Tulsa Team, Lilly Thomas Finish Second at Texas State Invitational

KYLE, Texas –– The Tulsa women's golf team placed second at the 54-hole Texas State Invitational on Tuesday, led by Lilly Thomas' second-place performance at the par-72 Plum Creek Golf Course.

Tulsa scored a tournament total of 891 to finish nine strokes behind team champion BYU. The Hurricane carded a final round 298, while Thomas turned in her best round of the tournament with a score of 2-under par 70 for an overall 54-hole total of 2-under par 214.

Thomas finished the first nine holes with five straight birdies to sit at 5-under par at the turn. Her only hiccup on the day came on the par-4, 370-yard 14th hole when she suffered a triple bogey. Thomas gathered herself and parred the final…