Women’s Golf Improves Score by Six Strokes, Completes Play at Golfweek Program Challenge

Sunday, September 9

Pawleys Island, S.C. (Caledonia Golf & Fish Club)

Stephen F. Austin

Golfweek Program Challenge

Round Two Results - 11th (52-over 620)Round One Results - 11th (28-over 312)Final Results - 11th (70-over 922)Recap

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Photo by: Jeff Kellum | Lamar Athletics

Women’s Golf Improves Score by Six Strokes, Completes Play at Golfweek Program Challenge

9/11/2018 6:18:00 PM | Women's Golf

Ladyjacks hold steady with 11th-place finish, card an 18-over 302 in Tuesday morning’s final round

By: Luke Bolanos | Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

Final Team Results | Final Individual Results

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. – The Stephen F. Austin women's golf team completed its second tournament of the fall non-championship season Tuesday morning by improving its score by six strokes in the third round of the Golfweek Program Challenge on Pawleys Island, South Carolina. The Ladyjacks shot an 18-over 302 for the final round to finish in 11th place with a three-day tally of 70-over 922.

Senior Erica Lautensack nearly had her second-straight top-10 finish of the season, tying for 11th after registering a 3-over 74 at the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club Tuesday morning. She posted a 4-over 217 across the three rounds, while fellow senior Jamee Jorgensen improved her second-round score by five strokes in round three. Jorgensen carded a 4-over 75 on the par-71, 5,904-yard course to tie for 49th with a three-day total of 21-over 234.

Right behind Jorgensen was junior Alexandra Batista, who shot a 7-over 78 during Tuesday morning's final round and tied for 54th with a three-round tally of 23-over 236. Sophomore Alexis Szewczyk improved her Monday score by two strokes, recording a 9-over 80 in round three and tying for 59th with a cumulative score of 27-over 240. Sophomore Kelly Yang rounded out SFA's competitors by shaving 14 strokes off of her second round and carding a 4-over 75 Tuesday morning to finish with a three-day total of 34-over 247.

Campbell captured the team title with an 18-under 834 score after posting a 10-under 274 final round. Old Dominion took home runner-up honors with a 54-hole total of 12-under 840, while Delaware (34-over 886) finished third.

Isabell Ekstrom shot a 3-under 68 in the third round and claimed the individual title with a cumulative score of 11-under 202. Old Dominion's Jana Melichova went 1-under 70 Tuesday morning and earned a second-place finish with an 8-under 205. Individual competitor Anna Svanka of Campbell carded a 4-under 67 for the final round and placed third with a 6-under 207.

Up Next…
The Ladyjacks will now have a three week break before returning to the links for competition, heading to Magnolia, Texas, Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 1-2 for Sam Houston State's Bearkat Invitational held at the High Meadow Ranch Golf Club.

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

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