San Luis Obispo, Calif. -- Redshirt freshman Michelle Yang finished in third place at the Big West Championships helping the Anteaters to a second place finish at the San Luis Obispo Country Club Tuesday.

Yang shot a one-under par 71 in the final round to finish in third place with a score of 224 (74-79-71), her best finish of the season. Sophomore Ronnie Valerio was tied for eighth after carding a 229 (77-71-81), while junior Michelle Park was tied for 13^th with a score of 231 (73-77-81). Senior Lalita Patipaksiri was tied for 16^th at 233 (82-75-76) and sophomore Sara Banke was tied for 29^th with a three-day total of 238 (76-79-83).

The Anteaters shot a 54-hole score of 911 (300-302-309) to finish in second place behind champion UC Davis (898). UC Davis' Bev Vatananugulkit won the individual title with a score of 220 (75-72-73).

Final Results
UC Davis                            305     295     298     898
UC Irvine                           300     302     309     911
Cal State Fullerton             319     294     307     920
Long Beach State               306     305     313     924
Cal Poly                             320     309     302     931
Cal State Northridge          313     308     315     936
UC Riverside                      322     322     306     950

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