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RECAP: Women’s Golf Finishes in Top 10 at Purdue

Makenzie Cooper

Makenzie Cooper paced the Chattanooga Mocs at the Boilermaker Spring Classic.

Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team is tied for 10th at the Boilermaker Spring Classic. The Mocs' final round 313 gave the ladies a 923 total which was matched by Findley. The duo were eight shots behind the eighth-place pair of Denver and South Dakota State at 915, while sitting four clear of Illinois State in 12th at Purdue's Allen-Ackerman Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
 
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Tournament Info
Boilermaker Classic
Dates: April 12-13 | Format: 36/18 | Host: Purdue
Course: Birck Boilermaker GC; Par 72; 6,211 yds | Location: W. Lafayette, Ind.
Field: (99) Chattanooga, Bradley, Butler, Cincinnati, Denver, Findlay, (54) Illinois, Illinois State, (71) Minnesota, Northern Illinois, (69) Princeton, (48) Purdue, Purdue Fort Wayne, South Dakota State, (60) South Florida, (86) Wisconsin
1) Illinois: 286-296-288=870
2) #48 Purdue: 289-293-291=873
3) South Florida: 294-296-301=891
4) Princeton: 303-301-293=897
5) Minnesota: 306-294-300=900
6) Cincinnati: 310-293-303=906
7) Wisconsin: 295-315-302=912
T8) Denver: 302-300-313=915
T8) South Dakota State: 300-306-309=915
T10) Chattanooga: 303-307-313=923
T10) Findlay: 307-308-308=923
12) Illinois State: 316-304-307=927
13) Northern Illinois: 311-312-309=932
14) Bradley: 313-306-315=934
15) Butler: 318-315-303=936
16) Purdue Fort Wayne: 318-321-313=952
Mocs in the Field:
T26) Makenzie Cooper: 75-78-74=227
T39) Rugile Pauliukonyte: 79-75-77=231
T39) Kera Healey: 73-77-81=231
T56) Bella Bugg: 76-77-81=234
 
Breakdown
  • Cooper's 74 was the low round by a Moc today. It was three better than Rugile Pauliukonyte with 77. Kera Healey and Bella Bugg completed the team score with a pair of 81s.
  • Cooper was low for the tourney on the squad with a 227 total tying for 26th.
  • Pauliukonyte's career-high 11 birdies tied for most in the tournament with medalist Isabella McCauley of Minnesota and Illinois' Alexis Myers.
  • She had nearly half of the squad 24 for the event.
  • Chattanooga was 7 over past the midpoint of the round after birdies at one and two for Pauliukonyte after starting the day on holes 8-10. They played 18 over on those six to seven holes.
  • Healey tied for fifth in the field with a 3 over score on the par 4s (4.10).
  • The Mocs played with four again due to an injury to freshman Erin Wells. Wells is on track to return to the lineup in time for the postseason.
  • Next up is the Southern Conference Championships. This year's title hunt takes place at Columbia Country Club in South Carolina's capital city. The 3-day, 54-hole event is April 20-22.
 
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