SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah – The Cowgirls finished as the runner-up for the second consecutive season at the Utah Valley Invitational on the 6,270-yard, par-72 TalonsCove Golf Club.
 
Wyoming, which held the 36-hole lead entering Tuesday's final round, posted a collective score of 877 (+13) to finish two shots behind host Utah Valley (875, +11) and one shot ahead of third-place Southern Utah (878, +14).

"As tough as it was to lose by two, today was a positive learning experience for us," UW head coach Josey Stender said. "We played very tentative and nervous to start, but I was very proud of their ability to finish out steady."
 
Kiley Reisner finished third individually at 3-under, carding 71 in all three rounds, to lead the Cowgirls.
 
Southern Utah's Saylar May (-8) was the individual medalist and Portland State's Cynthia Valerie Ong (-5) was the runner-up after shooting 68 on Tuesday.
 
Junior Emerson Purcell (+6) and senior Elle Higgins (+6) finished tied for 14^th for the tournament. Juniors Lucia Morelli (+9) and Kira Reisner (+9) rounded out the scoring for the Brown and Gold.
 
UW was the runner-up at this event in 2025 at -11 (853), which was the lowest tournament score in program history. Higgins set the program record for individual low round with a 68 (-5) and set the record for lowest tournament score in program history at -7 (209) to finish second.
 
The Cowgirls will next compete at the Ram Classic hosted by Colorado State Sept. 21-22 at Ptarmigan Country Club.
 
Wolverine Invitational Team Scores
 
1. Utah Valley – 290-298-287-875 (+11)
2. Wyoming – 293-289-295-877 (+13)
3. Southern Utah – 301-295-282-878 (+14)
4. Weber State – 291-300-293-884 (+20)
5. Idaho State – 298-301-290-889 (+25)
6. Cal State Bakersfield – 305-304-285-894 (+30)
7. Portland State – 305-300-292-897 (+33)
8. Utah Tech – 298-306-297-901 (+37)
8. Eastern Washington – 309-303-289-901 (+37)
10. Idaho – 313-308-300-921 (+57)
 
Cowgirls Team Scores
 
3. Kiley Reisner – 71-71-71-213 (-3)
T14. Emerson Purcell – 75-71-76-222 (+6)
T14 Elle Higgins – 76-73-73-222 (+6)
T26 Lucia Morelli – 71-78-76-225 (+9)
T26 Kira Reisner – 76-74-75-225 (+9)

(Playing as an individual)

66. Ellie Barry – 91-90-79-260 (+44)