ROUND THREE RESULTS ( PDF)
 
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Senior Ines Lescudier registered her second-straight top 10 finish to lead the Kennesaw State women's golf team at the Lady Paladin Invitational as the Owls tied for seventh in a strong 18-team field at the par-72, 6,266-yard Furman University Golf Course in Greenville, S.C.
 
"This team is so close to being exceptional," said head coach Rhyll Brinsmead. "To tie with North Carolina and be a shot from other top-15 ranked teams is a testament to just how good we are. It hurts right now that we missed a top-five finish, but I am very proud of my team. We can and will compete with the best teams in the nation. We belong at the top of the leaderboard. This will motivate us to keep working even harder."
 
The Owls posted a 14-over par total of 302 in their final round on Tuesday (Sept. 23) and concluded the tournament with a season-best 54-hole total of 893 at 29-over par.
 
Lescudier carded a three-over par 75 in her final round and tied for 10th with a two-over par total of 218, the lowest tournament score for the senior this season.
 
Senior Kaew Preamchuen moved up six spots to tie for 27th with a nine-over par total of 225 following a three-over par 75 on Tuesday, while sophomores Dulcie Sverdloff and Laura Estefenn finished in a tie for 31st with a 10-over par total of 226 after third round scores of 78 and 76, respectively, with Estefenn recording a season-low total at the tournament.
 
Freshman Henriette Nielsen shaved four strokes off of her low 54-hole total after firing a final round four-over par 76 and finished her second-ever collegiate event with 19-over par total of 235.
 
Host Furman took home the team championship with a two-under par 286 in its final round for a tournament record four-under par 54-hole total of 860 and a 22-stroke victory over second-place Wake Forest with a 18-over par 882, who was followed closely by Texas Tech with a 19-over par 883 total. The Paladins' Taylor Totland earned individual medalist honors and set a new tournament record with a seven-under par total of 209.
 
The Owls next break for three weeks before wrapping the fall slate at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, hosted by East Carolina at the Greenville Country Club in Greenville, N.C., on Oct. 13-14.
 
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LADY PALADIN INVITATIONAL
TEAM RESULTS (Top 10)
1.       Furman                            286 – 288 – 286 = 860 (-4)
2.       Wake Forest                    288 – 295 – 299 = 882 (+18)
3.       Texas Tech                     293 – 290 – 300 = 883 (+19)
4.       Florida State                    293 – 294 – 302 = 889 (+25)
T5.     Yale                                 298 – 292 – 302 = 892 (+28)
T5.     Kansas                            289 – 298 – 305 = 892 (+28)
T7.     North Carolina                 295 – 298 – 300 = 893 (+29)
T7.     Kennesaw State             297 – 294 – 302 = 893 (+29)
9.       Coastal Carolina              298 – 300 – 303 = 901 (+37)
10.     East Carolina                   305 – 293 – 312 = 910 (+46)
 
KENNESAW STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T10th Ines Lescudier             73-70-75 = 218 (+2)
T27th Kaew Preamchuen      73-77-75 = 225 (+9)
T31st  Dulcie Sverdloff          77-73-76 = 226 (+10)
T31st  Laura Estefenn           74-74-78 = 226 (+10)
T67th Henriette Nielsen        78-81-76 = 235 (+19)
 
 

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