Chattanooga finishes sixth at Briar’s Creek

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. – Emily McLennan and Agathe Sauzon recorded top-10 finishes, leading the Chattanooga Mocs to sixth place at the Briar’s Creek Invitational on Tuesday. Chattanooga’s 901 was two behind No. 11 Clemson in fifth place at 899.

The Mocs’ five losses were to teams ranked ahead of them. The 11 wins included four top-50 wins (Kansas, Wisconsin, East Tennessee State & Illinois). It was a strong performance against a field that included 14 teams ranked in the top 100 in the country.

McLennan and Sauzon each recorded strong rounds Tuesday, shooting minus-1 and even-par, respectively. McLennan’s 71 Tuesday gave her a 4-over total of 220, one ahead of Sauzon. Sauzon matched her opening-round 72 for a 221, tying for ninth behind McLennan, who tied for seventh.

Jordan Britt shot a second straight 74 to end up tied for 22nd at 225. It was an impressive run by the Mocs’ top three, who averaged 74.00 strokes per round, nearly four strokes (3.74) better than the tourney average of 77.74.

Porsche Campbell rounded out the counting scores with a 77, while Isabella Loza had a 79.

Texas Tech (888) started the day in fourth but fired a 2-under-par 286 to win by four over Penn State (892). The Nittany Lions were one behind the Red Raiders, tied for fifth to start the day, but shot plus-1 289 to stay on TTU’s heels. East Carolina (894) ended up third, matching the Mocs’ 294.

Christina Vosters of Penn State roared to medalist honors, shooting 4-under-par 68 to wind up at 215 (-1). It was a two-shot win over the trio of Ashley Burke (USF), Alexandria Papell (Maryland) and Lena Schaeffner (Coastal Carolina) at plus-1.

Chattanooga is back to the tee on April 7 at the Web.com Intercollegiate. The two-day, 54-hole tournament is played in Jacksonville, Fla., at Marsh Landing Golf Club.