Senior Bianca Armanini won medalist honors shooting a 6-over par and scored a 150 as the Wildcats won the Sonoma State Spring Invitational April 4-5.

It was a huge win for Chico State and the first tournament win since 2013.

Armanini’s first-place finish makes her the fifth player in Chico State history to win a tournament and is the first since 2007. Armanini beat second-place finisher Samantha Oliva by three strokes.

The Wildcats scored a 616 while shooting 40-over par and led by as many as 10 strokes, but Sonoma State came back and got as close as two strokes. That would be as close as they would get as they finished second in the tournament.

Teammates senior Dani O’Keefe and first-year Emily Rotter both tied for third place, shooting 11-over par and scoring a 155.

Top Performers

Senior Bianca Armanini: finished in first place, shot a 6-over par and scored a 150.

First-year Emily Rotter: finished in third place, shot an 11-over par and scored a 155.

Senior Dani O’Keefe: finished in third place, shot an 11-over par and scored a 155.

The Wildcats will be back on the green April 22, as they will be playing in the Battle of the Bay in Pacific Grove.

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