RESULTS
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico---The Chattanooga Mocs finished ninth in the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational with a 905 total over 54 holes. The ladies beat host Iowa and Grand Canyon by one with New Mexico State 10 behind the Scenic City quintet.
Cristina Perez earned her sixth career top 10 tying for ninth at 221.
Monica San Juan tied for 15th shooting 224 with
Holly Morgan turning in 229.
Megan Woods ended up with 233, while
Maddy McDanel carded 238.
It was a tough day for the entire field. Only three schools completed the 18 holes in single-digit over par numbers. The Mocs shot 307 behind Perez's 73. San Juan shot 75 with Woods and McDanel rounding out the counting scores with 78 and 81, respectively.
No. 16 Arizona swept the team and individual titles. The Wildcats tallied 875 behind medalist Haley Moore's 210. Kennesaw State was a distant second with 892.
LINEUP
T9)
Cristina Perez: 77-71-73=221 (+5)
T15)
Monica San Juan: 75-74-75=224 (+8)
T36)
Holly Morgan: 73-74-82=229 (+13)
T50)
Megan Woods: 74-81-78=233 (+17)
T63)
Maddy McDanel: 77-80-81=238 (+22)
3 NOTES TO KNOW
- Perez played her final 36 holes at E par. She turned in par or better scores on 33 of those 36 chances (91.7%).
- Perez led the tournament with 44 pars. Most by a Moc this season topping 43 from San Juan in the opener at the season-opening Mason Rudolph Championships.
- The top 10 for Perez is her second this season and the sixth by a Moc this year. San Juan and Woods also have two apiece. Five of the six have come in the spring.
NEXT UP
The Mocs are off until April 8-10 at the Brickyard Collegiate, a three-day, 54-hole event played at the Brickyard at Riverside Club. It's the final regular season event before the squad heads to Hilton Head for the Southern Conference Championships.
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
The Chattanooga Mocs golf program has won five Southern Conference Championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) since restarting the program in 2007-08.
- 1 NCAA Championships Appearances: 2009.
- 8 NCAA Regional Appearances: 2008 (Emma de Groot), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 (Emily McLennan).
- 1 Olympian (Christine Wolf-2016 Austria).
- 21 WGCA All-American Scholar honors.
- 1 COSIDA Academic All-District (Maria Juliana Loza, 2012).
- 5 SoCon Champions: Emma de Groot (2011), Jordan Britt (2012), Agathe Sauzon (2013), Emily McLennan (2014) and
Megan Woods (2016).
- 3 SoCon Golfers of the Year: de Groot (2011), Britt (2014) and McLennan (2016).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years: de Groot (2008), Maria Salinas (2009) and McLennan (2013).
- 2 Ladies European Tour Pros: Wolf (2014, 2015, 2016) and Agathe Sauzon (2016).
