GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Arkansas Tech women's golf put together their best round of the season as they fired a 289 to take second place finish at the WNMU Fall Intercollegiate on Tuesday.

Tech finished the tournament with an overall score of 580, within five strokes of tying for first with CSU-San Marcos. The Golden Suns had four player finish inside the top ten, led by Peerada Piddon and Allie Weiner who tied for fifth. Piddon carded a 73 (+1) in her final round, while Weiner recorded a 71 (-1). Weiner set new career-bests as her 36-hole score of 144 (E) is a career-low and her tie for fifth place is a person-best.

Jacqueline Klemm and Sydney Staton joined Piddon and Weiner inside the top ten as they both tied for eighth place. Klemm finished the tournament with a 72 (E), while Staton carded a 73 (+1) in her final round. Staton also finished the tournament with the second most pars with 27.

Arkansas Tech was the only team in the tournament to have four players finish in the top 10. The Golden Suns had the lowest score on par 5 holes among all 19 teams in the two-day event. Tech also ranked second in the tournament with 22 birdies and third with 119 pars.

The Suns will travel to Edmond, Okla. for their next tournament, as Central Oklahoma hosts the UCO RCB Classic on Oct. 1-2.

FINAL TEAM RESULTS

1 CSU-San Marcos 289 286 575

2 Arkansas Tech 291 289 580

3 Western Washington 296 300 596

T4 Colorado State-Pueblo 299 302 601

T4 Sonoma State 202 299 601

T6 Regis 305 298 605

T6 Cal State Monterey Bay 304 301 605

T8 Biola University 302 305 607

T8 CSU-East Bay 306 301 607

10 Colorado-CO Springs 308 300 608

11 CSU-Chico State 309 303 612

12 Embry Riddle - AZ 311 305 616

13 Colorado Mesa 310 308 618

14 Western New Mexico 322 299 621

15 Metro State 245 233 478

16 Point Loma 310 315 625

17 Montana State-Billings 325 310 635

18 Ft. Lewis College 325 333 658

19 CSU-Los Angeles 338 335 673

FINAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1 Sarah Garcia CSU-San Marcos 72 68 140

2 Jaime Jacob CSU-San Marcos 72 70 142

T3 Lacy Sheldon Western Washington 71 72 143

T3 Jacqueline Klemm Arkansas Tech 73 70 143

T3 Drishti Karumbaya CSU-East Bay 71 72 143

T5 Peerada Piddon Arkansas Tech 71 73 144

T5 Allie Weiner* Arkansas Tech 73 71 144

T8 Jacqueline Klemm Arkansas Tech 73 72 145

T8 Sydney Staton Arkansas Tech 772 73 145

T16 Makenzie Douglas* Arkansas Tech 76 71 147

T23 Pia Nunbhakdi Arkansas Tech 75 75 150

T40 Bhenyapa Buranasiri Arkansas Tech 80 73 153 * - Competing as an individual