Dukes Take 10th at Pinehurst Challenge

Monday, October 10

Pinehurst No. 1 | Pinehurst, N.C.

James Madison University

Pinehurst Challenge

10/11/2016 7:36:00 PM | Women's Golf

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PINEHURST, N.C. - Junior Maddisen Cox secured her second individual top-10 of the 2016-17 season on Tuesday, leading the James Madison women's golf team to a 10th-place finish at the Pinehurst Challenge, held across the last two days at the par-72, 5,974-yard Pinehurst No. 1 course.

The Dukes fired a 16-over 304 in Tuesday's final round, closing their week with a score of 904, just five strokes back of ninth-place North Florida. East Carolina took home the team championship in the 18-team tournament, besting second-place Auburn by five strokes and third-place Maryland by 20.

Cox posted her team-best third round of par-or-better to lead the way for JMU, closing her tournament with an even-par 72 to tie for sixth at 2-over 218. The effort matched her best 54-hole performance to par, having shot a 2-over 215 at the season-opening Golfweek Program Challenge.

Junior Laura Gomez-Ruiz would tie for 50th on the week, shooting a 6-over 78 on Tuesday to finish at 228, while freshman Morgan Cox finished just behind, tied for 59th at 230, after a final round of 3-over 75.

Freshman Lauren Comegys posted a 7-over 79 to finish at 232 (t-66th), while sophomore Jordan McKelvin closed out the JMU scorers in a tie for 84th at 237.

Playing as an individual, sophomore Katie Turk closed her week in 90th with a score of 241. ECU's Lisa Petterson took home medalist honors, closing her week at 8-under 208 after a round of 1-under 71 on Tuesday.

QUOTING COACH SARGENT
"We made a few too many mistakes this morning, but it was a solid weekend for us overall. We'll have a lot to work on this week as we get further into our fall schedule."

EAGLE HUNTING
Freshman Morgan Cox eagled the second hole, a 401-yard par 5, for the second round in a row on Tuesday afternoon. In all, the Dukes posted three eagles across this week's three rounds, with sophomore Jordan McKelvin picking hers up on the par-4 12th hole in Monday's first round. That total matched UNCG and Georgia State for the most of any team.

HOLE-BY-HOLE
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UP NEXT
The Dukes will be back in action from Sunday, Oct. 16-Tuesday, Oct. 18, when they head to Hayesville, N.C. to take part in the Bill Berg Invitational, hosted by Western Carolina.