VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. | Daniela Palmeros finished four-under for the tournament to win by three strokes and pick up her first medalist honors Saturday afternoon at the Fifth Annual Evie Odom Invitational held at the Princess Anne Country Club. Palmeros becomes the second Jaguar to record a tournament victory this fall (Anna Behnsen – Inverness Intercollegiate).

The three-round, 206 by Palmeros marked not only a new career low for the freshman, but is the second-lowest, 54-hole score in program history, just two strokes behind Julie Hovland's program mark where she fired a three-round 204 at the USA Intercollegiate (9/5-7/20).

Palmeros recorded five birdies on the day and posted a final-round, three-under 67 – a new career low – as she was one of two players to do so on Saturday.

Palmeros tied for the lowest score on par threes with two other players as she averaged 2.89 strokes, and her 3.92 strokes average on par fours was tied for second-best at the event. Her 11 birdies at the tournament were also tied with Maryland's C. Mangeat for most amongst the 72-player field.

As a team, South Alabama placed fourth in the 12-team field after finishing with a three-round, 864 (291-288-285). The Jags' 35 birdies were tied with Furman for third-most.

Behnsen continued her strong fall campaign, finishing in a six-way tie for seventh. Behnsen was two-over (71-70-71—212), and the seventh-place finish marked 

Head Coach Marcelo Huarte 
- On the play of Daniela Palmeros:
"I'm extremely proud out Daniela (Palmeros). She took a big step forward this week and really showed what she's capable of. It was her first time in contention to win a collegiate event, and she handled the situation like a veteran. I'm most proud of her resiliency. She was able to rebound from some setbacks early on in the semester, which is a testament to her composure and determination."

- On the potential of the group:
"We've had some great individual performances this fall and currently have four players on this young team with a collegiate win. It speaks to the fire-power we have and the potential to be something special when we come together as a team. We're still growing and learning, and we understand that success is a process. This offseason, we'll get back to work, use the winter break to reset, and return ready to chase the goals we know we are capable of achieving."

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (host): Fifth Annual Evie Odom Invitational (Old Dominion)
Course: Princess Anne Country Club

TEAM SCORES
(t-1) Maryland 291-279-284—854 (+14); (t-1) Penn State 294-282-278—854 (+14); (3) Georgia 285-288-286—859 (+19); (4) South Alabama 291-288-285—864 (+24); (5) North Florida 292-291-282—865 (+25); (6) Coastal Carolina 289-293-285—867 (+27); (7) Furman 300-291-284—875 (+35); (8) Colorado State 294-290-294—878 (+38); (t-9) UNC Greensboro 297-289-296—882 (+42); (t-9) James Madison 290-299-293—882 (+42); (11) Old Dominion 314-295-279—888 (48); (12) Richmond 302-299-289—890 (+50)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
(1) Daniela Palmeros (South Alabama) 71-68-67—206 (-4); (t-2) Kaitlyn Schroeder (North Florida) 71-70-68—209 (-1); (t-2) Surapa Janthamunee (Maryland) 71-69-69—209 (1); (t-4) Ebba Thalen (Colorado State) 72-69-69—210 (E); (t-4) Maria Eidhagen Harrouch (Georgia) 68-71-71—210 (E); (6) Mara King (Penn State) 71-71-69—211 (+1); (t-7) Hannah Rabb (Penn State) 72-71-69—212 (+2); (t-7) Ella Murray (Coastal Carolina) 69-74-69—212 (+2); (t-7) Carla Bourdeaux (Coastal Carolina) 70-73-69—212 (+2); (t-7) Anna Behnsen (South Alabama) 71-70-71—212 (+2); (t-7) Julia Baeumken* (UNCG) 69-72-71—212 (+2)

* — Individual 

SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
(1) Daniela Palmeros 71-68-67—206 (-4); (t-7) Anna Behnsen 71-70-71—212 (+2); (t-40) Mercedes Aldana 74-73-74—221 (+11); (52) Katelyn Foster 75-78-73—226 (+16); (t-56) Katharina Schroll 76-77-75—228 (+18)

UP NEXT
South Alabama will open up its spring campaign on Jan. 25, 2026 when it competes at the PDI Intercollegiate hosted by UCF at the Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Fla.

NOTES
•    The three-round, 864 marks the fifth-lowest, 54-hole score in program history
•    The final-round 67 by Palmeros was just one stroke shy of matching the program's individual low round score, and was the tied for sixth-lowest round
•    Palmeros fired a two-under, career-low 68 in the second round, which was the tied for the lowest score of the round
•    The 68 marked the third sub-70 round this season by a Jag, and is tied for the 10th-lowest round in program history
•    Behnsen eagled her final hole on Friday, on the par-5, 526-yard 18th hole, just the second eagle of the tournament
•    After triple-bogeying her opening hole on the day, Foster recorded 17-straight pars in the final round
•    Foster ended the event tied with four other players for most pars as she recorded 40

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