MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama women's golf earned a first-place finish at the Magnolia Collegiate held at Magnolia Grove on Tuesday, shooting 893. Three Jaguars placed in the individual top-10, and the team defeated 13 teams to take the top spot.

Head Coach Marcelo Huarte
- On the team defending its home course:
"I'm incredibly proud of this team. Winning is never easy, and competing on their home course for the first time brought its own challenges, but their resilience showed."
- On the team's determination:
"They fought back and never let mistakes define them. It came down to the very end, and their determination made the difference. This was a well-earned win, and we'll carry momentum forward."

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (host): Magnolia Collegiate (South Alabama)
Course: Magnolia Grove – Crossings Course

TEAM SCORES
(1) South Alabama 300-301-292—893 (+29); (2) West Georgia 299-300-297—896 (+32); (3) Lipscomb 292-307-299—898 (+34); (4) Stetson 305-297-302—904 (+40); (5) Southern Miss 306-304-299—908 (+44); (6) Central Arkansas 306-307-302—915 (+51); (7) James Madison 302-303-312—917 (+53); (8) Missouri State 317-294-313—924 (+60); (9) Navy (A) 312-307-310—929 (+65); (10) Seminole State (FL) 309-308-318—935 (+71); (11) North Alabama 314-315-307—936 (+72); (12) Navy (B) 318-306-315—939 (+75); (13) UT Arlington 311-316-313—940 (+76); (14) New Haven 329-334-330—993 (+129)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
(1) Isaki Sakashita (Stetson) 74-73-70—(217 (+1); (2) Emma Baier (West Georgia) 74-73-72—219 (+3); (T3) Hannah Barrett (West Georgia) 73-75-74—222 (+6); (T3) Casey Yu (Lipscomb) 71-77-74—222 (+6); (T3) Anna Behnsen (South Alabama) 76-74-72—222 (+6); (T6) Savannah Howell (Lipscomb) 73-76-74—223 (+7); (T6) Lilian Buehle (South Alabama) 74-77-72—223 (+7); (T8) Filippa Jansson (Stetson) 75-74-77—226 (+10); (T8) Mercedes Aldana (South Alabama) 77-74-75—226 (+10); (T8) Kiser Pannier (Missouri State) 78-73-75—226 (+10); (T8) Alethea Paige Gaccion (Central Arkansas) 76-76-74—226 (+10); (T8) Ava Bankston (Lipscomb) 71-79-76—226 (+10); (T8) Fernanda Gorostiaga (Southern Miss) 78-75-73—226 (+10); (T14) Louise Cuyvers (Southern Miss) 77-76-74—227 (+11); (T14) Kamri Gabel (UT Arlington) 73-74-80—227 (+11); (T14) Asitha Ashok (Seminole State FL) 75-74-78—227 (+11); (T14) Taylor Trible (Southern Miss) 74-78-75—227 (+11); (T14) Sofia Mondragon (West Georgia) 73-79-75—227 (+11); (T14) Darcie West (Seminole State FL) 72-76-79—227 (+11)
 
SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
(T3) Anna Behnsen 76-74-72—222 (+6); (T6) Lilian Buehle 74-77-72—223 (+7); (T8) Mercedes Aldana 77-74-75—226 (+10); (T23) McKenna Murphy 73-78-79—230 (+14); (T23) Daniela Palmeros 81-76-73—230 (+14); (37) Ana Malcolm Poch* 75-80-79—234 (+18); (T52) Katelyn Foster* 79-80-78—237 (+21)
 
BIRDIES / EAGLES
(1-2-3—Total)
Mercedes Aldana 2/0-3/0-3/0—8/0
Anna Behnsen 4/0-2/1-4/0—10/1
Lilian Buehle 1/0-0/0-3/0—4/0
McKenna Murphy 3/0-1/0-2/0—6/0
Daniela Palmeros 0/0-2/0-5/0—7/0
Katelyn Foster* 1/0-1/0-1/0—3/0
Ana Malcolm Poch* 1/0-0/0-1/0—2/0

UP NEXT
South Alabama will compete at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (March 28-30) hosted by Georgia at the UGA Golf Course in Athens, Ga.

NOTES

• The tournament marked the first home tournament for the Jaguars since the 2023-24 season.
• The first-round scores for both Murphy (73) and Poch (75) matched career-low rounds.
• Behnsen's eagle on the 508-yard par-five No. 13^th was her second of the season and third of her Jaguar career. Behnsen was one of three participants to record an eagle.
• The Jaguars led the field in par-fives, scoring 11-under. They also tied for the most birdies with West Georgia, each team recording 35.
• South Alabama had the second-least bogeys (67), just two behind Lipscomb's 65. The Jags also ranked third in par-threes, averaging 3.30.
• Behnsen led the field in par-threes and par-fives, averaging 3.00 and 4.42, respectively. She also recorded 10 birdies, one of three participants to do so.
• Multiple Jaguars recorded career-low finishes, including Buehle (T6), Murphy (T23) and Poch (37).

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