Tulsa fires 10-under final round, jumps to fourth in Trinity Forest Invitational

DALLAS, Texas –– The Tulsa women’s golf team carded a 10-under par final round 278 score to jump three spots in final round action, moving from seventh to fourth place, to close out the 54-hole Trinity Forest Invitational on Tuesday.

After a two-hour delay due to fog in the area, the teams teed off at 10 a.m. at the par-72 Trinity Forest Golf Club.

The Hurricane finished the tournament with a total score of 5-under par 859, finishing behind fellow American Athletic Conference teams – host SMU (840), Houston (845) and South Florida (852)

All five Tulsa golfers finished the final day under par with the best round coming from Lilly Thomas. The senior carded a 4-under 68 score, totaling four birdies while shooting even-par on the remaining 14 holes.

A pair of Tulsa sophomores, Sydney Seigel and Lovisa Gunnar, shared 13^th place overall as the duo turned in 4-under par totals of 215. Seigel carded a final round 69 today. With five birdies on the day, her only blemish came with a double bogey on her final hole, the par-4 seventh. Gunnar had five birdies and four bogeys for her 1-under par total of 71.

Freshman Grace Kilcrease scored a 2-under par 70 today, registering birdie putts on holes 15 and 16 while shooting even-par on the remaining 16 holes. She finished the event with a 3-under par total of 215 for 21^st place.

Thomas finished in 35^th place with a three-round total of 219. Her score of 68 today bettered her second-round score by 10 strokes.

Freshman Jenni Roller turned in a 1-under score of 71 in final round action and finished in 43^rd place with a 221 total.

Tulsa will be back in action at the Mountain View Collegiate, Friday-Sunday, March 17-19, at the Mountain View Golf Course in Tucson, Arizona.

TEAM RESULTS

1. SMU                                     286-278-276=840
2. Houston                             283-288-274=845
3. South Florida                    288-286- 278=852
4. Tulsa                                    295-286-278=859
5. Incarnate Word               288-286-288=862

T6.        Tulane                                 293-282-290=865

T6.        Kent State                         292-283-290=865

8. Dallas Baptist                   296-285-285=866
9. UTSA                                   300-284-290=874
10. Texas State                       294-196-287=876
11. Cal Poly                              291-292-294=877
12. Seattle                                297-294-292=883
13. Fresno State                     296-299-297=892
14. Southern Miss                 301-302-299=902
15. UAB                                     311-312-302=925

TULSA INDIVIDUALS

T13.     Sydney Seigel                   74-71-69=214

T13.     Lovisa Gunnar                  75-68-71=214

T21.     Grace Kilcrease                74-71-70=215

T35.     Lilly Thomas                      73-78-68-219

T43.     Jenni Roller                       74-76-71=221

TOP-5 INDIVIDUALS

1. Camryn Carreon, UTSA                         68-69-65=202 (-14)
2. Carla Bernat, Tulane                              70-67-67=204 (-12)
3. Ellie Szeryk, SMU                                    70-70-65=205 (-11)
4. Juliana Camargo, USF                            73-68-69=210 (-6)

T5.  Melanie Green, USF                              73-71-68=212 (-4)

T5.  Mayka Hoogeboom, Kent State        74-68-70=212 (-4)

T5.  Mackenzie Lee, SMU                             72-70-70=212 (-4)

T5.  Ellen Nicholas, Incarnate Word         70-71-71=212 (-4)