Dallas Athletic Club Invitational Final Results

THE RUNDOWN
DALLAS ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor women's golf finished in fifth place at the Dallas Athletic Club Invitational after shooting 10-over-par 298 in Sunday's final round. The Bears entered the day in sixth place and climbed one spot with a 54-hole score of 40-over-par 904.

Freshman Maria Vesga finished tied for sixth place individually, earning her career-first top-25 finish. Vesga carded a 1-over 73 final round to total 3-over 219 for the tournament. Laura Lonardi and Giovanna Maymon tied for 24th place at 10-over-par 226 after shooing third-round scores of 4-over 76 and 2-over 74, respectively. Maggie Beth Byers climbed two spots to tie for 56th place after shooting 3-over 75 on the day, giving her a final score of 17-over 233. Natalia Perez (+32, 248) tied for 78th place following a third-round score of 11-over 83.

Oklahoma State (+4) won the tournament, followed by UNLV (+24), Washington (+31), tournament-host SMU (+39) and Baylor (+40) rounding out the top five. Baylor finished in front of TCU (+41), Kansas (+44), Kansas State (+44), Texas Tech (+45), Iowa State (+45), UTSA (+45), Tulane (+48), New Mexico State (+50), Central Arkansas (+53), Florida International (+53) and North Texas (+109).

HIGHLIGHTS
- Baylor tied for fourth in par-5 scoring at 1-over 5.02 and tied for sixth in par-4 scoring at 41-over 4.27.
- The Bears recorded 164 pars through 54 holes to tie for fourth in the field.
- Baylor made 29 birdies to tie for seventh-most in the 16-team field.
- Maria Vesga placed second in par-4 scoring at 3-under 3.90.
- Laura Lonardi tied for fifth in par-5 scoring at 3-under 4.75.
- Vesga made 10 birdies to tie for ninth-most in the 84-player field.
- Vesga made 15 pars, two birdies and one triple-bogey in her final round.
- Giovana Maymon tied for 13th in par-5 scoring at 1-under 4.92.

STAT OF THE DAY
5th ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor's fifth-place finish tied its best of the season. The Bears have recorded back-to-back fifth place finishes after placing 10th or higher in their five previous stroke play events during the 2015-16 season.

TOP QUOTE
"I'm very excited for Maria," head coach Jay Goble said. "She's getting more comfortable playing college golf, and despite being a 17-year-old freshman, she's becoming a leader on the course for our team. We're getting better at the right time of the year, and we're looking forward to the final stretch of the season."

WHAT'S NEXT
BU travels to Tempe, Ariz., to compete in the three-day Ping ASU Invitational, which begins Friday at the ASU Karsten Golf Course. Follow the team on Twitter, @BaylorWGolf, for updates throughout the season.