Raiders finish strong at Mason Rudolph Championship

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Middle Tennessee

Mason Rudolph Invitational

9/17/2017 3:39:00 PM | Women's Golf

Burris fires 4-under 68 on final day

By: @MTAthletics

Final Results

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee bounced back on day three of the Mason Rudolph Championship Sunday, matching their round one score at 6-over 294.

While the three-round total of 26-over (294-302-294=890) put the Blue Raiders in 14th place in one of the toughest fields in the country, their late surge on Sunday left them just one stroke shy of catching a Top 40 team from last season in UCF.

The surge was largely fueled by redshirt junior and defending Conference USA individual champion Jenna Burris, who tallied five of MT's 12 birdies in the last nine holes.

Burris's 4-under 68 led the Raiders on the final day and vaulted her into the Top 35 on the leaderboard as Middle Tennessee's top finisher in the tournament.

NOTABLES

Jenna Burris's 4-under 68 was the second-lowest round of her career, one stroke off of her first round 5-under 67 at the 2017 Conference USA Championship
Burris's three-round total of 1-under 215 is also the second-best score of her career, behind the 7-under 209 she posted at the 2017 C-USA Championship
As a team, the Blue Raiders were able to shave 28 strokes off of the 64-over 918 the turned in last at the 2016 Mason Rudolph Championship on the same course
Middle Tennessee notched 44 birdies on the week, tied for the seventh most in the field of 15 that featured some of the top teams in the nation
Freshman Savannah Quick was one of just 36 golfers in the field and the only Blue Raider to play the Par 3s at even or better on the week
Jenna Burris led MT in Par 4 scoring at 1-under while Hanley Long went 4-under on Par 5s
Burris totaled 13 of MT's 44 birdies, tied for ninth most in the field

QUOTABLES
"We played pretty solid today, especially considering I wasn't sure if a few of them would finish due to illness. Jenna played really solid today, especially on the last nine holes, and Hanley had a solid tournament as well. Cynthia and our two freshmen, Caroline and Savannah, played a really good first tournament on such a great course with a great field considering they were all playing through illness." – Head Coach Chris Adams on her team's performance at the Mason Rudolph Championship

"I really knew that the team needed me to come through and really push to finish strong. I birdied holes one and two after the turn and made a good par on three to keep the momentum going into four and five. With over half the team sick, it was a great day to pull out a good round and I never gave up." – Jenna Burris on her strong finish to move up the leaderboard on Sunday

STANDINGS
1. Arkansas                                      273-277-273=823 (-41)
2. Alabama                                      284-272-273=829 (-35)
3. Arizona State                              277-276-286=839 (-25)
4. Vanderbilt                                   275-283-284=842 (-22)
5. Northwestern                             285-280-282=847 (-17)
6. South Carolina                            289-284-280=853 (-11)
7. Auburn                                         285-284-288=857 (-7)
8. Virginia                                        290-289-282=861 (-3)
9. Clemson                                       296-281-290=867 (+3)
10. Houston                                     288-296-287=871 (+7)
11. North Carolina                         294-288-291=873 (+9)
12. Chattanooga                             292-293-297=882 (18)
13. UCF                                             300-291-298=889 (+25)
14. Middle Tennessee                   294-302-294=890 (+26)
15. Charlotte                                   300-300-299=899 (+35)

34. Jenna Burris 73-74-68=215 (-1)
T44. Hanley Long 72-71-76=219 (+3)
T62. Caroline Caudill 73-79-74=226 (+10)
T69. Cynthia Bounleutay 76-78-76=230 (+14)
77. Savannah Quick 79-79-78=236 (+20)

WHAT'S NEXT
The Blue Raiders will compete in the Lady Paladin Invitational in Greenville, S.C., on Sep. 22-24. The tournament is hosted by Furman at Furman University Golf Club.