RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. – The University of Central Arkansas women's golf team returned to The Farm Golf Club on Tuesday for the final matchup in the Lamkin Invitational. Elin Kumlin, Tania Nunez, and Gracen Blount all picked up wins, as the Bears defeated Washington State, 3-2.
 
Washington State's Marie Lund-Hansen opened the match against Nunez with wins on the first two holes. Nunez was unfazed and won the next three holes to go 1 up after five holes. After 10 holes the matchup was even, but Nunez went on another three-hole run and went to 3 up. She kept that advantage the rest of the match and won 3 and 2. Nunez collected one birdie on the day.
 
Kumlin won the first hole of the matchup with Washington State's Jiye Ham, but Ham took the next two and claimed a one-hole advantage. Kumlin brought the match back to even when she birdied the 7th hole. After Ham won the 11th hole, Kumlin went on to win three of the next five holes. Kumlin was 2 up with just two holes remaining and won the matchup, 2 and 1, after the two halved the 17th. Kumlin tallied four birdies during the final day of competition.
 
Blount held the advantage through the first seven holes, before Janine Surge of Washington State tied the match on the 8th hole. Blount bounced back and won the next hole. She never lost the advantage the rest of the matchup and won her matchup, 1 up. Blount finished the day with three birdies.
 
After Pim-Orn Thitisup won the par-3 2nd, Washington State's Amy Chu won the next two holes and went on to win the matchup, 2 and 1. Emily Baumgart of Washington State led for all 18 holes against UCA's Camila Moreno and won the matchup, 2 up.
 
The Bears take a month off before they will be back in action on Saturday, March 14, for the Valspar Augusta Invitational hosted by Augusta University in Georgia.
 
From the Coach – Head Coach Natasha Vincent
"I'm very pleased with the start to our 2020 season. We battled out there! Tania Nunez had a great match today. She made some crucial putts to seal the match. Every player on the team won at least one of their matches. It was a true team effort with two big wins against Colorado and Washington State. I'm looking forward to the next few weeks. We have to shape up for a strong showing at one of our favorite events hosted by Augusta University. A big thanks to Dr. Brad Teague for stepping in this week to help coach these ladies."

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