SARASOTA, Fla. – Freshman Mary Miller led the Georgia Southern women’s golf team shooting 73-69-73 to finish tied for ninth as the team finished sixth at the Spartan Suncoast Invitational at the Palm Aire Country Club on Monday. 

Miller posted her third top-10 finish of the season shooting a career best 54-hole total of 215. The freshman finished her third tournament of the season shooting even or under par. 

Georgia Southern opened the first round shooting a combined 293 as Regina Plascencia led the Eagles shooting an even par and tallied three birdies to tie for 12th. Miller and Kelsey Chen shot a 73 in the opening round as Miller carded eight birdies and Chen tallied three to sit T22. 

Miller birdied two of her final three holes in the second round to card a team-low 69 to move into fourth place. The Savannah, Ga., native shot a bogey-free back nine and tallied five birdies on the round. Chen carded a 71 in the second tallying five birdies to move into the top-15. The Eagles combined to shoot an even par in the second round to finish in fourth place on the day. 

In the final round, the Eagles shot a combined 289 and two Eagles posted under par rounds. Louise Reau shot her best round of the tournament carding a 69 and was bogey-free on the back nine. The sophomore tallied six birdies in the round. LoraLie Cowart shot a 70 for her best round of the tournament recording four birdies. 

Miller led the field in par 5 scoring (-7) and tied for second most birdies. 

The 870 is the second lowest 54-hole team total of the season and the Eagles added nine wins to its resume. 

Scores 

Team – 293-288-289=870 (+6), 6

Kelsey Chen – 73-71-79=223 (+7), T42

Mary Miller – 73-69-73=215 (-1), T9

Regina Plascencia – 72-74-77=223 (+7), T42

Louise Reau – 75-74-69=218 (+2), T22

LoraLie Cowart – 75-77-70=222 (+6), T37

Next Up

Georgia Southern will have a three-week break before competing at the Valspar Augusta Invitational Mar. 15-16 at Forest Hills Golf Club.