Final Results

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. – University of South Alabama women's golfers Siti Shaari and Julie Hovland earned top-five and top-10 finishes, respectively, at the 42nd FIU Pat Bradley Invitational Oct. 20-22 at Lakewood Golf & Country Club.

Shaari finished in third place, her best finish of the fall, with a three-round, 9-under par total of 207. It marked her third top-five finish in as many tournaments this fall, as well as her lowest three-round tournament score. Hovland finished tied for seventh after turning in a 2-under par 214 over three rounds, which also marked her best finish and lowest tournament total of the fall. 

South Alabama (283-307-291—881) finished sixth in the 17-team field after posting a three-round team total of 881, which marked the team's lowest three-round total of the fall. The Jaguars will return to action Feb. 16-18, 2020, at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate in New Orleans.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (Host): 42nd FIU Pat Bradley Invitational
Dates: October 20-22 (Monday-Wednesday)
Format: 54 holes (18/18/18)  
Course: Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club
 
TEAM SCORES
1) Stetson, 286-290-280—856 (-8);  2) FAU, 285-290-285—860 (-4);  3) FGCU, 287-289-298—874 (+10);  4) FIU, 287-292-297—876 (+12);  5) Gonzaga, 291-297-289—877 (+13);  6) South Alabama, 283-307-291—881 (+17);  7) UTEP, 296-290-296—882 (+18);  8) Cincinnati, 285-299-300—884 (+20);  9) James Madison, 296-291-300—887 (+23);  10) Georgia State, 297-299-298—894 (+30);  11) Eastern Michigan, 300-300-295—895 (+31);  12) MSU, 304-300-295—899 (+35);  13) Jacksonville, 303-297-301—901 (+37);  14) Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 293-307-304—904 (+40);  15) Northern Arizona, 303-305-302—910 (+46);  16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 303-312-298—913 (+49);  17) McNeese State, 296-306-312—914 (+50)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1) Justine Fournand, FAU, 68-67-70—205 (-11);  2) Justine Lauer, Stetson, 68-72-66—206 (-10);  3) Siti Shaari, South Alabama, 69-70-68—207 (-9);  4) Valeria Mendizabal, UTEP, 72-67-69—208 (-8);  T5) Kim Egozi, FAU, 70-75-68—213 (-3);  T5) *Lauren Waidner, Florida, 67-74-72—213 (-3);  T7) Julie Hovland, South Alabama, 68-76-70—214 (-2);  T7) Kendall Turner, James Madison, 72-70-72—214 (-2);  T7) Abby Cavaiani, MSU, 71-72-71—214 (-2);  T10) Erikah Neger, Stetson, 69-76-70—215 (-1);  T10) Alyssa Burritt, Cincinnati, 68-74-73—215 (-1);  T10) Hanna Kiefer, Stetson, 74-71-70—215 (-1)

*Denotes played as individual.

SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
3) Siti Shaari, 69-70-68—207 (-9);  T7) Julie Hovland, 68-76-70—214 (-2);  T47) Belinda May, 70-81-75—226 (+10);  T83) Nele Mattner, 76-83-79—238 (+22);  T85) Caroline Berge, 81-80-78—239 (+23)

TEE SHOTS
- The tournament marked Shaari's third straight event played at under par, and also marked the lowest three-round total of her career.
- The event also marked Hovland's lowest tournament total of the fall, and her first under par this season.
- South Alabama recorded its lowest single round in the program's history with a first-round team total of 5-under par 283, and earned its best finish (6th) of the season.
- Freshman Belinda May posted her lowest three-round total (226), and recorded her lowest career round to date with a 2-under par 70 in the opening round of the tournament.
- Caroline Berge's 4-over par 76 in the first round is her lowest single round of the season.

QUOTES
Head Coach Matt Luther 
- On the tournament:
"We obviously got off to a great start, and backed it up with the worst round all year. We did everything really well in the first round, and did almost the opposite in the second round – just didn't take care of the easy stuff. It's not the good rounds that win tournaments, it's managing the bad and we have to work on that."

- On positives from fall he wants to carry over to spring:
"Just generally getting better at stuff we need to improve on. Siti (Shaari) has obviously turned a corner, and Julie (Hovland) is starting to be just a solid low-round scorer for us. Our freshmen are starting to figure it out, and our deal is growth. We have seen a lot and gotten better every week this year, but we have a long way to go through the spring."

- On things to improve on entering the spring:
"It's just what we saw in Florida; when things are good we can play with anyone in the country, and when things are bad we need to figure out how to manage it. We're playing some hard courses in the spring. The spring always brings tough weather days, and we got one on the second round this week but didn't manage it well, and we have to do a better job of that."

- On accomplishing goals this fall:
"We couldn't have seen three more different golf courses and three more different types of conditions – firm and fast, high altitude with the ball flying forever in Colorado, and soft, receptive conditions in Florida with high winds in the second round. We got to see all types of different looks, and it kind of gives us an idea of where we're good and where we're not good, and what we need to do to get better so we can go to work now in the winter time."

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