SORRENTO, Fla. – The FGCU women's golf team rebounded in Tuesday's play to finish the Morehead State University Spring Citrus Challenge in fifth place. The Eagles shot a 295 in the third round at the Red Tail Golf Club to complete the event at 906 (294-317-295). The 295 stood as the field's lowest team score during Tuesday's round.
 
The Eagles held 10th place in the 20-team field after Monday's second round but saw a strong final round from all five players to increase their standing on the leaderboard. The Green and Blue finished just seven strokes behind the event's winners as Western Kentucky, Elon and James Madison tied for the tournament championship with three-round scores of 899. North Florida took fourth place in the field with a total mark of 904, with the Eagles checking in just two strokes behind. The Eagles finished ahead of 15 of the event's teams including host Morehead State and Atlantic Sun Conference foe Stetson.
 
"I was very proud of the determination we displayed to achieve such a great comeback," said assistant coach Katie Detlefsen. "Our game plan was to focus on the process and walk with confidence no matter what and we accomplished that goal. As a team, we are starting to play like we belong at the top of the leaderboard. We showed grit and managed the course well. Posting the low final round is huge as we look ahead to the conference tournament."
 
Mei Khuan Yong (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia/ S.M.K. Cochrane) led the Green and Blue with a 13th-place finish. The senior carded a 73 in the final round to complement previous scores of 73 and 79. Yong finished at 225 through the three-round event and placed among the top-15 in a field of over 100 golfers.
 
Megan Blonien (Altus, Okla./Altus High School/Oklahoma State) finished the event with a total score just one stroke behind Yong. Blonien carded a 74 in the final round to finish at 226 (73, 79, 74) in a tie for 18th place.
 
Sophomore Madison Easterbrook (Burlington, Ontario/Aldershot High School) finished in the top-20 with a final score of 229. Easterbrook shot a 75 in the third round to go with earlier rounds of 75 and 79.
 
Senior Sara Detlefsen (Eagan, Minn./Minnesota Virtual Academy) and freshman Madeline Marck-Sherk (Ridgeway, Ontario/Ridgeway Crystal Beach High School) rounded out the Green and Blue's lineup with total scores of 235 and 233, respectively. Marck-Sherk carded a 73 in the final round and finished plus-17 through the three-round event, while Detlefsen fired a 75 to shave five strokes off her previous two scores.
 
While competing as an individual, freshman Kelsy Holbert (Lutz, Fla./Steinbrenner High School) recorded the team's best single-round score of the event. Holbert carded an even-par score of 72 in Tuesday's round to finish at 232 on the week. The rookie took a tie for 46th place overall to best more than half the field.
 
The Eagles will continue the spring season with one final event before the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship. The team will compete at the Georgia State John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate Sunday, Mar. 27 to Tuesday, Mar. 29 in Stockbridge, Ga. The A-Sun Championship will follow April 10 to 12 in Kissimmee, Fla.
 
TEAM RESULTS (GolfStat Ranking)

1	Elon (96)	294	303	302	899
	James Madison (137)	300	297	302	899
	Western Kentucky (126)	294	308	297	899
4	North Florida (103)	304	300	300	904
5	FGCU (153)	294	317	295	906
6	Ball State (183)	294	310	305	909
	Jacksonville State (151)	292	313	304	909
8	Morehead State (109)	297	307	306	910
9	Daytona State (N/A)	308	301	304	913
10	Cincinnati (129)	297	310	310	917
11	Stetson (134)	299	315	309	923
	Murray State (139)	301	318	304	923
13	Ohio (172)	307	312	308	927
14	Akron (136)	317	318	296	931
15	McNeese State (179)	304	316	312	932
16	Georgia State (162)	312	319	307	938
17	Marshall (173)	322	320	301	943
18	Northern Kentucky (225)	315	322	319	947
19	Central Michigan (235)	330	331	321	982
20	Nebraska-Omaha (242)	322	332	330	984

 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

T13	Mei Khuan Yong	73	79	73	225
T18	Megan Blonien	73	79	74	226
T28	Madison Easterbrook	75	79	75	229
T46	Kelsy Holbert*	80	80	72	232
T50	Madeline Marck-Sherk	73	87	73	233
T62	Sara Detlefsen	80	80	75	235

 
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Head coach Sarah Trew enters her fifth season at the helm of the FGCU women's golf team. Trew took over in 2011 and has since guided the Eagles to the program's best-ever finish in the Atlantic Sun Tournament and to 20+ top-10 finishes. A year ago, Trew led the team to several records on and off the course. The 2013-14 squad set a new single-season scoring record with a team average of 307.88, while also setting a new benchmark academically. The team earned a team grade point average of 3.8 in the fall semester and set the FGCU team record with a 3.92 during the spring of 2014. The spring of 2015 saw the Eagles again take third place at the A-Sun Championship, and recording their best team score of the season.