March 17, 2009
Final Stats
ONEONTA, Ala. - Patricia Arana turned in her second top ten finish in a row to lead the Owls to a sixth place showing at the rain-shortened Samford Intercollegiate on the 5,880-yard, par 72 Limestone Springs Golf Course.
Arana, who finished tied for seventh at the James Madison/Eagles Landing Invitational last weekend, shot a 78 in Tuesday's final round to come in tied for sixth at 152. The freshman from Barcelona, Spain finished just three strokes out of a tied for third and six shots behind individual champion Katelyn Stanier of Samford.
Her 25 pars in 36 holes were good enough for a tie for second in the field. It was the third time in Arana's three collegiate events that she has come in as the Owls top finisher.
Despite improving their team score by a stroke over the opening round, the Owls slid from a tie for fifth to solo sixth after totaling 312 on Tuesday. The 625 total was just two strokes shy of the top five and just five strokes out of the top three. Jacksonville State (307-292) took the team title at 599 after outscoring the rest of the field in the final round by more than 16 strokes.
Jordan Lazenby missed the top 20 by just one spot after shooting a final round 78 to card a 157 total. Lazenby finished tied for second with six birdies and tied for fourth in par four scoring at 4.25. Malin Becker got to the clubhouse just two strokes behind in a tie for 27th. Becker closed with an 80 to finish with a 159 total.
Laura Lindsey improved with a final round 79 to move up to a tie for 31st while Ashley Aguilera led the Owls with a final round 77 to tie for 37th. The Owls as a team led the field in par five scoring at 5.18 while finishing fifth in par four scoring (4.44) and birdies (14).
The Black and Gold will return home for nearly two weeks before playing host to the Larry Nelson Collegiate Invitational at Chateau Elan on March 30th and 31st.
