SPANAWAY, Wash. – A new face led the Linfield women's golf team at the Pacific Lutheran Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at the Lake Spanaway Golf Course.
 
Hannah Hughes, a freshman from Oregon City, paced the Wildcats as they finished in seventh place out of 10 teams with a final score of 730 over two rounds. Hughes placed 19^th with a score of 167. After opening the tournament with an 87 on Saturday, she improved by seven strokes to finish the second round at 8-over-par 80.
 
Senior Raegan Barr wasn't far back of Hughes, finishing in 22^nd place at 171. Barr also improved by seven strokes in the second round. She carded an 89 in the opening round before turning in 10-over-par 82 in the second round.
 
Rounding out the Wildcats' scoring players were freshman Tori Schuller and sophomore Caitlin Hillman. Schuller finished in 35^th place at 185 while Hillman placed 44^th at 207. Hillman (108-99) saw a nine-stroke improvement in the second round.
 
Whitman topped the team leaderboard with its two-round score of 638. Bellevue's Sarah Lawrence won the tournament with a score of 147, carding 2-over-par 74 on Saturday and 1-over-par 73 on Sunday. She was four strokes ahead of Kamryn Ford of Lewis & Clark.
 
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The 'Cats will be back on the links this weekend, hosting the Wildcat Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at the Michelbook Country Club in McMinnville.