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Lady Vols Finish Fifth at White Sands Invitational
October 30, 2019 | Women's Golf
Tennessee moves up five spots on the final day with the help of the second lowest round of the season
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Tennessee women's golf team was the largest mover in the field in the final round of the White Sands Invitational on Wednesday.
With the help of the third-lowest score on the course, the Lady Vols moved up five spots on the team leaderboard to place fifth. Their final round score of 279 (-9) tied the sixth lowest score in school history and is the second lowest score of the season.
Tennessee had four players shoot under par on Tuesday including freshman Nicole Whiston and senior Micheala Williams.
Whiston, who was the highest Lady Vol finisher in every event this fall, carded a final round of 68 (-4), which was the third lowest score in the 82-player field.
Her third-round score helped her post a 54-hole score of 216 (E) as she moved up 20 spots to tie for 14th on the individual leaderboard. In all five events this fall, she has finished par or better and she has placed inside of the top 20 in every event.
Williams grabbed her second consecutive top-25 finish with the help of a final round 69 (-3). She moved up 23 spots on the individual leaderboard to tie for 21st at 2-over-par for the tournament.
Sophomore Mikayla Bardwell and junior Mariah Smith both carded rounds of 70 (-1) on Tuesday to help lift Tennessee to its third top-five finish of the fall season.
In the process of moving up the leaderboard, the Lady Vols passed No. 21 Mississippi State, No. 27 Baylor, No. 31 Clemson and No. 34 Georgia. They also were just one stroke back of No. 24 Houston.
Coach's Take
On team's success in third rounds this season:
"Our players see other teams play well and they know they are capable of it as well. They also are a little more determined on the last day to move up the leaderboard." – Coach Judi Pavon
On playing well heading into the offseason:
"This is a great way to go into offseason. We saw this week that we can play with some high-ranked teams and that will be good motivation going into the spring." -- Coach Judi Pavon
On playing in international tournaments:
"It's a great opportunity for them to see new places and compete on different courses. Both this tournament and Guadalajara are great fields so, it's important to play against good teams to be prepared for postseason."– Coach Judi Pavon
Final Scores:
Team
Tennessee Team
Tennessee Individual
Next Up: With the Lady Vols wrapping up the fall slate of tournaments, they will be back on the course to start the spring season in February. Tennessee travels to Guadalajara, Mexico for the Guadalajara International Invitational with play starting on Feb. 17 and running through Feb. 18.
With the help of the third-lowest score on the course, the Lady Vols moved up five spots on the team leaderboard to place fifth. Their final round score of 279 (-9) tied the sixth lowest score in school history and is the second lowest score of the season.
Tennessee had four players shoot under par on Tuesday including freshman Nicole Whiston and senior Micheala Williams.
Whiston, who was the highest Lady Vol finisher in every event this fall, carded a final round of 68 (-4), which was the third lowest score in the 82-player field.
Her third-round score helped her post a 54-hole score of 216 (E) as she moved up 20 spots to tie for 14th on the individual leaderboard. In all five events this fall, she has finished par or better and she has placed inside of the top 20 in every event.
Williams grabbed her second consecutive top-25 finish with the help of a final round 69 (-3). She moved up 23 spots on the individual leaderboard to tie for 21st at 2-over-par for the tournament.
Sophomore Mikayla Bardwell and junior Mariah Smith both carded rounds of 70 (-1) on Tuesday to help lift Tennessee to its third top-five finish of the fall season.
In the process of moving up the leaderboard, the Lady Vols passed No. 21 Mississippi State, No. 27 Baylor, No. 31 Clemson and No. 34 Georgia. They also were just one stroke back of No. 24 Houston.
Coach's Take
On team's success in third rounds this season:
"Our players see other teams play well and they know they are capable of it as well. They also are a little more determined on the last day to move up the leaderboard." – Coach Judi Pavon
On playing well heading into the offseason:
"This is a great way to go into offseason. We saw this week that we can play with some high-ranked teams and that will be good motivation going into the spring." -- Coach Judi Pavon
On playing in international tournaments:
"It's a great opportunity for them to see new places and compete on different courses. Both this tournament and Guadalajara are great fields so, it's important to play against good teams to be prepared for postseason."– Coach Judi Pavon
Final Scores:
Team
| 1 | Texas | -36 (828) |
| 2 | Arkansas | -7 (857) |
| 3 | Oklahoma | -6 (858) |
| 4 | Houston | +2 (866) |
| 5 | Tennessee | +3 (867) |
| 6 | North Texas | +6 (870) |
| 7 | Clemson | +7 (871) |
| T8 | Clemson | +9 (873) |
| T8 | Georgia | +9 (873) |
| 10 | Mississippi State | +10 (874) |
| 11 | SMU | +18 (882) |
| 12 | Ohio State | +19 (883) |
| 13 | Tulane | +25 (889) |
| 14 | New Mexico | +39 (903) |
Tennessee Team
| Nicole Whiston | T14 | 216 (E) |
| Micheala Williams | T21 | 218 (+2) |
| Mikayla Bardwell | T30 | 220 (+4) |
| Mariah Smith | T51 | 224 (+8) |
| Waverly Whiston | T51 | 224 (+8) |
Tennessee Individual
| Hadley Walts | T41 | 222 (+6) |
Next Up: With the Lady Vols wrapping up the fall slate of tournaments, they will be back on the course to start the spring season in February. Tennessee travels to Guadalajara, Mexico for the Guadalajara International Invitational with play starting on Feb. 17 and running through Feb. 18.
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