MOORPARK, Calif. – The Linfield women's golf team improved by 17 strokes in the second round as the Wildcats placed seventh at the Cal Lutheran Regals Invitational Monday and Tuesday at the Moorpark Country Club.
 
Linfield turned in a team score of 391 in the opening round before cutting that down to a 374 on the second day of the tournament. The Wildcats finished with a final team score of 765, 10 strokes back of sixth-place Marymount California.
 
"The women adjusted well on the second day, and all five players improved their scores," head coach Shane Kimura said. "I'm proud of how they represented Linfield with their attitudes and effort on a very difficult course."
 
Senior Raegan Barr was the Wildcats' top finisher, placing 25^th with a two-round score of 178. She improved by six strokes in Tuesday's second round at 86. Freshman Hannah Hughes tied for 27^th place at 183. Freshman Tori Schuller placed 35^th at 199 while sophomore Frances Remmick rounded out the Linfield scoring players in 39^th at 205.
 
The host Regals took the team title with a score of 654, 14 strokes ahead of second-place Occidental. Whitworth's Brianna McNelly took home individual honors, topping the leaderboard by three strokes at 156. McNelly shot 82 on Monday before carding 2-over-par 74 on Tuesday.
 
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The 'Cats will continue their season on April 2 at Willamette's Spring Trilogy #2, hosted by the Bearcats at the McNary Golf Club in Keizer, Oregon.
 
"We're looking forward to our upcoming conference events in April," Kimura said.