Women's Golf Finishes As Runner-Up at CSU Women's Fall Invitational

Women's Golf Finishes As Runner-Up at CSU Women's Fall Invitational

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Women's Golf Finishes As Runner-Up at CSU Women's Fall Invitational

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina University women’s golf team finished as the runner-up at the Charleston Southern Women’s Fall Invitational, Sept. 29-30. The two-day, 36-hole tournament was played at Coosaw Creek Golf Course (Par 71 – 5,898 yards) in North Charleston, S.C.

The Chanticleers shot the best final round of the tournament with a 309 but it wasn’t enough to close the gap as Coastal Carolina finished at 614, four shots behind host Charleston Southern at 610. Bethune-Cookman was third at 625, with Radford in fourth at 628. Fairfield wrapped up the top five at 665.

Junior Aruka Felgueroso (Madrid, Spain/Blume) finished as the top Chanticleer at 9-over 151, placing third, while senior Ann Maness (Galivants Ferry, S.C./Aynor) was in a tie for fourth at 10-over 152. Senior Jessica Vincent (Burlington, N.C./Walter Williams (North Carolina State)) also posted a top-10 finish, placing 10^th at 154. Sophomores Carmen Jones (Orangeburg, S.C./Orangeburg Prep) and Alicia Grier (Hagerstown, Md./Smithsburg) finished 14^th (154) and in a tie for 19^th (164), respectively. Olivia Higgins of Charleston Southern and Radford’s Hannah Coles tied for first at 7-over 149, with Higgins taking medalist honors in a playoff.

Coastal Carolina heads back on the course Mon.-Tue., Oct. 6-7 at the USF Waterlefe Invitational, being played at the Waterlefe Golf and River Club in Brandenton, Fla.

Team Scores
1 Charleston Southern 300 310 610 +42
2 Coastal Carolina 305 309 614 +46
3 Bethune-Cookman 311 314 625 +57
4 Radford 316 312 628 +60
5 Fairfield 335 330 665 +97
6 Newberry 342 329 671 +103
7 Presbyterian 324 348 672 +104
8 Armstrong Atlantic 338 340 678 +110
9 Anderson (SC) 340 340 680 +112
10 South Carolina State 350 352 702 +134
11 The Citadel 359 345 704 +136

Top Five Individuals Plus Coastal Carolina
** 1 Olivia Higgins (Charleston Southern) 73 76 149
2 Hannah Coles (Radford) 73 76 149
3 Aruka Felgueroso (Coastal Carolina) 74 77 151
4 Megan Leineweber (Radford) 75 77 152
Ann Maness (Coastal Carolina) 78 74 152
Rhiannon Loebs (Charleston Southern) 75 77 152
Emma Tayler (Bethune-Cookman) 73 79 152

10 Jessica Vincent (Coastal Carolina) 72 82 154
14 Carmen Jones (Coastal Carolina) 81 78 159
t19 Alicia Grier (Coastal Carolina) 84 80 164