Women's Golf Captures Web.com Title

Monday, April 4

Jacksonville, FL - Marsh Landing Country Club

Middle Tennessee

Web.com Intercollegiate

4/5/2016 2:37:00 PM | Women's Golf

Miller, George land in top 10 in Jacksonville

By: @MTAthletics

Final Results

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Just two weeks from defending their Conference USA title, the Blue Raider women's golf team has captured more success in the state of Florida, capturing the Web.com Intercollegiate title Tuesday.

"This was a great team win for us and what better time to win than just before the Conference USA Championship," head coach Chris Adams said.

Middle Tennessee shot 10-over par (298) on Friday to drop to nine-over par (288-287-298=873) for the tournament, but edged out Campbell (286-295-293=874) to capture its second title of the 2015-16 season.

"It was tough out there today with swirling winds and the overall scores were higher today, but we managed down the stretch and were able to come out on top," Adams added.

The Web.com title is the 16th team title in school history and the 11th under head coach Chris Adams. It is also the sixth in the last two seasons for the Blue Raiders, who will look to win their second consecutive Conference USA Championship in the coming weeks.

Senior Emily Miller closed out the tournament with a one-over 73 to finish at one-over par (72-72-73=217) and place in a tie for fifth place, her second top five finish of the season.

Fellow senior Avery George sat one stroke behind Miller in a tie for eighth place, carding her second straight two-over round to finish at two-over par (70-74-74=218) and collect her fifth top 10 finish in nine tournaments this season.

Freshman Hanley Long tied Miller's final day team-low score of 73 to put her at seven-over par (71-79-73=223) and landed just outside the top 20 in a tie for 21st.

Samantha Gotcher slotted into a 27th-place tie one stroke behind Long after a final round 78 landed her at eight-over par (75-71-78=224) for the tournament.

Jenna Burris finished in a tie for 44th, using her second round score of two-under par to propel her to a 12-over par (79-70-79=228) finish in Jacksonville.

"Emily and Avery led us with their top 10 finishes, but everyone contributed to this one and we are very happy with the result," Adams stated.

Middle Tennessee led the field of 16 teams in Par 3 scoring (+3, 3.05) and Par 4 scoring (+11, 4.07) while carding 38 birdies through three rounds, four more than their closest competitor.

George and Miller both finishes one-under par on the Par 3 holes while Long and Gotcher were even par. Miller also finished the weekend one-under par on the Par 4 holes and finished second in the field of 90 golfers with 12 total birdies.

Middle Tennessee goes back to the Sunshine State to defend their 2015 Conference USA title on April 18-20. The C-USA Championship will once again be held at the Verandah Golf Club in Fort Myers, where the Blue Raiders won by eight strokes a season ago.