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Olde Stone Intercollegiate
Caroline Caudill leads Blue Raiders in fall finale
10/26/2021 3:38:00 PM | Women's Golf
Bowling Green, Ky. – Graduate student Caroline Caudill finished in the top 10 as Middle Tennessee women's golf wrapped up the fall season at the Olde Stone Intercollegiate on Tuesday in Bowling Green, Ky. The Clarksville, Tenn., native carded a three-round score of 223 (+7) to finish tied for sixth in the event hosted jointly by WKU and Louisville. The Blue Raiders finished 13th as a team with a score of 935 (+71).
After finishing up the final few holes of the second round, which was suspended on account of darkness Monday evening, Caudill finished the third round strong Tuesday with birdies on three of her final eight holes. She ended the round with a team-low score of 74 (+2).
Sophie Burks' 75 (+3) was MT's second-lowest individual score of the final round. Her 15 pars were a team-high for the third round. Burks ended the tourney tied for 34th at 233 (+17).
Molly Bebelaar tied for 58th at 239 (+23), finishing the event with back-to-back rounds of 79 (+7).
Competing as part of the lineup for the first time in 2021-22, Madison Smith ended play in 63rd place at 240 (+24) after carding an 80 (+8) in the third round.
Catherine Caudill rounded out the lineup in a tie for 72nd at 246 (+30), carding an 83 (+11) in the third round.
Caroline Caudill's nine birdies equaled the seventh-most by an individual in the tournament.
Louisville won the team title at 892 (+28), seven strokes ahead of second place. Coastal Carolina's Tiffany Arafi won the individual title at 213 (-3).
COACH ADAMS ON THE FINISH TO THE FALL
"Caroline had a great tourney to cap off a really good fall," head coach Chris Adams said. "This isn't where we anted to finish the fall as a team, but we improved a little each day and we are going to focus on some areas we can improve and get more consistent both mentally and physically this offseason. We had some great rounds this fall both individually and as a team, but we need to find some answers as to how we can become more consistent, especially when facing adversity. We are going to find some positives and work hard this offseason."
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