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MACON, Ga.---The Chattanooga Mocs completed the fall semester with a runner-up finish at the Mercer Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole total of 887 matched the squad's best tally through four events.
 
Esme Hamilton led the Mocs ending up in third with a 1-over 217. Daphne van Son posted her first top 10 tying for seventh at 221, while Dorota Zalewska completed the Brickyard tract with 226. Beatriz Barrios shot 228 followed by Jefimija Dordevic's 240 and Rachel Thompson with 242.
 
Hamilton closed with 1-under 71. That led a consistent set of counting scores with a 73 from Barrios and 74s by Thompson and Zalewska. That provided the squad with a 292 final round score which matches the low 18 of the 2020.
 
Chattanooga finished four shots behind host Mercer which turned in 286 (-2) for its last entry on the ledger. Western Kentucky was third at 893, while Troy came in fourth at 902. ETSU was a distant fifth with a 911 total.
 
Mercer Invitational
Nov. 9-10 | Macon, Ga. | Brickyard G.C. | Par 72 | 6,218 yards
 
Lineup
Team: 299-296-292=887
3) Esme Hamilton: 74-72-71=217 (+1)
T7) Daphne Van Son: 70-72-79=221 (+5)
T16) Dorota Zalewska: 78-74-74=226 (+10)
22) Beatriz Barrios: 77-78-73=228 (+12)
43) Rachel Thompson: 86-81-74=241 (+25)
Individual:
T41) Jefimija Dordevic: 81-78-81=240 (+24)
 
3 Notes to Know

• 887 ties for the lowest total this season (Lady Red Wolves Classic). 292 matches the low 18 which also came in the final round at the Lady Red Wolves Classic.
• Third straight top 10 for Esme Hamilton, fifth of her career. It was her second top 5 matching her finish last fall at the Princess Anne Invite where she tied the school's 54-hole record of 205.
• Back-to-back runner-up finishes over the last two events is a first since 2015-16 for the program. That year, the Mocs ended the fall as runner-up at the Palmetto Intercollegiate before starting the spring with a win at the USA Women's Invitational. That was followed by another runner-up finish at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic. It was part of a strong run for the squad winning in October at the Fall Invitational, coming in second at the Pinehurst Challenge and then a third-place slot at the Cardinal Cup before going to the Palmetto.

 
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