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Minnesota Invitational
Women's Golf finishes fourth at Minnesota Invitational
09.16.2014 | Women's Golf
Strauss and Abe post career-high finishes
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn -- Texas Women's Golf concluded the Minnesota Invitational with a share of fourth place (305-301-301=907, +43) after a final round team score of 301 on Tuesday.
Senior Bertine Strauss (T3) and junior Tezira Abe (T21) posted career-best finishes in the tournament.
Strauss (70-76-74=220, +4) and sophomore Julia Beck (79-75-74=228, +12) paced the Longhorns in the final round, each carding a 2-over-par 74. Beck finished in a tie for 21st with teammate Abe, who carded a final round 75 to post a three-round total of 228 (77-76-75).
Junior Natalie Karcher fired a 6-over-par 78 for a tournament total of 231 (79-74-78), good for a share of 37th.
East Carolina won the event by 21 strokes (294-287-298=879), while the Pirates' F. Gustafsson Spang 69-66-72-207, -9) took medalist honors.
The Longhorns tee it up next at the Schooner Fall Classic in Norman, Oklahoma on Oct. 4-6.
Minnesota Invitational
The Minikahda Club (Par 72, 6,119 yards)
Team Standings
1. East Carolina – 294-287-298=879 (+15)
2. Colorado – 309-297-294=900 (+36)
3. Kansas – 302-303-300=905 (+41)
T4. GRU Augusta – 300-301-306=907 (+43)
T4. TEXAS – 305-301-301=907 (+43)
6. Purdue – 308-292-310=910 (+46)
7. Minnesota – 311-299-302=912 (+48)
8. Kent State – 301-307-306=914 (+50)
9. SMU – 307-305-306=918 (+54)
10. Illinois – 319-293-308=920 (+56)
11. Fresno State – 311-313-300=924 (+60)
12. Nebraska – 312-309-308=929 (+65)
13. CSU Fullerton – 309-308-314=931 (+67)
14. Texas State – 314-299-319=932 (+68)
Player Standings
1. F. Gustafsson Spang, East Carolina – 69-66-72=207 (-9)
2. Anna Laorr, Minnesota – 70-71-74=215 (-1)
T3. Bertine Strauss, TEXAS - 70-76-74=220 (+4)
T3. Martina Edberg, CSU Fullerton – 74-72-74=220 (+4)
T3. Sabrine Garrison, Minnesota – 70-74-76=220 (+4)
T6. 2 players tied at 5-over-par 221
Additional Texas Players
T21. Julia Beck – 79-75-74=228 (+12)
T21. Tezira Abe – 77-76-75=228 (+12)
T37. Natalie Karcher – 79-74-78=231 (+15)
T71. Lara Weinstein – 84-81-81=246 (+30)
Post-tournament comments
Head Coach Ryan Murphy: I was happy with the top-5 finish. It is one of our goals this year to finish every tournament in the top five. I was pleased with Bertine's finish. She had a strong performance to start what should be a terrific season for her. I was also happy with the solid play by Tez (Tezira Abe) and (Julia) Beck. While we still have plenty of room for improvement, overall I am happy with our performance and think it's a solid start to the season.
Senior Bertine Strauss: It was good to open the season the way we did. It was nice to get back out there and play with the team. I felt good out there. I have been feeling confident all week. Hopefully we can keep improving from here on out for the rest of the season.
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