SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The Sonoma State women's golf team turned in their best performance at the CCAA Championships since 2019 with a wire-to-wire 3^rd place finish.  The Seawolves used strong performance from Avery Foster (8^th) and Talia Gutman (10^th) to lead the team. 

The Sonoma State women's golf team held on for a 3rd place finish at the @goccaa championships, their best finish at the event since 2019! 👏👏⛳️#NomaNation @SSU_1961 pic.twitter.com/I1X8rWdObS

— Sonoma State Seawolves (@SonomaSeawolves) April 25, 2024

 
SSU opened the tournament on Monday with a round of 303 and solidly in the 3^rd spot on the leaderboard.  The Seawolves finished the round just three strokes behind 2^nd place Cal State Monterey Bay and with a six-stroke lead on Cal State LA.  Foster and Gutman both carded 74s in the opening round, putting them in a tie for 4^th place after 18 holes.  Both golfers collected four birdies on the round to lead the team.  Brenna Ozel finished two shots behind with a 76 and Courtney Cervellin rounded out the Sonoma State score with a 79. 
 
On Tuesday, the Seawolves finished with a 310 team score but further cemented their spot in 3^rd place.  Their six-stroke lead grew to 14 over Cal State LA but they still trailed Cal State San Marcos and Cal State LA.  Foster once again led the team, this time with a 76.  Ozel was one shot behind with a 77 while Lauren Garcia and Gutman shot 78 and 79 respectively. 
 
Sonoma State saved their best round for last, firing a final round 296 on Wednesday to finish the tournament at 909, 18 shots clear of 4^th place.  Gutman led the Seawolves in the final round with an even-par-72 after birding two of the final three holes.  Foster was just behind with another 74 while Ozel matched her with a 74 of her own.  Cervellin provided the final number with a tournament best 76. 
 
Foster closed out the Championship with a total score of 224, 8-over-par and broke the top-10 in her CCAA Championships debut.  Gutman, the reigning CCAA Freshman of the Year also finished in the top-10 for the second straight year with a 225.  Ozel was just two strokes behind in 13^th while Garcia and Cervellin placed 20^th and 21^st respectively. 
 

2024 WGOLF CCAA Championships | SSU Finishers
Avery Foster	224 (+8)	t-8th
Talia Gutman	225 (+9)	t-10th
Brenna Ozel	227 (+11)	13th
Lauren Garcia	237 (+21)	20th
Courtney Cervellin	239 (+23)	t-21st

 
The Seawolves now await their fate for the NCAA Regionals in two weeks.  SSU entered the tournament ranked 12^th in the region which will see 12 total teams participate.  The selection show will be held at 4:00 pm on Monday, April 29^th on www.ncaa.com.  This year's Regional will be held at Brookside Golf & Country Club in Stockton.