Falcons Finish Third at Coastal Georgia Invitational

ST. SIMONS ISLE, Ga. – The University of Montevallo women's golf team traveled to St. Simons Isle, Georgia to compete at the Coastal Georgia Invitational. The Falcons finished with a two-round score of 674 which was good for third overall and just three strokes out of a tie for second. Freshman Ashlee Beck (Athens, Ala./Ardmore) led the Falcons with a score of 163 which tied her for seventh overall.

Sophomore Tracey Marshall (Newfields, N.H./Heritage Academy) placed second for the Falcons and 15th overall with a score of 169. Freshman Megan Clyne (Aberdeen, Scotland/Harlaw Academy) finished third for the Falcons and 18th overall with a score of 173. Sophomore Hilary Shaner (Madison, Ala./Bob Jones) came in fourth and 25th overall with a score of 178.

Rounding out the Falcons scoring five was senior Emma Breen (Swindon, England/Kingsdown) who finished tied for 36th overall with a score of 185. Sophomore Kira Chaudhry (Columbiana, Ala./Shelby County) played as an individual and finished tied for 26th overall with a score of 179.

Shorter University won the tournament with a score of 666 while host Coastal Georgia finished second at 671. The Falcons finished ahead of Peach Belt Conference foe North Georgia who placed fifth and future conference member Young Harris College who placed seventh.

The Falcons will return to action this Monday, Feb 20 as they take part in the Ann Rhoads Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.