed by a pair of 77s, as she wound up in a four-way tie for 21^st at plus-12 228. 
 
Meanwhile junior Grace Williams, who tied Livingston for the team lead with eight birdies overall, opened with a 77, but came back with UT's low round of the event with an even par 72 to move into the top-10 after 36 holes. However a final round 81 on Wednesday dropped her down into a five-way for 28^th at plus-14 230.
 
Freshman Jane Olson (79-80-73) followed in t-32^nd at plus-16 232, though she did manage to fire a collegiate career-low 73 with four birdies on Wednesday, and fellow freshman Corinne Lillywhite (79-77-77) tied for 35^th at plus-17 233. 
 
Utah Tech will close its 2022 fall slate at the Northern Arizona Clash at Boulder Creek, which will be played at the Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev., on Oct. 23-25.