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Golden Eagles Vault Up Leaderboard on Final Day of Jan Weaver Invitational
4/9/2022 6:46:00 PM | Women's Golf
MURRAY, Ky. -- The Southern Miss women's golf team vaulted up the leaderboard on the final day of the Jan Weaver Invitational to finish in a tie for third at Miller Memorial Golf Course. The Golden Eagles started the day in ninth before three Golden Eagles went sub-78 to move the Black and Gold six spots.
"Tough conditions make for tough courses and while the first day we did not handle adversity well, we responded well today," said head coach Lucy Nunn Burke. "A few things to get right before we hit the road for conference but we can't wait to tee it up next week."
The event was shortened into 36 holes after Friday's round was cut short due to winter weather conditions in the Murray, Ky. area. Two 18-hole rounds were played both days.
Freshman Momoka Ando fired an even-par 72 to lead all Golden Eagles today and finish tied for fourth. Ando recorded two birdies and bogeyed only two holes. Freshman Elena Melich bounced back from a slow first round to move into a tie for 18thby the time the final player entered the clubhouse. Melich carded a seven-over 79 today and benefited from three birdies.
Merche Corbacho had the biggest move of any Golden Eagle after recording a three-over 75. Corbacho's 75 was an 11-stroke improvement from day one and slid her into a tie for 25th. Both Friend Chompitakdacha and Jacee Fields finished tied for 29thafter firing an eight-over 80 on Saturday morning.
Southern Miss' third-place finish is its best since finishing second at the Tchefuncta Invitational on Feb. 22. The Golden Eagles will next head to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. for the Conference USA Championships at PGA National Resort. The tournament will from April 18-20.
Individual Scores
T4.Momoka Ando (81-72-153)
T18.Elena Melich (80-79-159)
T25.Merche Corbacho (86-75-161)
T29.Friend Chompitakdacha (82-80-162)
T29.Jacee Fields (82-80-162)
Team Leaderboard
1. Samford
2. Belmont
T3. Southern Miss
T3. Austin Peay
T3. North Carolina A&T
6. Evansville
7. Murray State
8. North Dakota
9. Tennessee Tech
10. Purdue Fort Wayne
"Tough conditions make for tough courses and while the first day we did not handle adversity well, we responded well today," said head coach Lucy Nunn Burke. "A few things to get right before we hit the road for conference but we can't wait to tee it up next week."
The event was shortened into 36 holes after Friday's round was cut short due to winter weather conditions in the Murray, Ky. area. Two 18-hole rounds were played both days.
Freshman Momoka Ando fired an even-par 72 to lead all Golden Eagles today and finish tied for fourth. Ando recorded two birdies and bogeyed only two holes. Freshman Elena Melich bounced back from a slow first round to move into a tie for 18thby the time the final player entered the clubhouse. Melich carded a seven-over 79 today and benefited from three birdies.
Merche Corbacho had the biggest move of any Golden Eagle after recording a three-over 75. Corbacho's 75 was an 11-stroke improvement from day one and slid her into a tie for 25th. Both Friend Chompitakdacha and Jacee Fields finished tied for 29thafter firing an eight-over 80 on Saturday morning.
Southern Miss' third-place finish is its best since finishing second at the Tchefuncta Invitational on Feb. 22. The Golden Eagles will next head to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. for the Conference USA Championships at PGA National Resort. The tournament will from April 18-20.
Individual Scores
T4.Momoka Ando (81-72-153)
T18.Elena Melich (80-79-159)
T25.Merche Corbacho (86-75-161)
T29.Friend Chompitakdacha (82-80-162)
T29.Jacee Fields (82-80-162)
Team Leaderboard
1. Samford
2. Belmont
T3. Southern Miss
T3. Austin Peay
T3. North Carolina A&T
6. Evansville
7. Murray State
8. North Dakota
9. Tennessee Tech
10. Purdue Fort Wayne
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