Cortney Shrout, Juanita Villa, and Kara Player all carded 82s on a rough and blustery day to help the Lewis-Clark State College women’s golf team capture the title in the LCSC Invitational, which wrapped up play at the Clarkston Golf & Country Club on Tuesday. 

LCSC entered the final 18 holes three shots behind Rocky Mountain, but despite the tough playing conditions, the Warrior managed to shoot a team score of 340 on Tuesday, two shots better than their opening round of 342, which was played in near ideal conditions on Monday. 

Concordia finished second on the women’s side with a 689, while Rocky Mountain fell to third at 697.

On the men’s side, the University of Victoria held onto its lead to win at 613, while Walla Walla Community College was second at 621. LCSC finished third at 624. 

Shrout, a freshman from Okanogan, Wash., earned medalist honors for the two-day 36-hole event with a 163 total. Villa, a sophomore from Columbia, and Player, a senior from Australia, both stepped up their games and improved on their first day scores. Villa’s 82 was three shots better than her opening round, while Player improved by 11 strokes.  

Concordia also was able to improve on its first day score by one stroke, but Rocky Mountain fell off its first-round pace by 19 strokes. First-day leader Dianne Alcantara, a freshman for Rocky, carded an 88 Tuesday after firing a 78 on Monday. 

On the men’s side, Victoria’s Steve Lane and Community Colleges of Spokane’s Jason Azzarito tied for medalist honors at 150. Only 12 of the 57 golfers in the men’s field broke 80 on Tuesday, with the top round being a 74. 

LCSC, which entered the day in second place, fell 24 strokes off its first-round score with a 324. Joey Lovell, a freshman from Sandpoint, led the Warriors on Tuesday with a 79, while Patrick Casabonne, a sophomore from Boise, fired an 81. 

The next action for both Warrior teams won’t take place until April 16-17 when the Warriors play host to a regular-season Frontier Conference tournament at the Lewiston Country Club. 

MEN

Team scores – University of Victoria 613, Walla Walla CC 621, Lewis-Clark State 624, Concordia 625, CC of Spokane 632, Rocky Mountain 641, Whitworth 643, Northwest Nazarene 655, Lethbridge 661.

Medalist – Lane, Victoria 150.

Victoria – S. Kane 69-81–150, P. Lilly 79-74–153, J. Denhill 78-90–158, B. Hatchwell 74-84–158, M. Evanecz 73-89–162.

Walla Walla CC – S. Whitaker 73-78–151, A. Alldredge 76-78–154, T. Ketelsen 80-79­–159, R. Gaines 79-81–160, B. McKinney 77-82–159.

Lewis-Clark State – J. Ray 72-82–154, P. Casabonne 76-81–157, N. Arrenbrecht 70-88–158, J. Lovell 82-79–161, J. McCaslin 82-82–164.

Concordia – M. Arima 75-76–151, C. Dehning 76-82–158, B. Bachman 79-80–159, A. Lightheart 77-84–161, M. Guthrie 83-80–163.

CC of Spokane – J. Azzarito 72-78–150, J. Lee 78-81–159, B. Filion 75-88–163, N. Cuchessi 78-87–165, R. Pitkonen 84-83-167.

Rocky Mountain – B. Ottossen 73-86–159, K. Oden 80-80–160, J. Galt 84-79–163, J. Atkins 82-82–164, A. Pohle 80-89–169.

Whitworth – A. Parrott 73-81–154, J. Carter 85-77–162, J. Dykes 77-87–164, S. Thompson 78-86–164, S. Johnson 84-87–171.

Northwest Nazarene – D. Raybould 76-78–154, A. Kroes 81-81–162, T. Jones 82-81–163, A. Flikema 86-91–177, C. Crail 89-90–179.

Lethbridge – C. Johnson 84-79–163, S. Richardson 79-84–163, T. Reynolds 81-87–168, M. Foster 87-84–171, S. Sperling 82-96–178.

WOMEN

Team scores – Lewis-Clark State 682, Concordia 689, Rocky Mountain 697, Victoria 702.

Medalist – Shrout, LCSC, 163.

LCSC – C. Shrout 81-82–163, J. Villa 85-82–167, K. Player 83-82–175, S. Kluever 83-95–178, K. Fuqua 94-94–188.

Concordia – L. Schmidt 86-82–168, K. Lindow 82-89–171, L. Aha 88-85–173, M. Chu 89-88–177, M. Silva 91-89–180.

Rocky Mountain – D. Alcantara 78-88–166, R. Warren 86-88–174, C. Breen 83-91–174, J. Orchard 92-91–183, J. Hamilton 100-100–200.

Victoria – K. Janzen 84-90–174, A. Balser 88-88–176, N. Sykora 93-86–179, A. Quinlon 90-90–180, K. Chew 86-97–183.