POINT CLEAR, Ala. | Katharina Schroll and Mercedes Aldana each recorded a Top 10 finish Wednesday at the Sun Belt Conference Championship held at the Lakewood Golf Club. Schroll (71-72-75—218) tied with Troy's Victoria Stutts for eighth at two-over, while Aldana (72-74-73—219) was one shot back to finish in a four-way tie for 10th.

Southern Mississippi's Momoka Ando (70-68-69) took home the individual title with three straight rounds under par, firing a nine-under par 207. Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, Southern Miss and ULM now advance to Thursday's match play round.

Head Coach Marcelo Huarte 
- On his thoughts on the week and the season: "It's never easy when the season comes to an end. This was a difficult week for us and we definitely fell short of our expectations. Although it wasn't the ending we had hoped for, there is still a lot to be proud of. We took a big step as a program this year. Our national ranking improved from 256 to 79 at one point this season. We broke team scoring records, Kathi and Mercedes both finished the season with the lowest scoring average for a freshman in the history of the program.

"Our seniors Cassidy and Malia finished their careers with their lowest scoring average for a season. Cassidy also tied the lowest single round in program history this year.

"Looking ahead, the future is bright. We have an incredible freshman class that will be sophomores next year with valuable experience and ready to lead. Our incoming freshmen class is very promising and they are eager to get here. This week's results will sting, but the lessons learned paint a clear picture of what we need moving forward. There's no doubt in my mind that we'll be back stronger than ever."

Tournament Information
Event (host): Sun Belt Conference Championship 
Dates: April 14 – April 17 (Monday-Thursday)
Course: The Lakewood Golf Club

Team Scores
(1) Georgia Southern 287-290-293—870 (+6); (2) Coastal Carolina 291-293-295—879 (+15); (3) Southern Miss 299-294-287—880 (+16); (4) ULM 296-289-300—885 (+21); (5) South Alabama 290-303-298—891 (+27); (6) Troy 297-298-297—892 (+28); (7) Texas State 300-300-301—901 (+37); (t-8) Arkansas State 298-304-300—902 (+38); (t-8) Old Dominion 303-301-297—902 (+38); (10) Georgia State 300-295-311—906 (+42); (11) James Madison 301-307-303—911 (+47); (12) Marshall 307-316-302—925 (+61); (13) Appalachian State 307-317-310—934 (+70) 

Individual Leaders
(1) Momoka Ando (Southern Mississippi) 70-68-69—207 (-9); (t-2) Louise Reau (Georgia Southern) 72-69-72—213 (-3); (t-2) Daniela Campillo (ULM) 71-70-72—213 (-3); (4) LoraLie Cowart (Georgia Southern) 68-74-72—214 (-2); (5) Lucia Gonzalez (Old Dominion) 74-71-71—216 (E); (t-6) Yvonne Chamness 71-73-73—217 (+1); (t-6) Anna Andrysova (ULM) 73-70-74—217 (+1); (t-8) Katharina Schroll (South Alabama) 71-72-75—218 (+2); (t-8) Victoria Stutts (Troy) 74-70-74—218 (+2); (t-10) Mercedes Aldana (South Alabama) 72-74-73—219 (+3); (t-10) Varatkarn Kunkaew (Coastal Carolina) 71-75-73—219 (+3); (t-10) Pariya Sanpanawat (Georgia State) 74-69-76—219 (+3); (t-10) Puneet Bajwa (Old Dominion) 74-74-71—219 (+3)

South Alabama Scores
(t-8) Katharina Schroll 71-72-75—218 (+2); (t-10) Mercedes Aldana 72-74-73—219 (+3), (t-30) Malia Uyeshiro 74-78-74—226 (+10); (t-53) Flavia Tamburlini 73-79-82—234 (+18); (--) Cassidy Lambert 79-79—158 (--); (--) Anna Behnsen 76—76 (--)

Notes
•    Schroll finishes the season with 14 rounds at par or under, including 11 under par
•    Schroll shot 72 or lower in 10 of her last 12 rounds 
•    With her 11 birdies at the conference tournament, Schroll now has a team-high 91 birdies this spring
•    Schroll has finished inside the Top 10 in eight of her 10 events this spring
•    The 290 by the Jags in the opening round marked the lowest first-round score at the Sun Belt Conference Championship in program history, eclipsing the previous low of 295 done twice, most recently at the 2021 tournament
•    Tamburlini's second-round eagle on the par-four, 340-yard 10th hole marked her third eagle of the season and the ninth by the Jags as a group
•    The 10th-place finish marked the sixth Top 10 of the season for Aldana finish

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