KNOXVILLE, Tenn. | Anna Behnsen fired a three-under 210 (67-73-70) Tuesday afternoon to tie for sixth at the 28th Annual Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate hosted by Tennessee at the Cherokee Country Club.

The 54-hole 210 was one shy of matching a career low for the sophomore. As a team, South Alabama (287-294-294—875) placed ninth at the event.

Tournament host, Tennessee, won the event by nine strokes, finishing with a three-round, 13-under 839 as they fired a blistering 11-under, 273 in the final round.

Oregon State's Kyra Ly (68-68-66—202) and Western Kentucky's Sydney Hackett (69-68-65—202) finished seven strokes ahead of the field individually.

Head Coach Marcelo Huarte 
- On the tournament:
"We got off to a solid start at this event, but struggled to build momentum over the next two rounds. With a week to prepare, we'll focus on tightening up a few key areas before our final event of the fall. The goal is to finish strong and carry some positive energy into the offseason."

- On the pay of Anna Behnsen:
"Anna had another strong showing this week. She continues to impress and is showing the kind of player that she's growing into."

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (host): Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship (Tennessee)
Course: Cherokee Country Club

TEAM SCORES
(1) Tennessee 280-286-273—839 (-13); (2) Oregon State 283-280-285—845 (-4); (t-3) Penn State 287-284-287—858 (+6); (t-3) Western Kentucky 293-286-279—858 (+6); (t-3) Chattanooga 287-282-289—858 (+6); (6) TCU 290-286-283—859 (+7); (7) Charlotte 294-280-292—866 (+14); (8) Mercer 288-296-288—872 (+20); (9) South Alabama 287-294-294—875 (+23); (10) Memphis 290-295-294—879 (+27); (11) FIU 291-293-298—882 (+30); (12) Middle Tennessee 296-300-292—888 (+36); (13) Campbell 299-290-300—889 (+37); (14) Jacksonville State 304-290-297—891 (+39); (15) East Tennessee State 304-299-296—899 (+47)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
(t-1) Kyra Ly (Oregon State) 68-68-66—202 (-11); (t-1) Sydney Hackett (Western Kentucky) 69-68-65—202 (-11); (t-3) Elva Holmgren (Florida International) 69-70-70—209 (-4); (t-3) Manassanan Chotikabhukk (Tennessee) 72-67-70—209 (-4); (t-3) Reagan Ramage (Western Kentucky) 72-68-69—209 (-4); (t-6) Raya Nakao (Oregon State) 70-67-73—210 (-3); (t-6) Anna Behnsen (South Alabama) 67-73-70—210 (-3); (t-6) Pimchompoo Chaisilprungruang (Charlotte) 73-72-65—210 (-3); (t-9) Lauren Nguyen (Tennessee)* 71-68-72—211 (-2); (t-9) Madison Messimer (Tennessee) 68-72-71—211 (-2); (t-9) Katie Scheck (Mercer) 70-72-69—211 (-2); (t-9) Thitikarn Thapasit (Tennessee) 70-75-66—211 (-2)

* — Individual 

SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
(t-6) Ana Behnsen 67-73-70—210 (-3); (t-40) Daniela Palmeros 73-74-74—221 (+8); (t-57) Katharina Schroll 79-73-75—227 (+14); (t-57) McKenna Murphy 73-79-75—227 (+14); (--) Mercedes Aldana 74-74-WD—WD 

UP NEXT
South Alabama will close out its fall campaign when it competes at the Evie Odom Invitational (Oct. 16-18) hosted by fellow SBC member Old Dominion at the Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach, Va.

NOTES
•    Behnsen held a one-stroke lead after the first round after firing a career-low 67, her sixth career sub-70 round
•    The opening round 67 by Behnsen was also tied for sixth-lowest score in a round by a Jaguar golfer, and the first 67 since Catharina Lohoff in the first round of the 2022 USA Intercollegiate
•    With her third-round 70, Bensen now has 10 rounds under par during her time at South, which is tied with former Jag Malia Uyeshiro for fourth most in program history
•    The sixth-place finish marked Behnsen's third career Top 10 finish of her career
•    Behnsen led South with 11 birdies at the tournament, and increased her team-high total this season to 30
•    Competing in her first career tournament, Murphy recorded nine birdies

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