Women's Golf Finishes Strong at BIG EAST Championship

CALLAWASSIE ISLAND, S.C. – The Xavier women's golf team finished the BIG EAST Championship this afternoon, finishing fourth, edging out three-time defending champion Seton Hall. A pair of Musketeers finished in the top-10 individually.

HIGHLIGHTS

Rachel Johnson shined on the last day. The senior finished her Xavier career with a season-low round 72 (E) thanks to consistent play with two birdies. Johnson led the team with 34 pars.

Mikayla Fitzpatrick fired a final round 73 (+1) that moved her into the top-10. The freshman led the team and was third in the tournament with eight birdies.

Mikayla Smith shot a final round 75 (+3). The sophomore excelled on the par 5's averaging 4.76 strokes a hole (-4).

Grace Howie was second on the team in pars with 30, while Lindsey Murray was second in birdies with five.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

t-10. Fitzpatrick: 81, 76, 73 [230, +14]

t-10. Smith: 77, 78, 75 [230, +14]

17. Johnson: 81, 82, 72 [235, +19]

t-20. Howie: 78, 80, 81 [239, +23]

t-26. Murray: 80, 83, 82 [245, +29]

TEAM RESULTS

The Musketeers finished in fourth place with a final round score of 301 (+13).

QUOTES

Coach Patz on the final round:

"I'm super happy for the girls today! We could have easily gone out without much energy since we were in 5th going into today, but we stayed positive and went out and showed what we are capable of. It was a lot of fun to have people play well and see us climb on the leaderboard."

Coach Patz on Rachel Johnson's play:

"I was excited to see Rachel finish with a great round, tying her career low score! She's done a good job strengthening our team chemistry this year, so I know everyone was happy to see her go out on a high note!"

Coach Patz on Smith and Fitzpatrick:

"The Mikaylas also had good rounds today, and I was glad to see their efforts today propelled them to a top 10 finish! It's nice to end the season with all of these positives!"

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