CORAL GABLES, Fla. | Freshman women's golfer Anna Behnsen fired a final round 69 Tuesday afternoon to move up 13 spots into the Top 10 at the Hurricane Invitational hosted by Miami at the Biltmore Golf Course. Behnsen carded a three-round even-par, 216 (73-74-69) to place in a four-way tie for sixth at the event.

Malia Uyeshiro (73-73-71—217) and Katharina Schroll 73-73-71—217) finished one-over par and tied with four other golfers for 10th place and help lead South Alabama (293-292-287—872, +8) to a third-place finish, just one shot back of Florida Gulf Coast (290-292-289—871, +7). The final round 287 by the Jaguars was second only to tournament medalists Miami (290-284-278—852, -10).

Head Coach Marcelo Huarte 
- On the team's performance this week against a strong field:
"I'm proud of the team for how they fought this week. They didn't have their best stuff, but played smart, scored well and finished in the top three for the third time this semester."

- On what the team can take away from the strong fall as they prepare for the spring portion of their schedule:
"There a lot of positives from this semester. We've grown and improved throughout the semester. We were in the final group going into the final round at all four events, which shows that we are consistently putting ourselves in position to win or finish amongst the top of the field.

"The margins of victory are small at this level, so we just have to continue working and improving one day at a time."

Tournament Information
Event (host): Hurricane Invitational (Miami)
Dates: October 28 – October 29 (Monday-Tuesday)
Course: Biltmore Golf Course

Team Scores
(1) Miami 290-284-278—852 (-12); (2) Florida Gulf Coast 290-292-289—871 (+7); (3) South Alabama 293-292-287—872 (+8); (4) Iowa 295-290-293—878 (+14); (5) North Florida 302-293-289—884 (+20); (6) Florida International 296-297-292—885 (+21); (t-7) Nebraska 296-295-297—888 (+24); (t-7) Florida Atlantic 299-295-294—888 (+24); (9) Eastern Michigan 299-300-294—893 (+29); (10) Stetson 305-304-295—904 (+40); (11) Toledo  306-300-303—909 (+45)

Individual Leaders
(1) Olivia Gronborg (Miami) 70-69-69—208 (-8); (2) Savannah de Bock (Eastern Michigan) 71-68-71—210 (-6); (3) Sofie Hlinomazova (Miami) 74-71-69—214 (-2); (t-4) Ximena Benites (Iowa) 77-69-69—215 (-1); (t-4) Rebekah Gardner (Miami) 73-72-70—215 (-1); (t-6) Anna Behnsen (South Alabama) 73-74-69—216 (E);(t-6) Cloe Amion (Miami) 74-72-70—216 (E); (t-6) Kaitlyn Schroeder (North Florida) 75-69-72—216 (E); (t-6) Lousiane Gauthier (Florida Gulf Coast) 71-72-73—216 (E); (t-10) Hoi Ki Lau (Florida International) 75-72-70—217 (+1); (t-10) C. Allendesalazar (North Florida) 74-72-71—217 (+1); (t-10) Katharina Schroll (South Alabama) 73-73-71—217 (+1); (t-10) Malia Uyeshiro (South Alabama) 73-73-71—217 (+1); (t-10) Posie Farrelly (Florida Gulf Coast) 72-72-73—217 (+1); (t-10) Filippa Jansson (Stetson) 74-68-75—217 (+1)

South Alabama Scores
(t-6) Anna Behnsen 73-74-69—216 (E); (t-10) Katharina Schroll 73-73-71—217 (+1); (t-10) Malia Uyeshiro 73-73-71—217 (+1); (t-29) Kassidy Lambert 75-72-76—223 (+7); (t-38) Mercedes Aldana 74-74-77—225 (+9)
 
Up Next
South Alabama will next open the Spring portion of its schedule when it competes at Sea Best Intercollegiate at San Jose hosted by Jacksonville at the San Jose Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla., January 27-28.

Notes
•    The third-round 287 tied for the second-lowest round of the fall for the Jags and matched their third-round tally at the 47th Annual Pat Bradley Invitational
•    The third-place finish was the third Top 3 placement for the team this season, and the three-round 872 was the second-lowest score at a tournament this fall
•    Behnsen (Hole No. 7) and Lambert (Hole No. 18) both recorded eagles in the final round, giving South Alabama four this fall
•    South Alabama finished with 34 birdies and two eagles at the tournament
•    Uyeshiro led the team with nine birdies, while Schroll and Lambert had eight each
•    Schroll now leads the club with 33 birdies this season
•    The three-round 216 for Behnsen was a new 54-hole low for the freshman, eclipsing her previous low of 220 set at the Pat Bradley Invitational
•    First Top 10 finish for Behnsen
•    The final round 69 matched a low round for Behnsen and marked her fourth round under par and her third sub-70 round
•    Schroll now has five rounds under par this fall, while Uyeshiro has three 
•    The Top-10 finish was the seventh of Uyeshiro's career

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