Sunday, February 28
Kiawah Island, S.C.
Murray State
at
College of Charleston
Photo by: Velvet Milkman-Murray State Athletics
Surendran Runner-Up – Racers 6th At Kiawah Classic
3/2/2021 7:01:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Racers have a great showing in the field of 41 teams and 211 players
The Murray State women's golf team brought home a sixth place finish at the Kiawah Island Classic in Kiawah Island, S.C.
In their second event of the spring season, the Racers carded scores of 293-298-310=901 to finish ahead of three fellow Ohio Valley Conference members. Jacksonville State was in seventh place at 904, Austin Peay was 17th at 920 and Morehead State was 18th at 921. Tennessee Tech was in 30th place on a total score of 942. Dallas Baptist was the winner of the 54-hole event at 865, well ahead of second place and host, College of Charleston at 892.
Raeysha Surendran took a three-shot lead into the final 18 holes, but carded a 78 and placed second, two shots behind medalist, Dallas Baptist's Faith DeLaGarza. Surendran's score line read 69-68-78=215, while DeLaGarza had scores of 67-73-73=213.
MSU's Payton Carter placed seventh on scores of 72-72-76=220, while Briana McMinn was in 62nd place on rounds of 74-78-78=230 and Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria had scores of 79-80-78=237 to share 125th place with Sarah Forsythe on scores of 78-80-79=237.
The sixth place showing for the Racers gives them a third top-10 finish at Kiawah Island.
Next up for the Racers is an appearance at the UNF Collegiate (March 8-9) in Jacksonville, Florida at the Jacksonville Country Club.
Kiawah Island Classic
Kiawah Island Resort – Cougar Course
Par 72 – 5,991 yards
Kiawah Island, S.C. (Feb. 28-March 2, 2021)
Final Scores
Team
Dallas Baptist 292 277 296 865 +1
College of Charleston 305 288 299 892 +28
East Tennessee 286 304 305 895 +31
Northern Illinois 294 293 309 896 +32
Stetson 296 295 307 898 +34
Murray State 293 298 310 901 +37
Jacksonville State 310 298 296 904 +40
USC Upstate 301 295 308 904 +40
James Madison 307 299 303 909 +45
Missouri State 305 296 311 912 +48
Elon 304 297 311 912 +48
Boston College 308 299 308 915 +51
UNCG 305 309 301 915 +51
Oral Roberts 306 307 303 916 +52
IUPUI 312 303 303 918 +54
Wofford 305 302 312 919 +55
Austin Peay 309 307 304 920 +56
Morehead State 297 304 320 921 +57
Youngstown State 306 309 310 925 +61
Oakland 304 305 316 925 +61
Delaware 300 306 319 925 +61
Samford 308 303 316 927 +63
Lipscomb 319 310 300 929 +65
Arlington 306 307 317 930 +66
Western Carolina 309 303 320 932 +68
William & Mary 309 318 308 935 +71
Dayton 306 316 314 936 +72
Longwood 314 315 311 940 +76
Radford 310 305 326 941 +77
Tennessee Tech 313 315 314 942 +78
Eastern Michigan 323 306 314 943 +79
Asheville 304 321 319 944 +80
Butler 321 312 322 955 +91
Presbyterian 310 321 324 955 +91
Detroit Mercy 319 324 314 957 +93
Indiana State 325 317 315 957 +93
North Alabama 320 321 319 960 +96
Towson 316 326 323 965 +101
Delaware State 328 327 315 970 +106
The Citadel 338 309 326 973 +109
Alabama State 326 326 326 978 +114
Individual
6 Murray State +37 293 298 310 901
T2 Raeysha Surendran -1 69 68 78 215
T7 Payton Carter +4 72 72 76 220
T62 Briana McMinn +14 74 78 78 230
T125 Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria +21 79 80 78 237
T125 Sarah Forsythe +21 78 80 79 237
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.
In their second event of the spring season, the Racers carded scores of 293-298-310=901 to finish ahead of three fellow Ohio Valley Conference members. Jacksonville State was in seventh place at 904, Austin Peay was 17th at 920 and Morehead State was 18th at 921. Tennessee Tech was in 30th place on a total score of 942. Dallas Baptist was the winner of the 54-hole event at 865, well ahead of second place and host, College of Charleston at 892.
Raeysha Surendran took a three-shot lead into the final 18 holes, but carded a 78 and placed second, two shots behind medalist, Dallas Baptist's Faith DeLaGarza. Surendran's score line read 69-68-78=215, while DeLaGarza had scores of 67-73-73=213.
MSU's Payton Carter placed seventh on scores of 72-72-76=220, while Briana McMinn was in 62nd place on rounds of 74-78-78=230 and Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria had scores of 79-80-78=237 to share 125th place with Sarah Forsythe on scores of 78-80-79=237.
The sixth place showing for the Racers gives them a third top-10 finish at Kiawah Island.
Next up for the Racers is an appearance at the UNF Collegiate (March 8-9) in Jacksonville, Florida at the Jacksonville Country Club.
Kiawah Island Classic
Kiawah Island Resort – Cougar Course
Par 72 – 5,991 yards
Kiawah Island, S.C. (Feb. 28-March 2, 2021)
Final Scores
Team
Dallas Baptist 292 277 296 865 +1
College of Charleston 305 288 299 892 +28
East Tennessee 286 304 305 895 +31
Northern Illinois 294 293 309 896 +32
Stetson 296 295 307 898 +34
Murray State 293 298 310 901 +37
Jacksonville State 310 298 296 904 +40
USC Upstate 301 295 308 904 +40
James Madison 307 299 303 909 +45
Missouri State 305 296 311 912 +48
Elon 304 297 311 912 +48
Boston College 308 299 308 915 +51
UNCG 305 309 301 915 +51
Oral Roberts 306 307 303 916 +52
IUPUI 312 303 303 918 +54
Wofford 305 302 312 919 +55
Austin Peay 309 307 304 920 +56
Morehead State 297 304 320 921 +57
Youngstown State 306 309 310 925 +61
Oakland 304 305 316 925 +61
Delaware 300 306 319 925 +61
Samford 308 303 316 927 +63
Lipscomb 319 310 300 929 +65
Arlington 306 307 317 930 +66
Western Carolina 309 303 320 932 +68
William & Mary 309 318 308 935 +71
Dayton 306 316 314 936 +72
Longwood 314 315 311 940 +76
Radford 310 305 326 941 +77
Tennessee Tech 313 315 314 942 +78
Eastern Michigan 323 306 314 943 +79
Asheville 304 321 319 944 +80
Butler 321 312 322 955 +91
Presbyterian 310 321 324 955 +91
Detroit Mercy 319 324 314 957 +93
Indiana State 325 317 315 957 +93
North Alabama 320 321 319 960 +96
Towson 316 326 323 965 +101
Delaware State 328 327 315 970 +106
The Citadel 338 309 326 973 +109
Alabama State 326 326 326 978 +114
Individual
6 Murray State +37 293 298 310 901
T2 Raeysha Surendran -1 69 68 78 215
T7 Payton Carter +4 72 72 76 220
T62 Briana McMinn +14 74 78 78 230
T125 Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria +21 79 80 78 237
T125 Sarah Forsythe +21 78 80 79 237
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.
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