RIO VERDE, Ariz. — Manon Guille and Kayla Van de Ven tied for 10th-place to lead Wichita State to a fifth-place team finish in the Rio Verde Invitational on Sunday at Rio Verde Country Club.
 
Wichita State recorded rounds of 292, 305 and 304 for a total of 901, finishing 37 strokes over par. Bradley won the team title with an 885 (+21). Xavier's Isabel Brozena claimed medalist honors with a 215 (-1).
 
In their first round of the spring, Manon Guille and Kayla Van de Ven shined. Guille shot a 69 (-3), while Van de Ven finished even par. Guille moved into a tie for first, while Van de Ven sat in fourth place. As a team, the Shockers were tied for first with Xavier.
 
Brooklyn Benn stood out in the second round, shooting 1-under par to move into the individual top five.
In the final round, Van de Ven and Guille returned to their first-round form. Van de Ven shot 1-under par and Guille finished 2-over. Their third-round performances moved both into a tie for 10th.
 
Van de Ven's 10th-place finish tied her Shocker career best, while Guille recorded a new career-best finish.
 
WICHITA STATE FINAL STANDINGS
t-10 – Kayla Van de Ven 72-78-72—221 (+5)
t-10 – Manon Guille 69-78-74—221 (+5)
t-44 – Brooklyn Benn 75-71-85—231 (+15)
t-50 – Mackenzie Wilson 76-78-78—232 (+16)
t-93 – Samantha Straight 83-86-81—250 (+34)
 
Team: t-5, 292-305-304—901 (+37)
 
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Bradley – 300-291-294—885 (+21)
2. Xavier – 292-293-304—889 (+25)
t-3. Missouri State – 308-292-293—893 (+29)
t-3. Bowling Green – 303-292-298—893 (+29)
t-5. Wichita State – 292-305-304—901 (+37)
t-5. Ball State – 298-301-302—901 (+37)
7. Kennesaw State – 299-313-293—905 (+41)
t-8. Ohio – 301-302-303—906 (+42)
t-8. Western Michigan – 296-309-302—906 (+42)
10. Akron – 312-304-292—908 (+44)
11. Creighton – 305-301-304—910 (+46)
12. Utah Tech – 311-292-311—914 (+50)
13. South Dakota – 303-301-313—917 (+53)
t-14. Illinois State – 315-297-310—922 (+58)
t-14. Central Michigan – 309-309-304—922 (+58)
16. Loyola-Chicago – 310-311-303—924 (+60)
17. Oakland – 308-305-314—927 (+63)
18. Butler – 315-312-312—939 (+75)
 
Next up
The Shockers head to Sedona, Arizona, to compete in the Red Rocks Invitational, Mar. 13-15.