Bremerton, WA – The University of Victoria men's and women's golf teams wrapped up a successful week at the OUAZ Fall Invite, competing against strong fields at Gold Mountain Golf Club on Oct. 26-27.
 
The men's team contended for the tournament title until the final round.

• Victoria finished tied for second in a 15-team field at 8-under par, matching UBC and finishing just one stroke behind tournament champion and hosts OUAZ.
•  The Vikes improved in every round, posting team scores of 2-over, 4-under and 6-under.
• Victoria's final-round 6-under score matched the lowest team round of the day.

 
Three Vikes men posted under-par performances.

• Maguire Lines led Victoria with a tie for fourth place at 4-under par.
• Parker Riou finished sixth overall at 3-under, highlighted by a 4-under final round.
• Sam Kurytnik tied for 11th at 1-under par.
• Owen Croft added a tie for 20th at 3-over, while Solomon Decksheimer finished tied for 22nd at 4-over.

 
The women's team closed the event with its strongest round of the tournament.

• Victoria placed sixth in a 14-team field after carding rounds of 24-over, 19-over and 11-over.
• The Vikes improved their team score in each round of the tournament.
• Victoria's final-round 11-over performance was its best of the event.

 
The women's squad was led by a top-five finish from Cindy Koira.

• Cindy Koira led the Vikes with a fifth-place finish at 2-over par after rounds of 74, 72 and 72.

 
The men's team will return to competition Nov. 15-18 when they travel to Buckeye, AZ, for the Men's Firestorm Invitational. The women's team is next in action Nov. 28-29 when Victoria hosts the BC Match Play Series #2 against the Fraser Valley Cascades.