Lady Vols Take Starmount Classic by 35 Strokes

Tuesday, October 2

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Starmount Classic

October 02, 2018 | Women's Golf

Freshman Malia Stovall wins first collegiate individual title by six strokes

By: Andy Kovar

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The University of Tennessee women's golf team captured its first title of the season, winning by 35 strokes at the Starmount Classic in Greensboro, N.C.

Freshman Malia Stovall takes home individual honors, carding a three-round total of 211 (-5) to win by six strokes over the field. In all, the Lady Vols had five of the seven golfers that traveled this week finish inside of the top 10 on the individual leaderboard.

After entering the day with a 13 shot advantage over the field, Tennessee remained aggressive on the course, making adjustments to have its best round of the tournament. After capitalizing on the par-5 fifth hole with three birdies, it put them under par for the round, a place the Lady Vols would remain the rest of the day.

Tennessee made the turn at 5-under-par for the day and was 23 shots clear of the competition at that point. By the end of the final round, the Lady Vols had carded a 282 (-6) which was the low score of the tournament by nine strokes. It bested any other team's final round by 18 strokes, helping the team pull away from the rest of the field.

This is the 17th time in the Judi Pavon era the Lady Vols have taken home a team title and the 18th individual win over that time.

Coach's Take
On what the win does for team's confidence:
"I think everyone feels really good about the way they contributed to the team winning. Just being in the position will help us have confidence moving forward to our next two events." -- Coach Judi Pavon

On Malia Stovall's mindset and execution:
"Malia was so impressive today. She handled the pressure of having the lead and was so solid." – Coach Judi Pavon

On shooting 6-under in the final round:
"I was really proud of the way the girls played today. The came out determined to play well and did a great job. They made the adjustments we talked about last night and had a great round today."-- Coach Judi Pavon

Final Scores:
Team

1	Tennessee	+2 (886)
2	UNC-Greensboro	+37 (901)
T3	High Point	+40 (904)
T3	Troy	+40 (904)
T5	Appalachian State	+41 (905)
T5	UAB	+41 (905)
7	William & Mary	+58 (922)
8	Winthrop	+64 (928)
9	Wofford	+67 (931)
10	Towson	+69 (933)
11	Elon	+80 (944)
12	Tennessee Tech	+86 (950)
13	Western Carolina	+100 (964)
14	Longwood	+104 (968)
15	North Carolina A&T	+140 (1004)