Lady Bulldogs Finish Eighth At Papa Johns Collegiate
MIAMI, Fla. - The Mississippi State women's golf team concluded play at the Papa Johns Collegiate Tuesday, finishing in eighth place. The Lady Bulldogs shot a 308 in the final round and finished with a three-round score of 920.
Pacing State for the sixth-straight tournament was all-Southeastern Conference junior Amanda Mathis. Mathis finished in a tie for fifth place with a three-round score of 223. The top-10 finish for Mathis was her fifth straight this season. MSU senior Stephanie Godare finished in a tie for 16th after pacing State with a 75 in the final round. Ashleigh Korzack finished in a tie for 41st with a 235. Sophomore Julia Huh finished one stroke back of Korzack and finished in a tie for 43rd. Freshman Leigh Phillips concluded her first collegiate tournament shooting a 251.
North Carolina State won the team competition, shooting an 892 and edged out East Carolina for the victory. South Florida¹s Christina Jones shot a 71 in the final round and held on to her lead for the third straight day, winning individual honors with a score of 214.
MSU's next action will be on March 3-5 when the Lady Bulldogs travel to Baton Rouge, La. to compete in the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic.
Fin. School Scores 1. North Carolina State 310-287-295=892 2. East Carolina University 305-294-297=896 3. Virginia 307-298-295=900 4. Miami 306-298-297=901 5 South Florida 308-297-306=911 6. College of Charleston 299-311-303=913 7. Alabama 301-308-305=914 8. Mississippi State 303-309-308=920 9. Kentucky 305-312-304=921 10 Coastal Carolina 313-301-309=923 11. Louisville 305-307-319=931 12. UAB 322-317-317=956 8. Mississippi State 303-309-308=920 t5. Amanda Mathis 72-74-77=223t16. Stephanie Godare 75-76-75=226t41. Ashleigh Korzack 79-78-78=235t43. Julia Huh 77-81-78=236t62. Leigh Phillips 84-81-86=251