After three days of intense play in Reno, Nevada, the defending WAC champion Bulldogs could not muster a comeback and finished third in the WAC Tournament with a score of 896.

The San Jose State Spartans jumped to an early lead and never looked back finishing with a combined 870 at six strokes above par.

The Spartans dominated the tournament, with three players in the top six. A as team, they finished 19 strokes ahead of second-place Idaho.

The Bulldogs came into the Wolf Run Golf Club looking to repeat on the performance they had last year where the won by seven strokes over second place New Mexico State with the strong performances of Taylor Siebert and Hali Coppin, who both finished in the Top 10 a year ago.

The Bulldogs were hoping for one of their players to have a week like Laura Luethke did last year when she took home the individual championship.

The Bulldogs did have their own bright spots in the tournament.

Freshman Louisa Lies finished at 1-over-par, which was good enough for second place and a tie with Kayla Mortellaro of Idaho.

“This was a great tournament for Louisa,” coach Angie Cates-Moore said in a press release.
Lies finished the WAC Tournament shooting a 70-73-74 217.

Siebert tied for ninth, shooting 9-over-par. The Bulldogs 
also had the lowest second round score – beating San Jose State by a stroke.

Linda Covarrubias and Coppin both shot 71 in the second round, tying for the lowest scores on 
the day. The Spartans had every player finish in the Top 15, establishing their
dominance on the course and proving they were too much for any WAC team to handle.

Erica Moston led the Spartans to victory as the only
player in the 34 woman field to shoot below par for the tournament, finishing three strokes ahead of Lies and Mortellaro. Spartan Katrin Delen Briones went into the second round with a four-stroke lead but fell to fifth, tying with fellow teammate 
Cristina Corpus when she finished six-over in the final round. 


Covarrubias ended the tournament tied for 17th while Chelsea Czinski and Coppin tied for 21st. Covarrubias shot 78-71-80 to end with 229. Czinski and Coppin shot 77-73-80 (230) and 78-71-81 (230) respectively.

This was the final WAC Tournament for Siebert. She continued to get progressively better as the tournament advanced, shooting an 80 the first round a 74 the second and tied for the second lowest score in the third round with a 71.

Siebert also shot 10 birdies; the second-most at this year’s tournament.

“We are so happy
Taylor finished her college career on a good note,” Moore said in a press release. “She was one of the founding members of this program and we 
thank her for helping us build this team.”