Furman finishes fifth at Florida State Match-Up

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Junior Aubrie Street (+2) fired a final-round 73 to help the Furman women’s golf team capture a fifth-place finish on Sunday in the Florida State Match-Up Tournament at the par-72 Southwood Golf Course.

Street, a native of Medford, Ore., birdied three of her final four holes to shoot 1-over for the round and finish at 2-over par for the 54-hole tournament.  She claimed a share of eighth place in a field that included 12 of the top 70 ranked players in the nation.

Senior Laura Wearn (E), who was tied for the lead entering final round play, carded a 4-over 76 on Sunday to finish with a share of third place at even-par.  After a bogey-free round on Saturday, Wearn totaled five bogeys, including four on the back nine, on Sunday.

Junior Inga Gunnersdottir notched three final-round birdies to shoot 74 as Furman carded a 12-over 300 to claim fifth place.  The University of Georgia (+13) shot a 1-under 287 on Sunday to claim the tournament title with Oklahoma (+17), Tennessee (+18), Florida State (+29) and Furman (+33) rounding out the top five.  Furman finished ahead of three top-41 teams in a field that included six of the top 50 teams in the nation.

Rocio Sanchez Lobato of Georgia and Erica Popson of Tennessee tied for individual medalist honors at 2-under.

The Paladins return to action March 8-10, at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

 

UNCG finishes 11^th at Florida State Match-Up

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – UNCG sophomore women’s golfer Fanny Cnops placed 12th overall at the inaugural Florida State Match-Up event this weekend to lead the Spartans to an 11^th-place finish at the Southwood Golf Course.

Cnops, the reigning Southern Conference Golfer of the Year, posted a three-day, 54-hole score of 6-over par 222 (77-72-73) to finish eight shots off the lead. Cnops’ final two-round score of 145 was tied for fifth-lowest over the last two days. She finished eight shots behind tournament co-champions Erica Popson of Tennessee and Rocio Sanchez Lobato of Georgia at 2-under par 214.

The 16^th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs won the event with a score of 877 to finish four shots in front of No. 6 Oklahoma and five shots ahead of No. 33 Tennessee. The Spartans finished with a three-round team score of 932 (314-310-308).

Freshman Sammie Buchanan tied for 36th overall with a score of 231 (78-74-79) while senior Courtney Taylor turned in a 53^rd-place finish with a score of 237 (80-80-77). Sophomore Berglind Bjornsdottir carded a 246 (83-84-79), while Andrea Rangel came in with a 252 (79-90-83).

The Spartans return to action March 3-5 when they take part in the Kiawah Invitational, hosted by the College of Charleston at the Cougar Point Golf Club.