Stephen F. Austin
UIW Fall Invitational
Ladyjacks Claim First-Ever Tournament Title
10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Stephen F. Austin capped its historic weekend in the Alamo City, shooting the lowest 54-hole total in program history en route to the program's first-ever tournament title. The Ladyjacks closed out the Incarnate Word Wyndham Garden Riverwalk Fall Invitational with a 55-over 907, besting second-place Incarnate Word by 26 strokes to capture the team title.
Entering the day with a 23-shot lead on the host Cardinals, SFA showed it had no intention of relinquishing the lead, shooting a 12-over 296 in round three, which is tied for the second-lowest round in program history. The 296 matches SFA's total at the 2013 Harold Funston Invitational and was just two shots off the pace of the program-low 294 carded at the Challenge at Onion Creek in 2013.
SFA closed out the 54-hole event with a 55-over 907, which is the lowest 54-hole total in program history. It was four strokes lower than the previous mark of 911 at the Harold Funston Invitational in 2013 and 10 shots better than the 917 posted at the Challenge at Onion Creek, also in 2013.
The Ladyjacks had three golfers notch top-five showings, led by junior Sydney Reed's runner-up finish with a 10-over 223 as she recorded a 2-over 73 over the final 18 holes. It was the second top-10 finish of Reed's career and her first top-five showing as the 223 sets a new personal-low, besting the 226 she posted at the ULM Fred Marx Invitational in 2013.
Sophomore Jessica White recorded the first top-10 showing of her career as well, shooting a 14-over 227 to finish third individually. White posted a 2-over 73 in the final round and joined Reed on the All-Tournament team. Freshman Erica Lautensack recored her second-straight top-five showing, finishing tied for fourth overall with a 15-over 228 as she now has two top-10 and four top-20 finishes through the first five tournaments of her career.
Three more Ladyjacks made appearances in the top-10, including sophomore Ann Holcomb who recorded an 18-over 231 competing as an individual. Holcomb tied for seventh overall, giving the sophomore her first career top-10 finish. She finished one stroke ahead of fellow sophomore Courtney Ford, who posted a 19-over 232 as an individual, placing eighth and notching her first career top-10 showing.
Junior Mackenzie Steiner placed 10th overall, giving SFA six golfers among the top-10. Steiner carded a 20-over 233, highlighted by a 4-over 75 in round three, notching the first top-10 and second top-20 showing of her Ladyjack career. Freshman Jamee Jorgensen rounded out the Ladyjack competitors with a 13th-place showing, finishing with a 27-over 240 and a 4-over 75 in round three. She now has recorded a top-20 finish in back-to-back tournaments.
Holding a comfortable 23-stroke advantage heading into the final round, SFA extended that lead to 26 strokes to defeat host Incarnate Word (81-over 933). Murray State (140-over 992) finished third with Incarnate Word's "B" team (171-over 1,023) and Ranger College (240-over 1,092) rounding out the top-five.
The win gives SFA some momentum as it heads into the break, having wrapped up the fall portion of its 2014-15 schedule. The Ladyjacks finished in the top-10 in each of their five fall tournaments, highlighted by a second-place finish at the ASU Lady Red Wolf Classic before the championship performance in San Antonio. SFA notched eight top-10 individual showings, including Lautensack recording her first career tournament title.
2014 UIW Wyndham Garden Riverwalk Fall Invitational Final Results
| Place | Golfer | Score |
| 2nd | Sydney Reed | 75-75-73=223 (+10) |
| 3rd | Jessica White | 79-75-73=227 (+14) |
| T-4th | Erica Lautensack | 77-74-77=228 (+15) |
| T-7th | Ann Holcomb | 80-75-76=231 (+18) |
| 9th | Courtney Ford | 74-81-77=232 (+19) |
| 10th | Mackenzie Steiner | 76-82-75=233 (+20) |
| T-13th | Jamee Jorgensen | 85-80-75=240 (+27) |
| 1st | Stephen F. Austin | 307-304-296=907 (+55) |
