MT Finishes 4th at Henssler Financial Collegiate

Monday, March 28

Kennesaw, GA - Pinetree Country Club

Middle Tennessee

Henssler Financial Collegiate

3/29/2016 2:03:00 PM | Women's Golf

Long logs first career top 10

By: @MTAthletics

Final Standings

KENNESAW, Ga. – A final round 298 (+10) propelled the Blue Raiders into a fourth-place finish at the Henssler Financial Collegiate on Tuesday.

Middle Tennessee finished the tournament at 44-over par (908), finishing behind only No. 26 Texas Tech (+26, 890), No. 34 Augusta (+36, 900) and Illinois (+44, 906).

"We were much better today, tying for the low round of the day," head coach Chris Adams said. "We had a couple of hiccups again at the end but we are going to work hard and get stronger."

Conference USA foe Old Dominion finished four places back from the Blue Raiders at 65-over par (929).

Freshman Hanley Long birdied her final hole for a one-over par 73 in round three to move to nine-over par (225) for the tournament and collect her first career top 10 finish.

Senior Avery George matched Long at nine-over par (225) with an even-par 72 on Tuesday to join the freshman in a tie for 7th in the field.

"Hanley (Long) and Avery (George) both played very solid to finish in the top 10," Adams stated.

Emily Miller made the top 20 in Kennesaw after a five-over 77 placed her in a tie for 15th at 12-over par (228).

Jenna Burris landed in a tie for 23rd with her final round 76 (+4) giving her a three-round total of 14-over par (230).

Lacie York held the final spot in the Blue Raider lineup and finished her second tournament of the season at 29-over par (245).

The junior shot her best round of the tournament on Tuesday thanks in part to an eagle on the 309-yard Par 4 14th hole, one of just five eagles in the 54-hole tournament.

Maddie Denton was also in the field for Middle Tennessee as an individual and logged a three-round total of 31-over par (247).

George notched 10 birdies in the tournament, the most of any golfer in the field of 70 golfers, while Long led the field in Par 4 scoring at 4.07 (+2).

The Blue Raiders will play their final tournament of the regular season in Jacksonville, Fla., on April 4-5 before preparing to defend their Conference USA title on April 18-20 in Fort Myers, Fla.