Lady Raiders Place Third; McGill ties for 2nd

STOCKBRIDGE, GA -Middle Tennessee recorded its best finish of the fall season on Tuesday by placing third at the John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate. The Lady Raiders shot a 36-hole total of 617 on the par 72 Eagles Landing Country Club course.

The Lady Raiders finished just four shot back of tournament winner Jacksonville State, which carded a 613. Southern Miss was second with a 615.

Middle Tennessee's Maggie McGill had a 75 in the final round to place in a tie for second overall. It marked the best collegiate finish for the freshman from Bowling Green, KY. McGill had a two-round total of 148.

Kristin Lynch tied for fifth with a 151, while Tamara Munsch-Akers tied for 12th with a 155. After an opening round 72, Lynch struggled on day two with a 79.

Freshman Jenny Kim tied for 34th with a 163, while Kemmerlee Pennington was 55th.

This marked the final tournament of the fall for the Lady Raiders, who will not be back on the lynx until Feb. 16 at the Golden Panther Championship in Miami, FL.

TEAM SCORES
1 Jacksonville St. 310 303 613
2 Southern Mississippi 306 309 615
3 Middle Tennessee 306 311 617
4 Campbell University 322 308 630
5 Georgia State Univ. 321 312 633
6 Augusta State U. 316 318 634
7 Elon University 318 320 638
8 UCF 317 323 640
9 Charleston Southern 318 326 644
10 Troy State Univ. 331 325 656
11 Wofford College 327 331 658
12 Montevallo, Univ. of 361 380 741

MT SCORES
T2. Maggie McGill (73-75=148)
T5. Kristin Lynch (72-79=151)
T12. Tamara Munsch-Akers (77-78=155)
T34. Jenny Kim (84-79=163)
55. Kemmerlee Pennington (90-84=174)

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