Women's Golf Takes Home Third Place at Bill Berg Invite

Sunday, October 16

Hayesville, N.C.

James Madison University

Bill Berg Invitational

10/18/2016 7:11:00 PM | Women's Golf

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HAYESVILLE, N.C. - The James Madison women's golf team dropped five strokes off its second-round score on Tuesday evening to take home third place at the Bill Berg Invitational, hosted by Western Carolina at the par-72, 5,876-yard Ridges Country Club.

JMU fired a 16-over 304 in Tuesday's final round, closing the week at with a score of 911, just two strokes behind second-place host Western Carolina. Eastern Kentucky continued its stellar play, taking home first-place honors at the 12-team tournament with a final score of 25-over 889 across three rounds.

Freshman Lauren Comegys led the Dukes on the final day, shooting a career-low 1-over 73 to propel herself into a tie for 27th among the 66-golfer field. The round included three birdies, including a pair back-to-back on her 15th and 16th holes of the afternoon.

Junior Laura Gomez-Ruiz closed the week with her first top-10 of the season, finishing tied for seventh at 9-over 225 (70-72-83), while junior Maddisen Cox carded a 4-over 76 to close a consistent week tied for 15th at 228 (77-75-76).

Freshman Morgan Cox dropped six strokes from her second-round score with a 3-over 75 that saw her tie for 19th at 231 and sophomore Katie Turk closed the JMU scoring with an 8-over 80, putting her in a tie for 55th at 248.

Playing as individuals, junior Gabrielle Weiss (248) and freshman Joanna Keck (290) finished tied for 55th and 66th, respectively.

PIN SEEKING
The Dukes racked up 36 birdies as a team across their three rounds, the most of any team in Hayesville and two more than second place. Junior Maddisen Cox led the way for JMU with nine birdies, tied for third-most of any competitor, while junior Laura Gomez-Ruiz and freshman Lauren Comegys each tallied eight of their own.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will close out their fall schedule in two weeks, when they take part in the Idle Hour Collegiate Championship, hosted by Mercer from Mon. Oct. 31-Tues. Nov. 1. The tournament, held in Macon, Ga. at the Idle Hour Golf Club, will have live results available at BirdieFire.com.