Women's Golf Southern Conference

CofC Finishes 15th at UCF Challenge

SORRENTO, Fla. – The College of Charleston women’s golf team shot the 10th-best final round and finished 15th at the UCF Challenge on Tuesday at the RedTail Golf Club.

For the tournament, the Cougars shot rounds of 299-308-300=907 (+43) and finished ahead of South Florida, Georgia State and Oregon State in a high-caliber field.

North Carolina shot the best final round as it ran away with the title at 10-under with a 17-shot victory over second-place Tulane.

Freshman Julia Neumann was the best individual finisher for the Cougars as she carded rounds of 71-78-74 and finished tied for 33rd place. Right behind Neumann was freshman Stacey Tomlinson, who shot the best final round for the Cougars, 73, and finished tied for 36th place.

Senior Vanessa Koechli finished tied for 59th, freshman Mary Chandler Bryan finished tied for 66th and junior Kathryn Miranda finished 93rd for the Cougars.

Up next, the Cougars host the largest tournament in collegiate golf as they welcome more than 30 teams to Kiawah Island for the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic on March 3-5.