KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Wofford women's golf team (+52) notched its best Southern Conference Championships finish since 2015 on Tuesday afternoon, jumping up a spot through the final round to place sixth at the Oak Point Golf Course. Senior
Lina Settelmayer (+12) led the way, tied for 20
th, as Wofford's top finisher.
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The finish marks Wofford's best since placing fourth in the 2015 SoCon Championships with a score of 891 (+27). Since then, the Terriers have finished in seventh place for the past four consecutive years (2020, canc. due to COVID-19).
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ETSU (+12) won the conference title by just one stroke over Furman (+13), as Mercer (+20), Chattanooga (+33) and Samford (+35) followed in third, fourth and fifth, respectively. The Paladins claimed the individual medalist and individual runner-up, respectively, in Sarah-Eve Rheaume (-4) and Madison Moosa (-3). Â
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The Terriers finished with a score of 298 on Tuesday for a total of 916 for the tournament, finishing five strokes better than UNCG (+57), while scoring wins over Western Carolina (+62) and The Citadel (+96).
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Settelmayer (+12) finished with a total of 228 for the tournament, recording two birdies on holes No. 8 and No. 12 to conclude Tuesday's round with a 3-over-par 75 – slotting her with a top-20 finish to lead the Terriers in her final tournament sporting the old gold and black.
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Overall, Wofford saw three top-25 finishers, as junior
Becca Earl (+13) and sophomore
Nicole Amos (+13) both finished tied for 22
nd. Amos used five birdies in the final round to secure the team round-low with a 73 for a total score of 229, while Earl also tallied five birdies to conclude with a 2-over-par 74.
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Additionally, Amos (9) and Earl (8) both led Wofford for the most birdies, as Earl also finished tied for fourth among the field in par-4s (+3).
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Sophomore
Lindsey Hollis (+15) finished tied for 27
th after recording a 77 to finish with a total score of 231, while junior
Speedy Kent (+24) used a 76 to finish tied for 38
th with a score of 240.
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Becca Earl finishes the season as the team's leader with a 76.59 stroke average through 17 rounds played this spring.
Lina Settelmayer follows with a 77.20 average through 15 rounds, as
Lindsey Hollis (77.55, 11 rounds) and
Nicole Amos (77.59, 17 rounds) round out Wofford's top five competitors on the year.
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