GREENVILLE, N.C. – The South Alabama women's golf team closed out the Pirate Collegiate Classic with a fourth-place finish and three student-athletes in the top 20 after putting up a team score of 289 (+1) during the final round. The 289 figure was the second-best of the 17 team field during the final round.
 
Junior Lexi Worrell and freshman Siti Shaari led the way for the Jaguars with each shooting a 223 (+7) for the tournament to finish in a tie for 15th. Each shot their best-score of the tournament during the final round with Shaari putting up a 70 (-2) and Worrell a 73 (+1).
 
Freshman Caroline Berge finished in a tie for 20th after scoring a 73 (+1) in the final round to go with her 79 (+7) and even-par 72 during the first two rounds.
 
Junior MacKenzie Peyton shot her best-round of the tournament on day two, putting up a figure of 73 (+1). Peyton led the team with five birdies during the final 18 holes.
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (host): Pirate Collegiate Classic (East Carolina)
Date: 9/26
Course: Greenville Country Club (par 72, 6,105 yds)
Live scoring: http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=14777
 
TEAM SCORES
1) East Carolina 280-299-286—865 (+1); 2) Western Kentucky 293-290-295—878 (+14); 3) Towson 296-295-294—886 (+24); 4) 4) South Alabama 303-298-289—890 (+26); 5) Winthrop 305-295-300—900 (+36); 6) Cincinnati 303-299-301—903 (+39); 7) High Point 310-306-306—922 (+58); 8) Presbyterian 307-306-310—923 (+59); 9) Gardner-Webb 312-310-304—926 (+62); 10) Charleston Southern 309-311-309—929 (+65); 11) Appalachian State 313-306-311—930 (+66); 12) William & Mary 314-305-312—931 (+67); 13) UNC-Ashville 312-308-312—932 (+68); 14) Little Rock 314-313-306—933 (+69); 15) Beaufort 310-314-311—935 (+71); 16) Longwood 313-309-316—938 (+74); 17) The Citadel 338-339-330—1007 (+143).
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
T1) Dorthea Forbrigd, ECU, 69-75-71—215 (-1); T1) Kate Law, ECU, 69-74-72—215 (-1); T3); Jenny Buchanan, Towson, 73-73-72—218 (+2); T3) Carley Cox, ECU, 71-75-72—218 (+2); T5) Alexis Hios, Towson, 69-73-77—219 (+3); T5) Georgina Blackman, WKU, 72-75-72—219 (+3); T5) Anika Hitt, Cincinnati, 72-70-77—219 (+3); T5) Alix Lowe, Towson, 77-72-70—219 (+3); T5) Katie Story, WKU, 71-76-72—219 (+3); 10) Mary Joiner, WKU, 75-70-75—220 (+4).
 
SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
T15) Lexi Worrell, 75-75-73—223 (+7); T15) Siti Shaari, 76-77-70—223 (+7); T20) Caroline Berge, 79-72-73—224 (+8); T31) Julie Hovland, 78-74-77—229 (+13); T31) MacKenzie Peyton, 74-82-73—229 (+13).
 
TEE SHOTS
-Shaari pared 36 of the 54 holes to lead the Jaguars. The 36 pars were good for a tie for second for the tournament.
-Shaari bogied just one hole during the final round to go with three birdies.
-Peyton tallied a team-leading 11 birdies during the tournament.
-Peyton and Shaari each shot -3 on par fives.
-Freshman Julie Hovland was the only Jaguar to finish even on par three scoring.
-Hole 18 saw 85 birdies scored on it during the tournament, the most of any hole.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head coach Matt Luther
On the team improving day one to two and having three student-athletes in the top 20: "We played better today. We managed difficult situations well, and got all of the easy things right"
On Siti Shaari's improvement during the final round: "Siti played with a much better attitude today. She played with a lot of energy and that was the difference."
On what has made this team great and breaking and nearly-breaking records during the first two tournaments: This team simply has a higher skill set than any group that's ever been here. They are very skilled and eager to get better.
 
Up next: The Jaguars will compete at the Xavier Invitational in Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 6-8.
 
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