BOULDER CITY, Nev.— A day after posting their best team score of the season, the Colorado Mesa University Maverick women's golf team recorded their second best but still slipped back in the team standings against a powerhouse field at the Las Vegas Desert Classic, which continued Saturday here at Boulder Creek Golf Club.
 
The Mavericks recorded a team score of 309 (+21) in Saturday's round and are now tied for 15^th place heading into the final round on Sunday with a 36-hole score of 610 (+34).  The were in 11^th place after recording a 301 (+13) in Friday's opening round.
 
Defending national champion and top-ranked Dallas Baptist fired a 275 (-13) in the second round and is tied for the team lead with No. 3 St. Mary's (Texas) at 559 (-17).  Those teams are 16 shots clear of third-place and 20^th-ranked Cal State LA at 575 (-1).
 
Eleven of the 16 teams in the field are ranked inside the top 50 teams in the SCOREBOARD Powered by clippd NCAA Division II rankings, including four of the top eight.
 
Maverick junior Hunter Gledhill made 17 pars and a double bogey in Saturday's round to fire a 74 (+2) while leading the Mavs.  She is now tied for 27^th in the individual standings at 146 (+2).
 
Hayden Hawley, who was in the top ten after Friday's round, posted a round of 77 (+5) on Saturday and is now tied for 39^th at 148 (+4).
 
Libby Bourassa also recorded a second round score of 77 and is now in 83^rd at 162 (+18).
 
Meanwhile, Allison Sanger also contributed to the team score with an 81 (+9).  She is now tied for 72^nd through 36 holes at 157 (+13).
 
Brooke Brekke, playing as an individual, is just two shots and five places further back.  She carded an 80 on Saturday and is in 77^th place at 159 (+15).
 
McKenzie Dolph also played for the Mavs and is in 84^th place at 165 (+21) after recording an 83 on Saturday.
 
Seventeen players are under par with one round to go.  Four co-leaders from four different teams pace the field at 137 (-7).
 
Sunday's final round, CMU's last of the fall season, is slated for a 8 a.m. PST (9 a.m. Mountain) shotgun start.