Racers Save Best For Last In Season Opener

Sunday, February 21

Statesboro, GA

Murray State

Georgia Southern

Photo by: Velvet Milkman-Murray State Athletics

2/22/2021 3:42:00 PM | Women's Golf

Final Scores (PDF)

MSU fires a 311 in the final round of the Strutter Gus Invitational in Statesboro, Ga.

The Murray State women's golf team carded a final round 311, which was 18 shots better than their first round, at the Strutter Gus Invitational in Statesboro, Ga.

The season opener for the spring season, the Racers placed 10^th on scores of 329-327-311 to finish at 960.

Payton Carter led the Racers with a 19^th place finish on rounds of 80-80-75=235. Her round of 75 was the best for the Racers in the 54-hole event and she made seven birdies, which was tied for third in the field of 68 players. Other Murray State scores and finishes included Raeysha Surendran in 42nd place on rounds of 81 82 81=244. Sara Forsythe and Briana McMinn shared 47^th place. Forsythe posted scores of 87-83-76=246, while McMinn carded scores of 82-84-80=246. Ana Picchi placed 52^nd on scores of 86-82-80=248. MSU's three solo players were led by Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria with a 47^th place showing on scores of 84-78-84=246. Emmie Eriksson had scores of 91-90-87=258 and placed 66^th and Charli Doss was 67^th on rounds of 92-82-87=261.

Seminole State was the team winner at 920.

Next up for the Racers is the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate in South Carolina (Feb. 28-March 2).

Gus Strutter Invitational
Georgia Southern University Golf Course
Par-72 – 5,883 yards
Statesboro, Ga. (Feb. 21-22, 2021)
Final Scores
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Team Scores
Seminole State 313 304 303 920 +56
Georgia Southern 317 296 308 921 +57
Jacksonville State 312 306 309 927 +63
High Point 323 308 306 937 +73
Greensboro 311 322 310 943 +79
Illinois State 310 318 316 944 +80
Georgia State 317 319 311 947 +83
Gardner-Webb 328 315 310 953 +89
Winthrop 323 314 323 960 +96
Murray State 329 327 311 967 +103
Appalachian State 330 330 311 971 +107
Marshall 332 341 324 997 +133

1          Murray State 329 327 311 967
T19      Payton Carter (2) 80 80 75 235
T41      Raeysha Surendran (3) 81 82 81 244
T47      Sarah Forsythe (4) 87 83 76 246
T47      Briana McMinn (5) 82 84 80 246
T52      Ana Picchi (1) 86 82 80 248
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T47      Lucila Puente Rodriguez (I) 84 78 84 246
66        Emmie Eriksson (I) 91 80 87 258
67        Charli Doss (I) 92 82 87 261

About Murray State Women's Golf
The Racers' program is in its 28th season overall, with the founder of the program, Coach Velvet Milkman guiding the way as the only coach the Racers have ever had. She started the Murray State program in the 1993-94 school year and has coached championship-level student-athletes that have produced 12 OVC championships, the most of any coach at Murray State. Also serving for many years as the Murray State Senior Woman Administrator, Milkman did MSU Athletics a great service by serving as Interim Athletics Director from July 2018 through February 2019. Milkman is involved at the NCAA level shaping women's golf on a national scale. She served a four-year term (2009-12) on the NCAA Women's Golf Committee including two years as chair.

About Murray State Athletics
Located in Murray, Kentucky, the athletics department at Murray State University is a member of NCAA D-I and plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Racers have 15 programs including men's teams for baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf and women's teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball. MSU also has a rifle program that is coed. The Racers are one of the founding members of the Ohio Valley Conference from its beginnings in 1948.

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