DENTON, Texas – Facing a loaded field for the second-straight week, the St. Mary's University Women's Golf team finished the DBU Women's Classic in a tie for fifth place.
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The Rattlers came back down to Earth a little in the final round after recording an out-of-this-world round of 282 on Monday, carding a 301 on the final day to knot Midwestern State with an 875.
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Freshman
Savannah Dupre (Boerne, Texas) kept the strong start to her collegiate career going, collecting an even-par 72 strokes on the final day to end the tournament in a tie for 10th place with a 215 (72-71-72). She led the team with 11 birdies over the 54 holes, which is the fifth-highest total in the field.
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Senior
Rebecca Reed (Midland, Texas) ended in a tie for 16th place, carding a 75 on the final day to end with a 218 (73-70-75). Reed shot an even par on the par 3s and was four-under par on the par 5s.
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Fellow senior
Estelle Beck (Lakeway, Texas) made par in 34 of the 54 holes throughout the tournament, tying for 24th place with her total of 221 (75-67-79). On Monday, Beck tied for the fourth-lowest round in StMU history with the 67.
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Junior
Libby Kilbride (Sheffield, England) led the entire tournament with 41 pars. She shaved one stroke off her Monday score to post a 75 on Tuesday and finished tied for 37th place (73-76-75=224).
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Orla O'Leary (Galashiels, Scotland) ended tied for 53rd with her 229 (74-74-81). O'Leary took six full strokes from her opening week score and her 74s from the first two rounds are the lowest since she joined the Rattlers.
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Top-ranked DBU and #5 Findlay tied after 54 holes, with Findlay winning a one-hole playoff. No. 15 Barry and #8 UIndy placed third and fourth, respectively with UIndy defeating the Rattlers and Mustangs by only one stroke. Olivia Deakins from Saint Leo won individual medalist honors after shooting nine-under-par 207 (67-67-73).
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The Rattlers take a week off from competition, returning to the links on Oct. 2-3 at the WT Fall Invitational at the La Paloma Golf Course in Amarillo.
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