Bobcats Improve to Fifth Place at Snowbird Invitational

Thursday, March 17

Tampa, FL

Montana State University

NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate

Paige Crawford has a strong second day for MSU at the Snowbird Invitational

3/18/2011 1:55:45 PM | Women's Golf

By: Leslie Masterpaul

After a slow first day start, Montana State Women's Golf rallied to close out the Snowbird Invitational with a fifth place finish on Friday. The Bobcats carded a team score of 641 (328-313). St. Leo (Fla.) took the team title with a combined score of 608 (301-307). (Team Results | Individual Results)

MSU sat in seventh after the first day of competition at the par-72 Pebble Creek Golf Course.

Kelly O'Brien finished both days as MSU's highest individual. On Friday, the Maple Grove, Minn. Native carded a 157 (78-79). She finished in 12^th place overall.

Freshman Paige Crawford greatly improved her game on Friday catapulting from 33^rd place to 15^th overall (158;83-75).

Leslie McGetrick took 27^th after carding a 163 (84-79) over two days. Melissa Hulstrand landed in 33^rd with a two-day score of 164 (83-81). Molly Dorans rounded out the Bobcat finishers in 45^th with 170 (90-80)/

The Bobcats will stick around the Sunshine State and make a quick trip up I-75 for the Morehead State Ocala Spring Invitational in Ocala, Fla. The two-day event will run March 21-22, at Juliette Falls Golf Course.