GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Wofford women's golf team concluded its second fall tournament at the Lady Paladin Invite, hosted by Furman University, on Sunday afternoon, as the Terriers (+50) finished 12
th with a score of 914Â at the par-72 FU Golf Course.
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Senior
Becca Earl (+7) led the Terriers tied for 27
th in her first competition of the fall, tallying 37 pars over the weekend to finish with a total score of 223.
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Earl recorded a 76 in Friday's first round prior to using a 1-under performance with two birdies on Saturday (71) to crack the field's top-20. Tied for 17
th through the second round, a rough front nine outing would set her back out of the top 20, though, Earl added two birdies on No. 5 and No. 8 to finish the back nine even with a 76 to conclude the tournament's final round.
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Furman (-23) dominated the field to for the tournament's crown, finishing 32 strokes better than the next team (North Florida, +9). The Terriers scored a win over Daytona St. College (+75).
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Freshman
Maggie Jackson (+9) followed tied for 32
nd in her second collegiate tournament, leading Wofford with nine birdies over the weekend, as junior
Nicole Amos (+17) finished tied for 55th with a score of 233. After recording a 78 in Friday's first round, Jackson opened Saturday with three-straight birdies on No. 12, 13 and 14, though, she finished 3-over on the back nine to register a 2-over par 74 in the second. Jackson then played solid in Sunday's final round, finishing 1-over-par (73) with two birdies to conclude the weekend with a score 225.
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Junior
Lindsey Hollis (+19) finished tied for 58
th with a score of 235, as senior
Speedy Kent (+20) finished tied for 60
th with a score of 236.
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Next, the Terriers will compete in Charleston, S.C., for the CSU Buccaneer Invite, hosted by Charleston Southern, on Monday, Oct. 18-19.
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