CHANDLER, Ariz. --- The South Dakota School of Mines women's golf team posted a third-round team score of 342 on Tuesday and tallied a total of 1,082 strokes to finished 12^th during the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championships at Ocotillo Golf Resort in Chandler, Arizona.

The Lady Hardrockers posted scores of 370 on both Sunday and Monday before shaving 28 strokes off their team total Tuesday to close out the season on the upswing.

CSU-Pueblo won the women's team title with a total of 895 strokes while Dixie State took second with 913, Colorado Christian was third with 914 and Colorado Mesa finished fourth with 920 strokes.

CSUP's Orakorn Thirayatorn led wire-to-wire, taking the individual medalist honors with a 217 after three rounds. Faith Kilgore of CCU was second with a 220 and Ashlyn Kirschner of Colorado Mesa finished third with a 221.

Nicole Schader led the way for the Hardrockers with an 82 (89-89-82) and finished in a tie for 50th, Abby Magee finished in 53^rd place with a 269 (91-93-85), Larissa Pawlowski took a share of 54^th with a 274 (95-94-85), McKinley Harm tied for 58^th with a 282 (95-97-90), and Alexandra Rauert rounded out the tourney with a 286 (95-94-97).

Coach Roy's Comments: "After a rough first two days our women really showed some grit today. We challenged them to a goal of 350 on day three and they came in at 342. That was a 28 stroke improvement over the first two days, which is a huge improvement. So proud of their effort and tenacity today. Our team captain Nicole Schrader led the way with a very solid round of 81. Larissa Pawlowski and Abby Magee were next with final round 85's, and parting senior McKinley Harm had a solid final round 90. I am so proud of our ladies this spring as they have shown some real fight over the past few weeks."

"Overall, very happy with the state of our programs. We have started a firm foundation for the future and look forward to continuing to build both programs going forward. We have some new recruits coming in for our women's program and hope to add another male as well. I look forward to seeing their progress over the next few years."