Women's Golf Finishes Ninth at Southern Invite

SPRING, Texas — The duo of Orla O'Leary and Rebecca Reed finished the Southern Invite with identical scores of 228 to tie for 24th place and help the St. Mary's University Women's Golf team to ninth place.
 
Reed, a senior from Midland, Texas, shot better each round, culminating in a 73 to jump 24 spots into 24^th. O'Leary, a sophomore from Galashiels, Scotland, had her low round in the middle of the tournament, carding a 74 for round two.
 
Junior Libby Kilbride (Sheffield, England) was one shot off her teammates, finishing the tournament with back-to-back rounds of 75 for a 229 and a tie for 30th place.
 
Senior Estelle Beck-Dixon (Lakeway, Texas) was consistent throughout the week, carding a 78, 77 and 77 to finish in a tie for 47th with a total of 232.
 
Junior Madalyn Trevino (San Antonio) also ended the tournament on a high note with her lowest round of the week at 76. She finished tied for 68th place with a 238.
 
DBU won the tournament with a 849, while Julia Garcia from the Patriots was the individual medalist with a 210 (70-72-68).
 
The Rattlers return home to host the annual Rattler Invitational beginning on Monday, Feb. 26. The field will feature 11 other teams from the region.