University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Monday, September 16
Knoxville, Tenn.
Southern Miss
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Women's Golf Concludes Play at Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Southern Miss shaved five strokes off each of its first and second-round scores, and the Golden Eagles finished 14th out of 16 in the season-opening, Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate.
Friend Chompitakdacha carded a career-low 71, which included three birdies. Her 25th-place finish was also the best of her six-career tournaments. Tenley Moretti produced an eagle (Southern Miss' second of the tourney) on the par-five, 515-yard No. 5 hole to go along with three more birdies. Valeria Pichardo also took six strokes off her second-round total, which on the week was bested only by Baker's 11-stroke improvement from Monday's first two rounds.
Kent State captured the team crown and had two individuals compete in a one-hole playoff to decide the individual title. Tennessee, the event host, knocked off 20 strokes in the final round to finish fourth.
"This week was a great gut check for us," head coach Lucy Nunn said. "I think we knocked some rust off and had some positives to take back, but there's a lot of work to be done at home before we leave for Furman."
The Lady Paladin Invitational will run from Sept. 27-29 in Greenville, S.C.
Team Scores
1. Kent State (830)
2. Charlotte (835)
3. LSU (859)
4. Tennessee (863)
5. Maryland (867)
6. Augusta (869)
7. Chattanooga (872)
8. Mercer (882)
9. Tulane (886)
10. Middle Tennessee (887)
11. UTSA (888)
12. South Dakota State (900)
13. Memphis (906)
14. Southern Miss (910)
15. East Tennessee State (913)
16. Eastern Kentucky (921)
Southern Miss Scorecard
T25. Friend Chompitakdacha (76-72-71=219)
T67. Valeria Pichardo (74-82-76=232)
T74. Julie Baker (85-74-75=234)
T77. Tenley Moretti (75-82-78=235)
T77. Cassidy Evreniadis (80-77-78=235)
Friend Chompitakdacha carded a career-low 71, which included three birdies. Her 25th-place finish was also the best of her six-career tournaments. Tenley Moretti produced an eagle (Southern Miss' second of the tourney) on the par-five, 515-yard No. 5 hole to go along with three more birdies. Valeria Pichardo also took six strokes off her second-round total, which on the week was bested only by Baker's 11-stroke improvement from Monday's first two rounds.
Kent State captured the team crown and had two individuals compete in a one-hole playoff to decide the individual title. Tennessee, the event host, knocked off 20 strokes in the final round to finish fourth.
"This week was a great gut check for us," head coach Lucy Nunn said. "I think we knocked some rust off and had some positives to take back, but there's a lot of work to be done at home before we leave for Furman."
The Lady Paladin Invitational will run from Sept. 27-29 in Greenville, S.C.
Team Scores
1. Kent State (830)
2. Charlotte (835)
3. LSU (859)
4. Tennessee (863)
5. Maryland (867)
6. Augusta (869)
7. Chattanooga (872)
8. Mercer (882)
9. Tulane (886)
10. Middle Tennessee (887)
11. UTSA (888)
12. South Dakota State (900)
13. Memphis (906)
14. Southern Miss (910)
15. East Tennessee State (913)
16. Eastern Kentucky (921)
Southern Miss Scorecard
T25. Friend Chompitakdacha (76-72-71=219)
T67. Valeria Pichardo (74-82-76=232)
T74. Julie Baker (85-74-75=234)
T77. Tenley Moretti (75-82-78=235)
T77. Cassidy Evreniadis (80-77-78=235)
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