Women's Golf | 4/9/2025 4:03:00 PM

Utah Tech wrapped up its 2024-25 regular season tournament schedule with a fourth place finish at the Montana State Bobcat Desert Classic, which wrapped up play on Wednesday at The Golf Course of Estrella in Goodyear, Ariz.
 
The fourth-place showing was Utah Tech's fourth top-five finish in eight team events this season.
 
The Trailblazers got off to a good start on Monday, combining to fire an even-par 288, which was good to tie Weber State for second place, two shots back of first round leader Idaho (286).
 
However Utah Tech could not get anything going on its second loop on Tuesday as the Blazers posted a 14-over 302 to fall two spots to fourth on the team leaderboard. The Trailblazers came back on Wednesday with a 2-under 286, but could not make up ground on the field, as they finished with a three-round total of plus-12 876.
 
Weber State (288-289-281) closed with an event low 7-under 281 to take the team title at minus-6 858, five shots clear of Idaho (286-292-285-863; -1).
 
All six Trailblazers who played at the event finished in the top-40 on the player leaderboard, led by sophomore Samantha Phelan, who continued her strong play as she recorded her fourth top-10 showing of the season.
 
Phelan opened with a team tourney low 3-under 69 on Monday, going out in 4-under 32 and only had one bogey on her card on the day. The sophomore followed that up with a 1-over 73 on Tuesday before firing an even par 72 on Wednesday with one birdie and 16 pars on her way to a t-sixth place showing at minus-2 214.
 
Fellow sophomore Mia Cesarek also enjoyed a solid tournament as she finished in solo 15^th at plus-4 220. Cesarek began with a 72, then after a 5-over 77 on Tuesday, came back with a 1-under 71 on her final loop with a pair of birdies and 15 pars to vault seven spots and notch her second top-15 of the spring.
 
Junior Jenna Anderson finished one-shot back of Cesarek at plus-5 221 to join two other in t-16^th place. Anderson also carded a 72 on Monday, and following a second round 6-over 78, battled her way to a final round 71 with five birdies.
 
Meanwhile, freshman Maria Purroy Galan rebounded from an opening 75 with a second round 2-over 74, and a 72 on Wednesday, to move up five spots to t-24^th at plus-7 223. 
 
Junior Jane Olson (75-79-76) followed in t-33^rd place at plus-14 230, and freshman Gabrielle Roznicki (80-78-76), playing as an individual, wound up in a five-way tie for 39^th at plus-18 234.  

Utah Tech will remain in Arizona in preparation for the 2025 Western Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championships, which will be held next Monday-through-Wednesday, at The Wigwam Resort Golf Club Gold Course in Litchfield Park.