Final Results and Stats (PDF)
GREENVILLE, South Carolina – Junior
Alaina Yeatts carded a season-best round of 2-under par as UNCW moved into a tie for 13th place during the final round of the Furman Lady Paladin Invitational at the Furman University Golf Course on Sunday afternoon.
The Seahawks, who shot a season-low 296 in the final round, moved up three spots to finish in a tie with Maryland with a three-round score of 900. Texas held off host Furman to win the team title after posting a three-round score of 853.
"I am very pleased with how the team played today," Coach
Cindy Ho said. "We got off to a better start and had an excellent round going into holes 9 through 12 with two players being under par.
"It was a tough finish after losing a few shots at the end, but I was very proud of the way we competed and moved up the leaderboard against some very good teams," Ho continued. "Alaina had a great round today as she struck the ball very well and made some key birdies and putts."
Yeatts, who finished in a tie for 46th place, tallied five birdies during the final round, including a birdie on the 9th and 10th holes.
Junior
Lyberty Anderson earned a share of 36th place after ending the tournament with a 2-over par round, giving her a 221 tournament score. Junior
Kayla Thompson and freshman
My Nguyen each claimed a tie for 64th place after finishing at 14-over par.
Sophomore
Ellinoora Moisio rounded out the Seahawks' effort by finishing in a tie for 74th place at 16-over par.
Up Next for the Seahawks: UNCW will be idle until Oct. 14-16 when the Seahawks compete at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational.
UNCW Individual Results: T-34.
Lyberty Anderson 76-71-74=221; T-46.
Alaina Yeatts 76-78-70=224; T-64.
Kayla Thompson 75-77-78=230; T-64.
My Nguyen 79-75-76=230; T-74.
Ellinoora Moisio 76-80-76=232.
Team Results: 1. Texas 283-284-286=853; 2. Furman 281-286-288=855; 3. Illinois 286-286-290=862; 4. Augusta 300-278-288=866; 5. Middle Tennessee State 282-301-287=870; 6. Missouri 287-298-296=881; 7. Ole Miss 289-295-300=884; 8. Virginia Tech 291-206-303=890; 9. East Tennessee State 304-297-290=891; 10. Kennesaw State 303-295-295=893; 11. Tulsa 299-304-292=895; 12. Daytona State 293-299-304=896; T-13. UNCW 303-301-296=900; T-13. Maryland 293-297-310=900; T-15. Minnesota 305-304-298=907; T-15. Mercer 308-293-306=907; 17. Georgetown 301-307-300=908; 18. New Mexico 302-307-302=911; 19. Georgia State 296-320-310=926; 20. Wofford 309-319-318=946.
Individual Leaders: 1. Emilee Hoffman (Texas) 65-75-70=210; 2. Alice Chen (Furman) 70-69-72=211; 3. Bing Singhsumalee (Illinois) 70-70-72=212; 4. Amanda Hollandsworth (Virginia Tech) 67-74-72=213; T-5. Nadia Majidizadeh (Tulsa) 73-70-71=214; T-5. Eunice Yi (Augusta) 75-68-71=214; T-5. Sophia Schubert (Texas) 72-69-73=214; T-5. Loy Hee Ying (ETSU) 77-66-71=214.
