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Teal Matsueda after drive during practice

Matsueda Finishes Fifth in San Francisco

3/10/2026 4:57:00 PM | Women's Golf

SAN FRANCISCO – Teal Matsueda tied for fifth as the Boise State women's golf team finished eighth at the Juli Inkster Invitational. The Broncos tallied a score of 902 (+38) in the two-day tournament.

Matsueda opened the tournament with a 71 (-1) and 72 (E) in the first two rounds. She carded a 75 (+3) on the final day to solidify her career-best finish. Leia Chung backed her by tying for 16th, the senior's 17th-career top-25 finish. She fired a 224 (+8), including a 71 (-1) in the second round.

Notables
  • Teal Matsueda earned the best finish of her career, tying for fifth. This is the second top-10 finish of the season for the junior, who has four-career top-10 finishes and 15-career top-25 finishes.
  • Matsueda fired a 71 (-1) in the opening round, marking her fourth-straight stroke play tournament with at least one round under par.
  • Matsueda ranked third in the field with an average of 4.00 strokes on par 4s.
  • Leia Chung secured the 17th top-25 finish of her career, tied for the eighth-most in school history. 
  • Chung was one-under (71) in the second round, her team-best ninth round under par this season.
  • Chung tied for the tournament lead with a 2.92 average on par 3s.
  • The Broncos ranked second in the field with 175 pars. Matsueda tied for second among individuals with 40 and Chung tied for sixth with 38.

Quotables
  • "The final round conditions put up a good challenge and unfortunately we didn't end the way we wanted to. I feel like we come away from this event with a lot of positives and some very specific things we need to address," said head coach Kailin Downs. "This was a great event for Teal, a top-five finish to boost her confidence. We are looking forward to another opportunity to compete next week in Austin."

Boise State Results
8th. Boise State: +38 (297-295-310–902)
T-5th. Teal Matsueda: +2 (71-72-75–218)
T-16th. Leia Chung: +8 (75-71-78–224)
T-37th. Brooke Patterson: +12 (74-74-80–228)
T-63rd. Callia Ward: +19 (80-78-77–235)
T-68th. Macee Greenwood: +22 (77-79-82–238)

What's Next
The Broncos play another two-day tournament, competing in the Betsy Rawls Invitational, March 16-17. The competition is hosted by Texas at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin.

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