Results

MOBILE, Ala. – University of South Alabama women's golfer Julie Hovland earned a top-15 finish at the Sun Belt Conference Championship, April 17-19, at LPGA International Hills Course in Daytona Beach, Fla. 

Hovland (75-74-77) finished with a three-round total of 226 to finish tied for 15th individually.

TOURNAMENT INFO
Event (Host): Sun Belt Conference Championship
Dates: April 17-19 (Sunday - Tuesday)
Format: 54 holes (18/18/18)
Course: LPGA International – Hills Course (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Yardage:  6,283 yards
Par:  72

TEAM RESULTS
1) Georgia Southern, 294-299-302—895 (+31);  2) Coastal Carolina, 303-292-304—899 (+35);  3) Arkansas State, 297-302-301—900 (+36);  4) Texas State, 305-295-304—904 (+40);  5) Troy, 298-308-300—906 (+42);  6) Georgia State, 307-297-306—910 (+46);  7) South Alabama, 306-298-307—911 (+47);  T8) Little Rock, 306-302-308—916 (+52);  T8) UT Arlington, 297-308-311—916 (+52);  10) Appalachian State, 301-313-303—917 (+53);  11) ULM, 303-304-314—921 (+57)

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1) Sarunchana Rattanasin, GASO, 72-70-78—220 (+4);  T2) Mia Kness, GASO, 69-76-76—221 (+5);  T2) Heidrun Hlynsdottir, UTA, 71-74-76—221 (+5);  T4) Olivia Schmidt, ASU, 73-75-74—222 (+6);  T4) Sophia Carlsen, CCU, 74-73-75—222 (+6);  6) Tiffany Arafi, CCU, 75-73-75—223 (+7);  T7) Junia Gabasa, TXST, 80-71-73—224 (+8);  T7) ShaeBug Scarberry, Troy, 72-79-73—224 (+8);  T7) Elise Schultz, ASU, 76-73-75—224 (+8);  T7) Alyssa Mercado, Troy, 73-73-78—224 (+8)

SOUTH ALABAMA RESULTS
T15) Julie Hovland, 75-74-77—226;  T27) Malia Uyeshiro, 75-78-76—229;  T31) Siti Shaari, 77-74-79—230;  T34) Carlota Garcia, 79-75-77—231;  54) Cassidy Lambert, 75-77—152

TEE SHOTS 
- Hovland's 2-over par 74 in round two marked the lowest round by a Jaguar in the championship.
- Hovland led the Jags with five birdies over three rounds. 
- Shaari and Hovland each recorded 36 pars in three rounds of play.
- South Alabama's lowest round of the tournament came with a 298 team total in round two. 
- Lambert did not play in round one, but played in the second and third rounds and recorded her best round with a 3-over par 75 in round two. 
- USA finished seventh in seventh place in the championship. 

QUOTES
Head Coach Matt Luther
- On the course and conditions:
"It was hard but fair. The first couple of days were playing pretty easy, and we didn't take great advantage. Yesterday the wind flipped and started blowing out of the north, and it got tougher."

- On the team's struggles in the championship:
"I don't think it was anything in particular, just putts not falling in and bad bounces here or there. I think we played OK, we just didn't get anything out of it."

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