Cardinals Capture Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate Title

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Alexa Stirling Women's Intercollegiate

Cardinals Capture Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate Title

October 28, 2018 | Women's Golf

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Lauren Hartlage finished in second place overall at one-under.

By: Alexis Chevalier

ATLANTA, Ga. – Lauren Hartlage, Mairead Martin, Delaney Shah and Olivia Cason all finished in the top 13 as the University of Louisville women's golf team concluded fall play with a one-stroke victory at the Alexa Stirling Women's Intercollegiate Invitational on Sunday.

The Cardinals recorded the win after shooting 18-over for the tournament. They opened with a two-under 286 in the first round and followed with ten-over 298's in the second and third rounds to hang on by one stroke over Auburn.

The win marks Louisville's first team victory since they took home the title at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic last March.

"It was a great team win! After being disappointed with our performance last week, this is a great comeback," said head coach Courtney Trimble. "We were really able to perform on a true championship course. I could not be more proud of this team and the fight they displayed this week."

Hartlage opened the tournament with the lead after shooting 66 on Friday and finished in second place. She closed the tournament with a two-over 74 on Sunday to finish at one-under, three strokes back of Virginia Tech's Keera Foocharoen, the individual champion.

Martin finished tied for seventh at six-over after shooting 73-74-75. Shah shot one-over 73 in the final round and finished the tournament at seven-over in a tie for 10^th. Cason finished at eight-over and tied for 13^th after shooting a four-over 76 on Sunday.

Lauren Thibodeau finished the tournament tied for 25^that 12-over, recording a four-over 76 in each round.

Margot Bechadergue competed as an individual and capped off the tournament with a career-best three-under 69. She moved up 30 spots to finish tied for 20^th after shooting seven-over 79's in the first two rounds.

Linda Trockel and Meghan Nay both finished the third round with a six-over 78. Trockel tied for 35^th place at 15-over, while Nay tied for 46^th at 20-over.

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Alexa Stirling Women's Intercollegiate Invitational
Oct. 26-28, 2018
Atlanta Athletic Club
Atlanta, Ga.

TOP-FIVE TEAM SCORES: 1. Louisville, 286-298-298 (+18); 2. Auburn, 294-299-290 (+19); 3. Virginia Tech, 292-294-303 (+25); 4. Indiana, 303-292-301 (+32); 5. Kennesaw State, 304-301-300 (+41).

LOUISVILLE TEAM GOLFERS (of 64): 2. Lauren Hartlage, 66-75-74 (-1); T7. Mairead Martin, 73-74-75 (+6); T10. Delaney Shah, 72-78-73 (+7); T13. Olivia Cason, 75-73-76 (+8); T25. Lauren Thibodeau, 76-76-76 (+12)

LOUISVILLE INDIVIDUAL GOLFERS (of 64): T20. Margot Bechadergue, 79-79-69 (+11); T35. Linda Trockel, 74-79-78 (+15); T46. Meghan Nay, 81-77-78 (+20).