"We had a very solid finish and a big congrats to Laura for her second straight runner-up finish," FGCU head coach Sarah Trew said. "Overall, we didn't have our A games this week, but really grinded it out for a good tournament. We have a quick turnaround for FIU so we are going to focus a lot on short game and course management."
Edmonds, coming off a career-best 210 (-6) at the Johnie Imes Invitational on Oct. 2, shot a 1-over 72 on Tuesday to finish with her even par 54-hole score. She finished just one stroke behind Florida International's Agueda Cortilla-Mas for first place.
Sarah Edwards, competing in just her second collegiate tournament, shot a final round 74 to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place with a 219 (+6). She now has four straight rounds at 75 or under. Another top finisher was Ailsa Clark, who had a final round 73 to finish at 220 (+7).
Natalia Nassar competed individually for the Eagles, but finished among the top 15. She also had a final round 73, which gave her a 54-hole 225 (+12) and was a season-best performance.
FGCU has now finished among the top two in six of their past eight tournaments dating back to Feb. 5 of last year.
Individual Standings
2. Laura Edmonds - 71-70-72---212 (-1)
T-7. Sarah Edwards - 73-72-74---219 (+6)
T-11. Ailsa Clark - 75-72-73---220 (+7)
T-31. Isabella Portokalis - 76-78-78---232 (+19)
48. Sadie Chlapowski - 80-80-78---238 (+25)
Individual: T-15. Natalia Nassar - 76-76-73---225 (+12)
Final Team Results
1. Florida International - 286-294-296---876 (+24)
2. FGCU - 295-292-297---884 (+32)
3. Georgia Southern - 300-293-301---894 (+42)
4. Lynn - 305-295-296---896 (+44)
5. Florida Atlantic - 294-297-310---901 (+49)
6. Nova Southeastern - 295-302-307---904 (+52)
7. Keiser University - 301-297-319---917 (+65)
8. Lamar - 303-315-300---918 (+66)
9. Bethune-Cookman - 299-312-310---921 (+69)
10. Brown - 308-316-317---941 (+89)
11. Holy Cross - 351-344-351---1046 (+194)
Quotes From Other Coaches:
Georgia Southern- "We moved up one spot to third today, and I'm really proud of the grit the team showed," said GSU head coach Emily Kuhfield. "Our ball striking was a little bit off this week, but the girls scrambled and had a solid finish. Congratulations to Alberte for another top 10!"
FAU- "We learn something each time we tee it up and this tournament was no exception," said FAU head coach Aimee Neff. "I was impressed with freshman, Justine Fournand's play and her third-place finish. She put together three solid rounds of golf and gave herself a chance to win. As a team, we left quite a few strokes out there and for that reason I am glad we have a quick turnaround before we compete again this weekend at FIU's Pat Bradley Invitational at Lakewood Ranch."
Keiser (NAIA)- "It wasn't our best final round, but all in all we had a good week," said Keiser head coach Brandon Miller. "I'm really proud of Natalia, she's stepped up her game big time and is a senior leader that's invaluable. Her 69 today is well deserved. We have short rest and are excited to get up to Whistling Straits in a few days to play the same venue as the 2020 Ryder Cup!"
Next Up:
FGCU will close out its fall season in the Pat Bradley Invitational hosted by FIU Oct. 20-22.
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