JACKSONVILLE, Fla. | Mercedes Aldana recorded a three-round 221 (75-73-73) to tie for fifth Tuesday afternoon at the Momentum Transportation UNF Intercollegiate held at the Jacksonville Golf & Country Club.

As a team, South Alabama placed sixth at the event with a three-round 920 (315-303-302).

No. 29 Oklahoma State (888) finished five strokes ahead of Florida Gulf Coast to take home medalist honors, while FGCU's Leoine Wulfers was the lone player in the 84-player field to finish under par with a three-under 213 (71-69-73).

Head Coach Marcelo Huarte 
- On the tournament: "We've got a lot of talent on this team and that's what kept us in the fight, even though we weren't at our best. If we want to take the next step and become an elite program, there are areas that we have to clean up and that's exactly what we're committed to doing. Mercedes (Aldana) delivered a great performance in extremely tough conditions. It's a significant step forward for her."

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (host): Momentum Transportation UNF Intercollegiate (North Florida)
Course: Jacksonville Golf & Country Club

TEAM SCORES
(1) Oklahoma State 296-295-297—888 (+24); (2) Florida Gulf Coast 293-299-301—893 (+29); (3) Tulsa 301-306-297—904 (+40); (t-4) Augusta 318-293-305—916 (+52); (t-4) South Florida 310-305-305—916 (+52); (6) South Alabama 315-303-302—920 (+56); (7) Miami 312-314-297—923 (+59); (8) Furman 314-308-306—928 (+64); (9) North Florida 309-313-307—929 (+65); (10) Sam Houston 318-310-303—931 (+67); (11) Campbell 321-303-314—938 (+74); (12) Old Dominion 335-309-309—953 (+89); (13) Eastern Kentucky 312-328-318—958 (+94); (14) Jacksonville 328-323-313—964 (+100)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
(1) Leonie Wulfers 71-69-73—213 (Florida Gulf Coast)  (-3); (2) Marta Silchenko (Oklahoma State) 73-73-71—217 (+1); (t-3) Amelie Alcantara (Florida Gulf Coast) 73-76-71—220 (+4); (t-3) Olivia Hasselbach (Furman) 74-75-71—220 (+5); (t-5) Samantha Olson (Tulsa) 70-78-73—221 (+5); (t-5) Mercedes Aldana (South Alabama) 75-73-73—221 (+5); (t-7) Yu-Chu Chen (Oklahoma State) 74-72-76—222 (+6); (t-7) Sara Adams (Augusta) 81-70-71—222 (+6); (9) Ellie Bushrell (Oklahoma State) 73-76-74—223 (+7); (t-10) Sofia Valera (Augusta) 75-72-77—224 (+8); (t-10) Summer Lee (Oklahoma State)* 80-74-70—224 (+8) 
* - Competed as an individual

SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
(t-5) Mercedes Aldana 75-73-73—221 (+5); (t-34) Daniela Palmeros 80-75-77—232 (+16); (t-39) Lilian Buehle 82-76-75—233 (+17); (t-53) Ana Behnsen 78-81-79—238 (+22); (t-53) McKenna Murphy 82-79-77—238 (+22); (t-67) Ana Malcolm Poch* 85-80-78—243 (+27)
* - Competed as an individual

UP NEXT
South Alabama will continue its spring schedule next week when it competes at the Gator Invitational March 6-8 at the Mark Bostic Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla.

NOTES
•    South Alabama dropped off 16 strokes from its round one total to its round two total on Monday
•    The second-round 303 was tied with Campbell for fourth-lowest team total of the second round
•    The Top 5 finish for Aldana marked the third of her career and her first of the 2025-26 season
•    Aldana finished ahead of five of the six ranked players in the field
•    Aldana had 38 pars – tied for third most at the tournament – and her seven birdies were tied for 13th-most  
•    Aldana had the third-best stroke average on par fours (4.03), while Behnsen and Buehle were tied for seventh-best par five average (4.75)
•    South Alabama was tied with Tulsa for second-lowest average on par-fives (4.88) for the tournament
•    The Jaguars' 161 pars were also tied for second-most with Augusta, just two behind Oklahoma State

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