TU matches tourney’s best round, moves up to take third

KIAWAH ISLAND, SC – The Tulsa women’s golf team finished in third place at the 49-team Kiawah Island Spring Classic. Tulsa shot a final round 283 at the par-72 Osprey Point Golf Course on Tuesday for a 54-hole total of 8-over par 872.

The Hurricane moved up from fifth place at the start of the day into the final third-place spot, while shooting its best round of the tournament. The top-5 performance was the 5^th in seven tournaments for Tulsa this season.

Tulsa freshman Lorena Tseng led the way with a score of 3-under par 69 for a 215 total and 10^th place. Senior Johanna Samuelsson and freshman ShaeLee Scarberry each had their best rounds of the tournament with identical scores of 2-under par 70. Samuelsson finished in 13^th place with a 216 total, while Scarberry turned in a final score of 218.

Tseng’s 10^th place performance marked her sixth top-10 finish in seven tournaments this season, while Samuelsson had her second straight top-15 outing.

Sophomore Taylor Dobson finished in 55^th place with a score of 224, while freshman Sammy Liu placed 65^th overall with a 225-total score.

Coastal Carolina and North Florida tied for the team title with scores of 865.

Tulsa will be in action next at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational, March 18-19, in Fairfax, California.

Top-25 Team Results

T1.    Coastal Carolina                   286-295-284=865

T1.    North Florida                       293-284-288=865

3. Tulsa                                   290-299-283=872
4. Delaware                             288-296-289=874
5. South Florida                       291-300-284=875
6. College of Charleston           296-298-283=877
7. Youngstown State                293-297-288=878
8. College of Charleston B        291-294-297=882
9. Jacksonville                         306-301-287=885
10. High Point                            296-297-295=888
11. USC Upstate                        301-300-289=890
12. Stetson                                 290-299-307=896
13. UNCG                                 294-307-297=898

T14.  Georgia Southern                  304-303-295=899

T14. Jacksonville State                 295-293-289=899

16. IUPUI                                  313-295-292=900

T17.  Bethune Cookman                298-307-299=904

T17.  UT Arlington                       309-300-295=904

19. Elon                                     303-298-304=905
20. Boston                                 304-304-298=906
21. Western Carolina                  295-302-311=908
22. Navy                                    303-311-299=913
23. Quinnipiac                           299-315-301=915

T24.  Fairleigh Dickinson              311-306-299=916

T24.  SCAD-Savannah                  302-315-299=916

Tulsa Individuals

T10.  Lorena Tseng              72-74-69=215

T13.  Johanna Samuelsson    72-74-70=216

T21.  ShaeLee Scarberry       73-75-70=218

T55.  Taylor Dobson            74-76-74=224

T65.  Sammy Liu                 73-78-74=225

Top-4 Individuals

1. Sydney Shrader, North Florida          72-68-67=207 (-9)
2.      R. Meenakshisundaram, USF            70-69-69=208 (-8)

T3.    Amy Wooten, Western Carolina        69-70-74=213 (-3)

T3.    Katlyn Shutt, Youngstown State        74-72-67=213 (-3)