Houston Ends Season at NCAA Auburn Regional

Wednesday, May 8

Saugahatchee Country Club – Opelika, Ala.

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University of Houston

NCAA Auburn Regional

5/8/2019 4:57:00 PM | Women's Golf

Cougars finish 11th with score of 898 at Saugahatchee Country Club

By: Jeff Conrad

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Team		Rounds				Score
		1	2	3	F
1.	#6 Vanderbilt	287	293	280	860	-4
2.	#11 Florida State	291	289	283	863	-1
3.	#3 Duke	290	287	291	868	+4
4.	#17 Virginia	296	283	294	873	+9
5.	#13 Auburn	299	290	285	874	+10
6.	#42 Tennessee	294	295	287	876	+12
7.	Maryland	294	297	288	879	+15
8.	ECU	291	295	295	881	+17
9.	#22 Furman	299	294	293	886	+22
10.	#38 Alabama	300	303	292	895	+31
11.	#31 Houston	306	293	299	898	+34
12.	#46 California	304	300	296	900	+36
13.	#27 Clemson	307	298	299	904	+40
14.	#35 Kennesaw State	308	302	295	905	+41
15.	Denver	304	304	301	909	+45
16.	South Alabama	310	300	300	910	+46
17.	Murray State	312	298	306	916	+52
18.	Alabany	309	304	304	917	+53

HOUSTON LEADERS
		1	2	3	F
t33.	Leonie Harm	74	76	72	222	+6
t33.	Maddy Rayner	78	69	75	222	+6
t41.	Hannah Screen	74	74	75	223	+7
t75.	Maria Jose Martinez	80	74	77	231	+15
95.	Amanda Elich	83	88	81	252	+36

OVERALL LEADERS
		1	2	3	F
1.	#49 Auston Kim Vanderbilt	70	70	70	210	-6
2.	Linette Holmslykke Murray State	75	65	71	211	-5
t3.	Morgan Baxendale Vanderbilt	75	71	67	213	-3
t3.	#9 Jaravee Boonchant Duke	72	71	70	213	-3
t3.	Virunpat Olankitkunchai Maryland	70	70	73	213	-3

OPELIKA, Ala. – The University of Houston Women's Golf program posted a score of 299 in Wednesday's Final Round of the NCAA Auburn Regional to finish 11^th with a three-day total of 898.

Senior All-American and two-time American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Leonie Harm led the Cougars with an even-par 72 on the 6,371-yard course to cap her outstanding career. The Gerlingen, Germany, native finished the day with five birdies, including back-to-back efforts on Nos. 1-2, and tied for 33^rd with a score of 222.

Fellow senior Maddy Rayner joined Harm in the tie for 33^rd at 222, while freshman Hannah Screen tied for 41^st at 223. Freshman Maria Jose Martinez tied for 75^th at 231, while junior Amanda Elich finished 95^th at 252.

No. 6 Vanderbilt captured the team championship with a score of 860. No. 11 Florida State (863), No. 3 Duke (868), No. 17 Virginia (873), No. 13 Auburn (874) and No. 42 Tennessee (876) completed the Top-6 leaders and advanced to the NCAA Championships, set for May 17-22 in Fayetteville, Ark.

Vanderbilt's Auston Kim earned medalist honors with a score of 6-under 210 after posting a 70 for the third straight day. Murray State's Linette Holmslykke finished second at 211, while Morgan Baxendale (Vanderbilt), Jaravee Boonchant (Duke) and Virunpat Olankitkunchai tied for third at 213.

Holmslykke, Olankitkunchai and Alabama's Angelica Moresco advanced to the NCAA Championships as individual qualifiers.

The NCAA Auburn Regional was one of four postseason sites across the nation, hosting 72 total teams.

NCAA REGIONAL HISTORY
Houston has qualified for NCAA Regional play as a team every season in which the team was eligible. The program started in 2013-14 with four student-athletes competing as individuals at tournaments but was not allowed to compete as a team that year, per NCAA rules.

Harm competed in her fourth straight NCAA Regional, joining Megan Thothong as the only Cougars to accomplish that feat. Elich competed in the second Regional of her career, becoming the eighth player in school history to play in multiple NCAA postseason events.

Rayner, Martinez and Screen made their NCAA postseason debuts.

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