RESULTS
LEXINGTON, Ky.---Chattanooga's 12th-ranked women's golf team finished tied for third in the rain-shortened Bettie Lou Evans Fall Invitational at the University Club of Kentucky. The Lady Mocs shot 295 in Sunday's 18-hole round to finish at 598.
No. 9 Florida State claimed the with a 36-hole total of 587 shooting the tournament's low round of 289 (+5) on Sunday. UCF finished second at 592 followed by Chattanooga and Notre Dame at 598.
Junior Emma de Groot had her first top 10 of the year with a three-over par 146 placing her tied for fifth, three shots behind medalists Macarena Silva (FSU) and Paula Hurtado (FIU) at even-par 143. de Groot shot rounds of 72 and 74.
The Lady Mocs started the day in fifth, but were tied for third with Notre Dame after the first 18 holes on Sunday following an 11-over par round of 295. Despite the move up the leaderboard, FSU's 289 gave it an 11-shot cushion over Chattanooga heading into the final round.
Salinas ended round two on a high note with an eagle on the par five fifth hole after starting her day on the sixth. The native of Lima, Peru, shot one-over par 72 with one birdie and four bogeys to go with the eagle. She finished tied for 17th at 150 with teammate Maria Juliana Loza.
Loza matched her first round score of 75 to complete the event at 150. The tie for 17th is her best finish in three events this season.
Senior Kayla Stewart shot a three-over par 74 to round out the final round counting scores for the Lady Mocs. She tied for 31st at 152 which is her best finish of 2009-10. Junior Christine Wolf tied for 45th at 157.
"It was a disappointing weekend to be honest," said head coach Colette Murray. "We didn't play well and not getting in the entire 54 holes limited some opportunities to make up ground. We have a lot of putting and short-game work to get in before the Mercedes-Benz."
The Lady Mocs are off until Oct. 16-18 when they travel to Farragut, Tenn., for the Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship hosted by Tennessee at Fox Den Country Club. It is the last tournament of the fall schedule for Chattanooga.
NOTES:
>The Lady Mocs entered the day in fifth place at 303 five shots behind FSU (298). They played with Texas State and Notre Dame.
>Eagles Round (1/2): 1 (0/1/). Maria Salinas.
>Birdies: 15 (7/8). Kayla Stewart 6, Emma de Groot 4, Maria Salinas 3, Maju Loza 2, Christine Wolf 2. Total number by counting scores.
>Pars: 91 (47/44). Loza 26, de Groot 26, Wolf 21, Salinas 21, Stewart 18.
>Percentage of par/better holes (counters): 73.6% (53/72) in round two, 74.3% (107/144) for the tournament. de Groot was strong with the best percentage for the Lady Mocs at 83.3% (30/36) followed by Loza at 77.8% (28/36), Salinas at 69.4% (25/36), Stewart at 66.7% (24/36) and Wolf at 63.9% (23/36).
>Wolf had the most pars in round two for the Lady Mocs with 13, yet she had the drop score with a 76 (+5) with zero birdies and five bogeys.
>Chattanooga played the par fives at even par from the four counting scores, par fours at +26 and the par threes at level par.
