JMU Finishes 13th at Lady Paladin

Sunday, September 20

Furman University Golf Course <br>Greenville, S.C.

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James Madison University

2015 Lady Paladin Invitational

9/22/2015 4:31:00 PM | Women's Golf

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The James Madison women's golf team wrapped up play at the Lady Paladin Invitational with a 13th-place finish in the 17-team field on Tuesday afternoon at the Furman University Golf Course.

Sophomore Maddisen Cox paced the Dukes, tying for 14th-place at 6-over par (75-75-72) in the three-day event. Cox surged up the leaderboard with an even-par 72 in the final round, improving 19 spots from rounds two to three.

Sophomore Laura Gomez-Ruiz carded a 7-over par 79 in the final round to tie for 61st with a combined 18-over par (81-74-79). Freshmen Jordan McKelvin (77-84-78) and Katie Turk (80-74-85) shot 6-over par and 13-over par, respectively, in round three, as both tied for 75th at 23-over par overall. Sophomore Gabrielle Weiss (80-81-79) rounded out the team's scoring with a 7-over par in the final round, completing the event at 7-over par, good for 79th place.

Freshman Carley Cox (86-80-76) finished in 81st with a 4-over par 76, just outside the leaderboards with only the top-five finishes being scored.

The Dukes shot a 308, 20-over par Tuesday to finish the tournament at +60 (312-304-308). Missouri won the Lady Paladin at 7-over par and Clemson's Alice Hewson won the individual crown with at 3-under par.

Quoting Sarah Sargent
"Today was a difficult day. We looked great from the tee to the green but struggled badly from there. We will be putting in a lot of work at our shortgame facility next week to get ready for UNCG. Maddy had another strong tournament and I am so happy she has fought so hard out on the course. The more times she puts herself under par the better she will be able to handle it. I look forward to seeing how much better Maddy can get."

Final Standings

1	Missouri	871	10	Georgetown	917
2	Furman	879	11	Coastal Carolina	921
3	New Mexico	883	12	Columbia	923
T4	Clemson	885	13	James Madison	924
T4	Wake Forest	885	14	Wofford	934
6	UNC	890	15	Georgia Southern	945
7	Virginia Tech	895	16	Samford	946
8	Kennesaw State	912	17	Brown	960
9	ETSU	914