MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's golf team will compete in the UNF Collegiate at Jacksonville Golf & Country Club March 8-9 in Jacksonville, Fla.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (Host): UNF Collegiate (Hosted by the University of North Florida)
Dates: March 8-9 (Monday - Tuesday)
Format: 54 holes (36/18)
Course: Jacksonville Golf and Country Club
Yardage:  5,926 yards
Par:  72
Live Scoring:  GolfStat.com
 
THE FIELD (17)
Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Daytona State, Delaware, Eastern Kentucky, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia Southern, Jacksonville, Mercer, Murray State, North Florida, Sam Houston State, Stetson, Troy, South Alabama, Western Kentucky and Xavier

JAGUARS COMPETING
Julie Hovland (15 rounds / 71.20 stroke avg.)
Siti Shaari (15 rounds / 72.53 stroke avg.)
Belinda May (15 rounds / 74.60 stroke avg.)
Caroline Berge (15 rounds / 76.20 stroke avg.)
Carlota Garcia (15 rounds / 76.73 stroke avg.)
Nele Mattner (15 rounds / 78.60 stroke avg.)
 
TEE SHOTS 
- Hovland shot even par (216) in three rounds at the First Coast Classic (Feb. 15-16) to open the spring season, marking the third tournament this season she has shot even par or better. Hovland finished tied for seventh at the First Coast Classic, which marked her third top-10 finish this season in five events.
- May played par threes at the First Coast Classic at a 1-under par average of 2.92 strokes, which was lowest average among the Jaguars.
- Shaari played par fives at the First Coast Classic at a 1-under par average of 4.92 strokes, which was the lowest average on the team.
- Mattner tied her season-low three-round total of 231 at the First Coast Classic.
- The 2020 UNF Intercollegiate marked the final tournament South Alabama played last season before the remainder of the schedule was canceled due to Covid-19.
- Shaari finished tied for fourth at last year's UNF Intercollegiate with a three-round total of 220 (+4) after shooting even par in the first and final rounds.
- Mattner recorded her lowest three-round total of the season (229) at last year's tournament. 
- South Alabama finished in fourth place at last year's UNF Intercollegiate with a three-round team total of 910 (+46).

QUOTES
Head Coach Matt Luther
- On the tournament:
"The expectations are the same, run the offense. Do what you're supposed to do and hit the shot you are supposed to hit. It's a place we've seen and are comfortable, and have had some success. It is all gearing up for the (Sun Belt) conference championship, and that's why we're going where we're going – to get comfortable over there."

- On the work since the last tournament:
"The bad weather day (at First Coast Classic) exposed some stuff we needed to work on, and the team has been grinding on it. This will be another kind of checkpoint tournament for us."

- On the progress this season:
"We're doing a lot of things well, and the more we struggle then the more easily identifiable our weaknesses are and we can attack them."

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Join the Chip In Club, the women's golf specific support club of the Jaguar Athletic Fund. All donations to the Chip In Club go directly to support the South Alabama women's golf program. For more information on how you can join visit: jaguarathleticfund.com/chipinclub.