SEAL BEACH, Calif. – Sophomore Sophie Hausmann fired a closing-round 65 Thursday to capture medalist honors at The Gold Rush and help lead the University of Idaho women's golf team to a third-place finish at the Old Ranch Club.
 
"The most impressive thing about Sophie this week was she played without fear," said coach Lisa Johnson after Hausmann broke the Old Ranch Club 18-hole record with her 65 and The Gold Rush record with her 12-under total.
 
So, too, did her teammates, who responded to Hausmann's Tuesday morning team challenge: to make 15 birdies. They managed 13 but as a team the Vandals were two-under for the day.
 
Included in Hausmann's seven-under final round were an eagle 3 on the 473-yard par-5 sixth and six birdies. She opened the tournament with a two-under 70 and followed with a three-under 69 before finishing at 12-under for her second victory of her collegiate career.
 
Michelle Kim, another sophomore, tied for 13^th with here 222 (six-over), while freshman Clara Moyano tied for 19^th at 224 (eight-over), junior Kendall Gray had a 233 to tie for 50^th and senior Amy Hasenoehrl had a 238 to tie for 66^th. Freshman Laura Gerner, playing as an individual, tied for 45^th with a 232.
 
"During the first day," Johnson said, "we saw a little bit of a lack of trust in our games just because we hadn't been in a competitive situation for a while."