Ausanio Ties for 38th at Hawaii Invite

The Central Connecticut women's golf team finished 16th at the Hawaii Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational after the third and final round on Wednesday.  The three-round tournament was held from Tuesday, March 12th through Wednesday, March 13th and saw the first 36-holes on day one followed by the final 18-holes on day two.

The par-72, 6,139 yard Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Course located on the Marine Corps Base Hawai'i, Kane'ohe, O'ahu was the site of the tournament.  The University of Hawaii hosted the 28th annual event.

Central (323/326/339/988) shot just eight strokes back of 15th place Lipscomb (327/320/333/980).  Claiming the tournament championship was seventh ranked Arizona (289/293/293/875) followed by second place Ohio State (296/300/304/900), the number 45 team in the nation.  Gonzaga (300/300/302/902), number 41 Mississippi (306/300/307/913), and Washington State (306/307/301/914) rounded out the event's top-five.

Senior Captain Anna Ausanio (78/79/77/234) led the Blue Devils finishing tied for 38th out of 94 competitors on the individual leader board.  She capped off her tournament with her lowest round of the tournament, a 77 on Wednesday.  Ausanio finished 18-over par.

Senior Katie Reid (82/84/79/245) marked down her lowest score of the season in round three carding an impressive 79.  Reid finished tied for 69th individually.  

Freshman Sarah Boden (84/83/88/255) tied for 83rd place individually and junior Gina Grant (92/88/95/275) placed 90th.

The Central Connecticut women's golf team will be back on the course a month from now on April 12th at Columbia University.