Women’s Golf Completes Play at Nation’s Largest Collegiate Golf Tournament

Sunday, February 25

Kiawah Island, S.C. (Osprey Point G.C.)

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Stephen F. Austin

Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic

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Women’s Golf Completes Play at Nation’s Largest Collegiate Golf Tournament

2/27/2018 5:41:00 PM | Women's Golf

Ladyjacks finish tied for 28th out of 43 total teams after shooting a 38-over 326 in Tuesday’s final round

By: Luke Bolanos | Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

Final Team Standings | Final Individual Standings

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – After securing its lowest 36-hole score of the season after round two Monday, a low score eluded the Stephen F. Austin women's golf team Tuesday during the final round of the 2018 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The Ladyjacks shot a 38-over 326 in the third round of the nation's largest collegiate golf tournament to finish tied for 28th among 43 total teams and 42 different schools.

SFA's three-day total of 61-over 925 is the second-best 54-hole score the Ladyjacks have posted in 2017-18. Posting a season-low tying 10-over 298 in the second round Monday, the fifth-best single round score in program history, SFA took on the par-72, 5,964-yard Osprey Point golf course for the second consecutive day Tuesday. Sitting among the top 22 teams in the tournament and tied for 17th after two days of play, the Ladyjacks competed for the tournament championship Tuesday but turned in their highest single round score of the three-day, 54-hole event.

Sophomore Alexandra Batista (Trophy Club, Texas), who was tied for the tournament lead after Sunday's opening round and sat tied for fifth after Monday's second round, shot a 11-over 83 in the final round to finish tied for 32nd with a three-round total of 7-over 223. Recording another birdie in round three, Batista ended the tournament with 10 total birdies, the fourth-most of any golfer at the event. Likewise, redshirt junior Erica Lautensack (Arlington, Texas) shot a 11-over 83 in Tuesday's third round after tallying her second-lowest individual round of the season in round two at 1-under 71. She finished tied for 70th among the 218 total golfers with a three-day score of 12-over 228.

Fellow redshirt junior Jamee Jorgensen (Boerne, Texas) completed play tied for 147th after shooting a 13-over 85 Tuesday to finish with a total score of 23-over 239. Sophomore Paola Cortes (Allen, Texas) rose 19 spots on the player leaderboard and improved her round two score by five strokes to tie for 163rd, posting a 7-over 79 in the final round and owning a three-day score of 26-over 242.

Freshman Alexis Szewczyk (McKinney, Texas) shot a 9-over 81 for the second-straight day and finished with a three-round total of 30-over 246 to tie for 182nd.

Host College of Charleston captured the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic title with a three-day tally of 8-over 872, while Murray State took home runner-up honors with a three-round score of 15-over 879. Jacksonville placed third after totaling an 18-over 882, including shooting a tournament-best 5-under 283 in the second round.

Three players finished the event with a three-day total of 5-under 211, resulting in a three-way tie for the individual title between Jacksonville State's Valentina Giraldo, Murray State's Lucila Puente Rodriguez and UNC Wilmington's Lyberty Anderson.

Up Next…
The Ladyjacks have nearly three weeks before returning to competition Monday-Wednesday, March 19-21, when SFA hosts the ORU/SFA Spring Break Invitational at the Trophy Club Country Club in Trophy Club, Texas.

Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack golf throughout the spring.

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