Emerald Coast Collegiate
March 10-12 2024
Destin, Fla. (Sandestin - Baytowne Golf Club)
From the Tee Box
• The St. Mary's Women's Golf team heads to Destin, Florida for the Emerald Coast Collegiate, hosted by the Missouri-St. Louis Tritons. The Rattlers will be joined by UAFS and UT Permian Basin from the Lone Star Conference, along with 13 other Division II teams.
• St. Mary's is currently ranked #10 in the WGCA Coaches poll. Other teams in the rankings in this week's field include: #6 Flagler and #7 Central Missouri.
• The Rattlers had a great final round at the annual Rattler Invitational to climb from fourth to second place, firing a 292 for the team's lowest round of the spring and third-lowest of the year.
• Senior Libby Kilbride tied for second-place at the Rattler Invitational with a 215 (72-73-70). It is her lowest 54-hole tally of her career. She finished second in the field in both par-4 scoring and par-5 scoring. All five Rattlers placed in the top-20 as Rebecca Reed tied for 14th, Madalyn Trevino finished 17th, Orla O'Leary tied for 18th and Estelle Beck-Dixon tied for 20th.
• Junior Madalyn Trevino also posted the lowest 54-hole tournament of her career, scoring 227 to better her previous low by six strokes. She had two other tournaments where she shot 233.
• The Rattlers lineup for the fourth tournament of the spring will be Libby Kilbride (1), Rebecca Reed (2), Orla O'Leary (3), Estelle Beck-Dixon (4) and Madalyn Trevino (5).
• In seven tournaments, the Rattlers have amassed 23 top-25 finishes and nine inside the top-10 this season. Freshman Savannah Dupre has the lone individual tournament title, winning the MSU Women's Fall Invitational.
• Rebecca Reed is currently third in St. Mary's history with 18 rounds shooting par or better passing Paige Weiss (2015-19). Fellow senior Estelle Beck-Dixon is right behind Reed, tied for sixth with 14. Maria Regina Gonzalez (2015-19) holds the school record with 26 rounds, while graduate assistant coach Sofia Ruescas is second with 24.
• Once again, all seven women's golfers were named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll during the fall semester. Both Maria Ferrer and Libby Kilbride posted perfect 4.00 GPAs for the semester.
