Raiders finish strong at MountainView Collegiate

Friday, March 23

Tucson, AZ - Mountain View Country Club

Middle Tennessee

MountainView Collegiate

3/25/2018 4:57:00 PM | Women's Golf

Caudill leads way with Top 20 finish

By: @MTAthletics

Results

TUCSON, Ariz. – Middle Tennessee used its best round of the weekend to finish in seventh place at the MountainView Collegiate in Tucson on Sunday.

Sophie Burks led the way on Sunday with an even par 72, the second round of par or better in the freshman's young career. Her 9-over 225 (76-77-72) on the weekend landed her in a tie for 29^th.

Burks along with the rest of the Blue Raiders were overshadowed on the weekend by fellow freshman Caroline Caudill who logged a 7-over 223 (70-78-75) to land inside the Top 20, tying for 19^th place.

Senior Cynthia Bounleutay turned in a strong showing of her own, finishing the weekend with a 2-over 74 to land in a tie for 29^th alongside Burks at 9-over 225 (76-75-74).

Junior Hanley Long shot 3-over (75) on Sunday to finish at 12-over (82-71-75=228) while redshirt junior Jenna Burris carded a 20-over par 236 (77-81-78) for the tournament.

NOTABLES

Freshman Caroline Caudill logged the first eagle of her career on Sunday with a 3 on the Par 5 ninth hole
Freshman Sophie Burks' even par 72 was the second par or better round of her career, matching classmate Caroline Caudill's two par or better rounds on the season
Caudill's 5-under (4.58) performance in Par 5 scoring was tied for the best in the field while Hanley Long's Par 4 scoring (E, 4.00) was tied for third in the field
The Blue Raiders finished second in the field in total pars on the week with 166, led by Burks' 39 which were tied for second among 80 golfers

QUOTABLES

"Overall we are playing better as a team each round which is encouraging. It is hard to make a lot of putts on these greens here that are filled with poa annua and were tough to read. To see Sophie and Caroline give par or better rounds this week is great and I think they are gaining confidence at the right time. Cynthia had a great tournament as well and her confidence is also rising at the right time. Jenna and Hanley will work through this and be great next tournament. We rely heavily on them and it is nice to see we are coming together as a team right now." – Head Coach Chris Adams

"Today I stayed with the mindset of being patient on certain holes. I didn't make many putts the first two days but knew they would fall as long as I kept putting myself in good positions. Every round Caroline and I play competitively is helping us feel more comfortable in situations where we will be ready when conference rolls around." – Freshman Sophie Burks

STANDINGS

1. Illinois                                     +11 (288-304-283=875)
2. San Jose State                       +20 (290-301-293=884)
3. Missouri                                 +21 (294-309-282=885)
4. Kansas                                    +25 (293-296-300=889)
5. Central Arkansas                  +26 (302-290-298=890)
6. Colorado State                      +29 (295-312-286=893)
7. Middle Tennessee               +32 (299-301-296=896)
T8. Wichita State                      +34 (298-294-306=898)
T8. Kansas State                       +34 (298-302-298=898)
10. New Mexico State             +40 (300-303-301=904)
T11. North Texas                      +43 (302-310-295=907)
T11. Sam Houston State         +43 (307-307-293=907)
13. Nebraska                             +44 (301-307-300=908)
14. Missouri State                   +55 (301-315-303=919)
15. Wyoming                             +64 (309-315-304=928)

T19. Caroline Caudill               +4 (70-78-75=223)
T29. Cynthia Bounleutay        +7 (76-75-74=225)
T29. Sophie Burks                    +9 (76-77-72=225)
T36. Hanley Long                     +9 (82-71-75=228)
T67. Jenna Burris                     +14 (77-81-78=236)

WHAT'S NEXT

The Blue Raiders travel to their last spring tournament before the conference championship, the Charleston Invitational, on April 2-3 in Charleston, S.C.