PUEBLO, Colo. – Playing their fourth round of golf in five days, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's golf team finished in a tie for second place Tuesday afternoon at the Colorado State University Pueblo Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal Invitational, held at the Pueblo Country Club.  UCCS shot a second-round score of 308 to tie with Metropolitan State University Denver for second place overall with a 607.
 
INSIDE CSUP FARMERS INSURANCE INVITATIONAL

• Tournament: CSUP Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal Invitational
• Location: Pueblo Country Club | Pueblo, Colo.
• Par | Yardage: Par 72 | 6,190 yards

 
FROM THE TEE

• Emily Shimkus paced the Mountains Lions in the 36-hole tournament.  After opening Monday's action with a 71, Shimkus finished in fourth place overall with a two-day score of 147 (71, 76) that featured three birdies and 28 pars.
• Julia Baroth took two strokes off from Monday's round to finish fifth overall with a 148.  Baroth knocked in three birdies on her way to a 73 today.  Two of her three birdies came on the front nine while shooting a 36 on the back nine.  In two rounds, Baroth tallied seven brides and shot par or better on 26 holes.
• Tying for 10^th place for the Mountain Lions was Rachel Penzenstadler with a score of 152 (75, 77).  Penzenstadler notched four straight pars on the back nine after shooting par or better on holes No.4-8, including a birdie on par 3 hole No. 6.
• Chipping in three birdies today was Jordyn Allen.  Allen carded an 82 to bring her two-day total to 160 as she finished in a tie for 27^th place.
• Dakotah Kreil matched Monday's score of 82 with an 82 today behind 10 pars, eight of which came on the back nine. Kreil finished in a tie for 34^th place with a 164.
• Representing the Mountain Lions as individuals were Olivia Florence who finished in a tie for 27^th place with a 160 (80, 80), Samantha Saile with a 163 (tied-31^st) and Mackenzie Fontana.  Fontana improved by eight strokes from yesterday's round to place 47^th overall with a 180 (94, 86).

 
TOURNAMENT LEADERS

• Host team CSU Pueblo leap-frogged the Mountain Lions after the opening round to win the team title with a 604, just three strokes ahead of UCCS.
• Thitapha Iamtragul of Dodge City Community College was the individual leader in a field of 50 golfers after carding a 145 (72, 73).

 
BEYOND THE SCORECARD

• UCCS tallied 17 birdies in the two-round tournament.
• The Mountain Lions led the field in pars (103) and finished second in par 4 scoring (4.38 average) and par 5 scoring (4.96 average).
• Shimkus led all golfers with 28 pars while Penzenstadler knocked in the second most pars with 24.  Baroth tied two other golfers for the most birdies (seven).

 
UP NEXT

• UCCS will conclude the fall portion of their schedule Oct. 181-9 at the Fort Lewis College Nick Turner Invitational, held in Albuquerque, N.M. at the Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course.

 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.