Sacramento State women’s golf finished the Big Sky Championship in second place on Tuesday, following the conclusion of the final round at Ocotillo Golf Club in Chandler, Ariz.

The Hornets were tied with Portland State for first at 605 heading into the last day of the tournament, but the Vikings overcame the field and defeated Sac State by 15 strokes.

Sac State shot a final-round of 305 to finish at 910 (304-301-305).

Senior Lisa Persson carded a final round at even-par 72 as she finished for third overall (223) for Sac State. Last season, Persson tied for 20th and improved her overall score by seven strokes.

Teammate Rockelle Sande tied for fourth overall with Montana State’s Kati Greear at 225. Sande led the Hornets for the first two rounds and recorded her lowest 54-hole score (76-72-77).

The sophomore also had her first top-5 finish as a Hornet in her first championship appearance.

Senior Tiffany Nichols finished the tournament shooting rounds of 75-80-78-233 to finish in 17th place.

Nichols fell seven strokes behind her performance from last year’s championship, but only dropped one spot in the standings where she placed 16th in 2013.

Sagee Palavivatana had a shaky first outing, but improved in her next two rounds where she shot an overall 81-75-78-234 to tie for 18th place. The junior had almost identical numbers compared to her 2013 finish (75-76-82-233).

Freshman Chloe Bartek made her first championship appearance, where she tied for 22nd overall with rounds of 78-78-80-236.

Portland’s A Ram Choi captured the top spot, shooting 70-74-67-211 and tied the third-round championship record at 2-over-par. Portland State earned the automatic bid to the NCAA West Regional.

The Hornets won the Big Sky Conference title back in 2007 and since then the program has recorded three second-place finishes. This tournament marks the end of the season for Sac State.