JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Junior Laura Edmonds (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Cypress Bay) tied for sixth individually and the FGCU women's golf team placed fifth overall as the Eagles concluded the final round of the UNF Collegiate on Tuesday afternoon at the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club. The Eagles had their best round on Tuesday shooting 291 which was the third lowest team score of the final 18 holes.
 
"We played much better today, but still have to clean up a lot of shots out on the course," said head coach Sarah Trew. "We need to work on our wedges and sharpen up our short game before our next tournament."
 
North Florida won the overall team title with a 289 third round score and a 54-hole total of 878. Sam Houston State (888) and Chattangooga (892) finished second and third, respectively. Hanna Alberto of Sam Houston was the individual winner with a two-score of 214.
 
Edmonds, who was tied for fourth after two rounds, shot 72 on Tuesday which matched her first round total. She finished with a three-round score of 219 and led the field with 11 birdies overall. After posting six birdies on Monday in two rounds, Edmonds had five in today's third round.
 
Junior Josephine Bertelsen (Vejle, Denmark/Campus Vejle/Western Texas College) finished her first tournament as an Eagle tied for 17^th with a two-day score of 225. On Tuesday, she matched her second round score of 74. Sophomore Sarah Edwards (Jay, Fla./Jay) posted her best round of the tournament with a score of 73 to finish tied for 25^th.
 
Redshirt senior Ailsa Clark (Navarre, Fla./Navarre) tied Edmonds on Tuesday for the Eagles' low score with a 72 which moved her into a tie for 30^th (229), while redshirt sophomore Haley Yerxa (Ottawa, Ontario/Hillcrest) cut six-strokes off her second round score to shoot 74 on the final 18 holes.
 
Paced by Bertelsen's 40 holes at par, the Eagles led the 17-team field in the category with 179 total.
 
FGCU will return to action on Monday and Tuesday, March 15-16, at the Spring Break Shootout co-hosted by Western Kentucky and the Eagles. The event will be held at the Lake Jovita Country Club in Dade City, Fla.
 
FGCU Lineup
T6 - Laura Edmonds – 72-75-72 – 219
T17 - Josephine Bertelsen – 77-74-74 – 225
T25 - Sarah Edwards – 75-79-73 – 227
T30 - Ailsa Clark – 80-77-72 – 229
T42 - Haley Yerxa – 78-80-74 – 232
 
UNF Collegiate Field (GolfStat.com Rankings):
1 - #46 North Florida – 295-295-289 – 878
2 - #60 Sam Houston State – 297-293-298 – 888
T3 - #112 Chattanooga – 301-295-296 – 892
T3 - #70 South Alabama – 297-301-294 – 892
5 - #82 FGCU – 302-305-291 – 898
6 - #56 Mercer – 304-306-289 – 899
7 - #84 Western Kentucky – 307-304-294 – 905
8 - #102 Xavier – 316-303-300 – 919
9 - #156 Delaware – 308-306-310 – 924
10 - #132 Eastern Kentucky – 315-311-299 – 925
11 - #118 Georgia Southern – 318-304-304 – 926
12 - #129 Stetson – 312-312-306 – 930
13 - #133 Murray State – 316-304-316 – 936
14 - Daytona State – 308-315-319—942
15 - #161 Cincinnati – 311-325-313 – 949
16 - #85 Troy – 323-317-316 – 956
17 - #171 Jacksonville – 321-326-320 – 967
 
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