USC Upstate Records Third Consecutive Top-Two Finish at Terrier Intercollegiate

Spartanburg, S.C. – The USC Upstate women's golf team collected its second straight performance of second or better on Tuesday as the Spartans fired a final round 310 to finish in a tie for second place out of 16 teams at the Terrier Intercollegiate from the par 72, 6012-yard The Country Club of Spartanburg.

USC Upstate finished two strokes behind tournament champion High Point as it posted a combined score of 612 (302-310).

High Point won the Terrier Intercollegiate by two strokes over the Spartans and Winthrop with a total score of 610 (297-313).

Wofford's Becca Earl captured individual medalist honors shooting an even-par 144 (71-73), winning by two strokes over Ella Ofstedahl of Georgia Southern and Samford's Madeline Davis.

A LOOK AT THE SCORECARD

All five USC Upstate players contributed to the final team score at the Terrier Intercollegiate.
The speed of the greens were a huge factor in all final round scores on Tuesday as the Spartans showed perseverance and a stick-with-it attitude leading to their third straight top-two finish to close out the fall.
Pan Paksanont was the top individual performer for USC Upstate recording her second top-10 performance this season shooting a final round 78 to finish tied for ninth at 152 (74-78).
Beem Pabsimma also carded a final round 78 and placed in a tie for 13^th with a combined score of 153 (75-78).
Brooke Hutto turned in the lowest score of the day with a 76 and tied with Anna Chanthaphaeng for 17^th place at 154. Hutto had rounds of 78-76 and Chanthaphaeng 75-79.
Kathryn Elliott rounded out the individual leaderboard for the Spartans tied for 52^nd with a total score of 162 (84-78) after her final round 78.
Playing as an individual, Caroline Heustess logged a tie for 38^th place showing after combining for a two-round score of 159 (77-82).
USC Upstate finished tied for second among the tournament field in par 5 scoring (5.12 stroke average), third in par 4 scoring (4.32 stroke average) while adding a 3.45 stroke average in par 3 scoring.
The Spartans ranked tied for third with 104 pars and were fourth with 16 birdies.
Hutto concluded the tournament second with a team-leading 27 pars.
Paksanont was tied for sixth after finishing with six birdies.
Paksanont and Hutto both led the team in par 4 scoring with a 4.25 stroke average.
Heustess and Chanthaphaeng were also tied for seventh at 1-under and a 4.88 stroke average in par 5 scoring.
Paksanont was tied for ninth in par 3 scoring with a 3.12 stroke average.

TEAM LEADERBOARD

1^st High Point 297-313=610
T-2^nd USC Upstate 302-310=612
T-2^nd Winthrop 304-308=612
4^th Georgia Southern 299-314=613
5^th Samford 311-303=614
6^th Appalachian State 303-313=616
7^th Limestone 310-307=617
8^th Gardner-Webb 319-306=625
9^th Presbyterian College 317-313=630
10^th UNC Asheville 319-313=632
11^th USC Beaufort 321-313=634
12^th Wofford 312-323=635
13^th Morehead State 321-329=650
14^th North Alabama 332-320=652
15^th Western Carolina 330-326=656
16^th The Citadel 334-335=669

USC UPSTATE PARTICIPANTS

T-9^th Pan Paksanont 74-78=152
T-13^th Beem Pabsimma 75-78=153
T-17^th Brooke Hutto 78-76=154
T-17^th Anna Chanthaphaeng 75-79=154
T-38^th Caroline Heustess 77-82=159
T-52^nd Kathryn Elliott 84-78=162

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USC Upstate tees off its 2019 spring season Feb. 18-19 at the Amelia Island Collegiate in Amelia Island, Fla.

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