Lady Mocs, de Groot Claim Second Win of the Year

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.---A record setting five-under par round of 283 propelled the Chattanooga women's golf team to the championship at the inaugural JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational Tuesday at Eagle Landing Country Club. It was a dominating performance as the Lady Mocs led wire-to-wire finishing with a 54-hole total of two-over par 866.

UTC's 283 broke the previous school record of 288 set last season and this one at the Chris Banister Classic. The round was powered by sophomore Emma de Groot who fired three par or better rounds to win medalist honors by four shots over East Carolina's Ana Maria Puche.

de Groot shot rounds of 72, 71 and 69 to finish at four-under par 212. Her final round 69 is her low round of the year in claiming her second win this season, fourth career.

Two Lady Mocs freshmen finished in the top as Moa Duf finished in fifth and Maria Juliana Loza sixth. Duf, in just her second collegiate event, finished with a two-over par score of 218 with a final round 71 (-1).

Maju Loza matched Duf with a 71 of her own today to shoot 219, three-over par. She posted two par or better rounds for the event which doubles her total for the season entering the event. The 71 is season-low round.

Maria Salinas struggled with a final round 78 (+6) to finish at 223 (+7), tied for 13th. Christine Wolf tied for 31st at 229 (+13) shooting 72 (E) over the final 18. Her even-par round is her best score since shooting 71 in the final round of the Chris Banister Classic in Sept.

The Lady Mocs (866) won by 13 shots over its nearest competitor, East Carolina at 879. South Florida finished third at 889, 23 shots off the pace. SoCon rivals Elon and UNC Greensboro finished sixth and 11th. Elon completed its tournament at 909 (+45), while UNCG shot 923 (+59).

The win is the sixth in 16 tournaments in the program's one-plus seasons. Next up for the Lady Mocs is the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas March 20-22.

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Players Mentioned

Emma de Groot

Moa Duf

Maria Juliana Loza

Maria Salinas

Christine Wolf

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