NASSAU, Bahamas – The North Texas women's golf team wrapped up play at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational, and its fall season, on Tuesday with its best score of the week, shooting a final-round, 1-under-par 287 to finish with a three-day total of 870. The score was good for sixth place in a field loaded with top-50 teams in the GolfStat national poll.
UNT, which entered the tournament ranked No. 60 – just 10 spots off the best ranking in program history – finished at 6-over par and ahead of five teams in the top 35.
"We are very pleased with our finish against a loaded field this week," UNT head coach
Michael Akers said. "Defeating two top-25 teams will certainly help our ranking and the goal of earning an at-large bid to the NCAA regionals."
UNT was led by senior
Lauren Cox, who shot a 4-under 68 on Tuesday and finished the tournament tied for 14th at even-par after a rough opening round on Monday. Sophomores
Patricia Sinolungan and
Katie Finley both finished at 2-over and tied for 21st. Finley shot a 1-under 71 after a 2-under 70 on Tuesday.
"Lauren went low today, and Katie certainly helped with under-par rounds today and yesterday," Akers said.
The Mean Green will resume play on Feb. 3, in a one-day, six-team tournament hosted by SMU, before beginning the spring tournament schedule at the Sugar Bowl on Feb. 16-18, in New Orleans – hosted by Tulane.
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Team Leaderboard
1. No. 3 Texas (-36)
2. No. 17 Arkansas (-7)
3. No. 41 Oklahoma (-6)
4. No. 24 Houston (+2)
5. No. 48 Tennessee (+3)
6. North Texas (+6)
7. No. 27 Baylor (+7)
T8. No. 31 Clemson (+9)
T8. No. 34 Georgia (+9)
10. No. 21 Mississippi State (+10)
11. SMU (+18)
12. No. 25 Ohio State (+19)
13. Tulane (+25)
14. New Mexico (+39)
Player Leaderboard
T14.
Lauren Cox (E)
T21.
Patricia Sinolungan (+2)
T21.
Katie Finley (+2)
T51.
Audrey Tan (+8)
T63.
Emilie Ricaud (+10)
T74.
Marija Jucmane (+15)*
*Competing as individual