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Nicole Amos - Mimosa Hills Int.

Women's Golf Carroll Rich, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

Three Land Inside Top 20, Women's Golf Places Fifth at Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate

Senior Becca Earl led with her fourth consecutive top-10 finish

Women's Golf Carroll Rich, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

Three Land Inside Top 20, Women's Golf Places Fifth at Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate

Senior Becca Earl led with her fourth consecutive top-10 finish

Nicole Amos (above) and Earl recorded team-highs of seven birdies.
MORGANTON, N.C. – Senior Becca Earl recorded her fourth consecutive top-10 finish this spring, while juniors Nicole Amos and Lindsey Hollis added top-20 finishes on Tuesday afternoon to pace the Wofford women's golf team to a fifth-place finish out of 12 teams at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate, hosted by Appalachian State.
 
Wofford (+39) finished eight strokes better than the next team with a total score of 903 for the tournament, while scoring wins over Elon, Gardner-Webb, Winthrop, Appalachian State, Presbyterian, The Citadel and N.C. Central.
 
Georgia Southern (+8) won the tournament's crown by five strokes over USC Upstate (+13), followed by Jacksonville State (+20) in third. GSU's Sarunchana Rattanasin (-8) was tabbed the field's low medalist.
 
Earl (+3) added her fourth top-10 finish of the spring in seventh place with a score 219, while leading the 73-player field with 38 pars through 54 holes of play.
 
The Terriers briefly led through the first round and were tied for third as a team after 18 holes, seeing Earl open strong with a 2-under 70 before recording a 75 in the second round. The senior then finished the final round with a 2-over 74 to secure her spot inside the individual top 10. Additionally, Earl finished third amongst the field in par-3 scoring at 2-under.
 
Nicole Amos (+10) added her best finish of the spring tied for 14th with a score of 226, opening with a 75 and 78 through the opening 36 holes prior to reeling it in over the final 18 with a 1-over 73 for the top-20 result. Amos and Earl both led Wofford with a team-high seven birdies each.
 
Lindsey Hollis (+11) adds her third top-20 finish this spring tied for 16th, recording a pair of birdies for a first-round 75 before a rough second-round back nine performance ended with a 77 after 36 holes. The junior then added another pair of birdies in Tuesday's final round to record a 75 for a total of 227.
 
Freshman Maggie Jackson (+15) finished tied for 24th with a score of 231, while senior Emma King (+26) rounded out the Terriers' lineup tied for 45th with a score of 242. Senior Speedy Kent (+24) competed as an individual tied for 39th with a score of 240.
 
Wofford turns its focus to the 2022 Southern Conference Championships, slated to begin Sunday, Apr. 17-19, in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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Players Mentioned

Nicole Amos

Nicole Amos

Junior
Becca Earl

Becca Earl

Senior
Lindsey Hollis

Lindsey Hollis

Junior
Speedy Kent

Speedy Kent

Senior
Emma King

Emma King

Senior
Maggie Jackson

Maggie Jackson

5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nicole Amos

Nicole Amos

Junior
Becca Earl

Becca Earl

Senior
Lindsey Hollis

Lindsey Hollis

Junior
Speedy Kent

Speedy Kent

Senior
Emma King

Emma King

Senior
Maggie Jackson

Maggie Jackson

5' 9"
Freshman