Ly Claims Top 10 Finish at Rebel Intercollegiate
4/5/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
By: Matt Burkholder
mburkholder@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
Rebel Intercollegiate Results - Final
OXFORD, Miss. - Fresno State senior Madchen Ly led the women's golf team to a fifth place finish at the Ole Miss Rebel Intercollegiate on Sunday, pacing the 'Dogs with an even-par 216 for an eighth place tie on the individual leaderboard.
On the way to Ly carding a final round 1-over 73, she opened the morning with 11 straight pars at the Ole Miss Golf Course. She mixed in a birdie on the Par-5 15th hole, before bogeys on holes 16 and 18. Ly dominated the Par 5's all weekend as the Bulldog senior shot 6-under on Par-5 holes for a 4.50 scoring average. Ly was one of three individuals to hole an eagle at the tournament; it was on the Par-5 sixth hole on Saturday.
Ly's teammates, sophomore Guðrún Brá Björgvinsdóttir, freshman Mimi Ho and junior Hannah Sodersten all matched her Sunday 73, while Joanna Kim shot a 76.
Texas A&M won the tournament with a team total of 858, followed by Kent State in second place with a 861, and to round out the top three, Tennessee with a total of 869.
The Rebel Intercollegiate was the final regular season tuneup foe the Bulldogs leading up the Mountain West Championships. The conference tournament is April 20-22 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Team Leaderboard (54 holes - Final):
1. No. 19 Texas A&M: 289-288-281=858 (-6)
2. No. 18 Kent State: 292-292-277=861 (-3)
3. No. 10 Tennessee: 292-288-289=869 (+5)
4. No. 15 Furman: 288-294-293=875 (+11)
5. Fresno State: 290-295-292=877 (+13)
Fresno State Individual Results (54 holes - Final):
T8. Madchen Ly: 70-73-73=216 (E)
T18. Guðrún Brá Björgvinsdóttir,: 73-75-73=221 (+5)
T25. Mimi Ho: 70-79-73=222 (+6)
T41. Hannah Sodersten: 77-76-73=226 (+10)
T50. Joanna Kim: 81-71-76=228 (+12)
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