Lady Vols Place Second at Trinity Forest Invitational

Tuesday, October 30

Dallas, TX

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University of Tennessee

SMU Trinity Forest Invitational

October 30, 2018 | Women's Golf

Tennessee has four players finish inside of the top 15 on the leaderboard, placing ahead of three top 50 teams

By: Andy Kovar

DALLAS, Texas -- The University of Tennessee women's golf team finished second at the SMU Trinity Forest Invitational to conclude the fall season of tournaments.

The Lady Vols placed ahead of three top 50 teams in No. 25 Oregon State, No. 42 SMU and No. 43 Colorado as they finished with a three-round total of 881 (+17). Their 54-hole total was nine strokes clear of Oregon State who finished in third.

Tennessee had four players finish inside of the top 15 on individual leaderboard including three in the top 10.

Junior Micheala Williams and freshman Malia Stovall had the low rounds of the day, carding rounds of 74 (+2). The rounds helped Williams move up six spots on the leaderboard as she tied for 42nd.

Stovall posted her third-consecutive top-10 finish, placing eighth with a three-round score of 220 (+4). Finishing as the top Lady Vol on leaderboard was fellow freshman Mikayla Bardwell who tied for sixth at the event with a three-round total of 219 (+3).

This was the fourth tournament of the spring that Bardwell has finished in the top 10 on the leaderboard. Joining them in the top 15 was senior Ariana Macioce (+6) who tied for 10th and sophomore Waverly Whiston (+7) who tied for 14th on the individual leaderboard.

Coach's Take
On today's final round:
"We got off to a good start today but, so did Illinois. The conditions got tough about halfway through the round and we dropped several shots, but then finished well. We are pleased with a second place to end the fall. Oregon State is a top 25 team and and Illinois top 20 so we competed well and leave ourselves with a good feeling heading into our off season." – Coach Judi Pavon

On placing in the top three in the last three tournaments:
"I think it gives us a lot of confidence. This is a young team and I think each week they started to learn how good they can be. We haven't played our best yet, so I'm looking forward to a fun spring season." – Coach Judi Pavon

Day One Scores:
Team

1	Illinois	+8 (872)
2	Tennessee	+17 (881)
3	Oregon State	+26 (890)
4	Colorado	+32 (896)
5	SMU	+35 (899)
T6	UT-San Antonio	+37 (901)
T6	Kansas	+37 (901)
8	North Texas	+38 (902)
9	Kansas State	+45 (909)
10	Dallas Baptist	+46 (910)
11	Chattanooga	+47 (911)
12	Kentucky	+60 (924)