Women's Golf Finishes 7th at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in GeorgiaWomen's Golf Finishes 7th at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Georgia

Women's Golf Finishes 7th at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Georgia

ATHENS, Ga.  – The Penn State women's golf team finished seventh at the 54th-annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic hosted by the University of Georgia this week.

After a tough opening round, the Nittany Lions battled back to finish the week 28-over and in seventh position in the 16-team field.

To host Bulldogs secured the championship at 11-over, three strokes clear of Rutgers in second at 14-over, while Indiana (20-over), High Point (22-over) and Florida Gulf Coast (24-over) rounded out the top-five.

Final results for the event are available HERE.

Freshman Audrey Lam climbed six spots on the leaderboard in the final round after carding a 1-under, 71, finishing the week tied for 11th at 3-over, 219.

Sophomore Hannah Rabb had the only other red-figure round for the Nittany Lions posting a 1-under, 71, in the second round, however, she gave some strokes back in the final round finishing the week at 9-over, 225, and tied for 29th position.

 Sophomore Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun bounced back with rounds of 74 (2-over) and 75 (3-over) after opening the week with a 6-over, 78, on Saturday to finish the week in a tie for 42nd in the 89-player field at 11-over.

Freshmen classmates Lillian Guleserian and Mara King rounded out the team scoring at 14-over and 17-over, respectively, while sophomore Lauren Thompstone finished the week 10-over and tied for 34th, playing as an individual.

Penn State is back on the course next week in Maryland at the Terrapin Invitational on April 5-6 for its final regular-season tune-up before the B1G Championships on April 24-26.