MIAMI LAKES, Fla. - Florida Gulf Coast's women's golf team closed its fall season with a second-place finish at the Pat Bradley Invitational on Tuesday, its best finish of the season so far. Annie Yost earned a share of the individual title at Miami Lakes Golf Club, and the Eagles posted a 294 in the final round for a 54-hole total of 16-over 880.
 
"This win feels so great. The conditions were brutal and the field was very competitive," Yost said. "I'm so proud of how I managed my emotions and performed under pressure. My coaches and teammates are incredible and have always pushed me to be the best version of myself. I couldn't have done this without them. This is a great way to end the fall season!"

Yost's win is the first of her collegiate career and gives FGCU its first individual champion since Leonie Wulfers won the Momentum Transportation UNF Collegiate in February. The Eagles finished three shots behind champion Arkansas State and four ahead of third-place Grand Canyon.
 
Yost closed with a 1-under 71 to finish at 1-under 215, sharing medalist honors with Arkansas State's Mackenzie Cloutier and Miami's Rebekah Gardner. She opened her final round with a birdie at No. 1 and added birdies at the par-3 third and No. 6 to turn in 2-under 34. Yost birdied the par-5 12th and par-5 16th on the back nine to stay in front. She posted rounds of 76, 68 and 71 for the tournament.
 
Sarah Hyten tied for sixth at 3-over 219 after closing with an even-par 72, her best round of the week. After bogeys on her first two holes, she birdied Nos. 8 and 9 to turn in even-par 36. She added birdies at Nos. 12 and 16 on the back nine. Sydney Deal tied for 12th at 6-over 222 after rounds of 75, 70 and 77, with birdies at Nos. 10 and 16 in the final round.
 
Gia Culler-Guerra tied for 36th at 11-over 227 after a final-round 76, with birdies at the par-3 third and the par-5 12th. Charlene Lamb tied for 46th at 13-over 229, closing with a 75 that included birdies at Nos. 6 and 16.
 
Competing as an individual, Ann Burel tied for 26th at 8-over 224. She eagled the par-5 12th in the final round on the way to a 1-under 35 on the back nine and a 73. Veronika Niklin, also competing as an individual, tied for 76th at 20-over 236. She birdied Nos. 9 and 18 in her final-round 78.
 
As a team, FGCU finished with the third-most birdies in the field with 36 and the second-most pars with 146. Yost tied for third-most birdies in the field with 11, Hyten tied for ninth with nine and Culler-Guerra tied for 28th with six. Hyten tied for third-most pars with 32, Deal tied for sixth with 31 and Lamb tied for 21st with 29.
 
"I'm so proud of Annie. Winning a college tournament is something every player works toward, and she earned it with how she played the last two days," head coach Shannon Sykora said. "As a team, this was a great way to finish the fall. We competed from start to finish, and we'll take a lot of confidence from this one into the spring."
 
FGCU Scores:
T1. Annie Yost - 215 (-1) (76-68-71)
T6. Sarah Hyten - 219 (+3) (73-74-72)
T12. Sydney Deal - 222 (+6) (75-70-77)
T26. Ann Burel (Ind.) - 224 (+8) (81-70-73)
T36. Gia Culler-Guerra - 227 (+11) (78-73-76)
T46. Charlene Lamb - 229 (+13) (81-73-75)
T76. Veronika Niklin (Ind.) - 236 (+20) (79-79-78)
 
Team Leaderboard:
1. Arkansas State - 877 (+13)
2. Florida Gulf Coast - 880 (+16)
3. Grand Canyon - 884 (+20)
4. Michigan - 887 (+23)
5. Jacksonville - 893 (+29)
6. Florida Atlantic - 899 (+35)
T7. Barry - 901 (+37)
T7. UC Riverside - 901 (+37)
9. Seminole State - 907 (+43)
10. Middle Tennessee - 909 (+45)
T11. Troy - 913 (+49)
T11. Florida Intl. - 913 (+49)
13. Daytona State - 920 (+56)
14. Merrimack - 956 (+92)
15. The Citadel - 967 (+103)
 
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