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ATHENS, Ga.-Texas A&M women's
golf senior Mary Michael Maggio birdied four times, including three on the back
nine, and eagled the 17th hole Sunday to rally from 15th place to
finish first individually at the Liz Murphey Fall Preview hosted by
Georgia.
As
a team the Aggies tied with UCLA for eighth overall, finishing with a
three-round score of 893 (+29) after shooting 10 over-par in the third round
Sunday. North Carolina won the event with a score of 876 (+12). Alabama (+16) finished
second and Auburn (+19), Southern Cal (+19), Georgia (+23), Oklahoma (+24) and
Duke (+24) followed closely. Denver placed 10th with a score of 895
(+31), followed consecutively by Tennessee (+35), Virginia (+36), Purdue (+38),
Tulane (+39), Vanderbilt (+40), LSU (+41), California (+44) and South Carolina
(+47).
"We're
close, very close," A&M head coach Trelle McCombs said. "There's more work
to be done, but this was a good measuring stick for us."
Maggio
won the tournament with a three-day score of 213 (-3) and shot five-under par
during her closing round. The win was the second career individual victory for
Maggio, who was the top medalist at the 2012 Big 12 Championships at Lawrence
Country Club last April.
Senior
Sarah Beth Davis recorded a score of 227 (+11) while juniors Natalie Reeves,
Chelsea Mocio and Katerina Ruzickova rounded out the Aggie contingency, each
ending play with a three-round total of 230 (+14).
"I
am so proud of Mary and her perseverance today," McCombs added. "What a super
finish! We tee it up again next Friday in Knoxville and I look forward to
seeing this team build off what they learned this week."
Next
on the schedule for the Aggies is the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate in Knoxville,
Tenn., Oct. 12-14.
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