WOMEN'S GOLF CLOSES STRONG AT FOREST OAKS FALL CLASSIC

Tuesday, September 30

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Forest Oaks Fall Classic

WOMEN'S GOLF CLOSES STRONG AT FOREST OAKS FALL CLASSIC

9/30/2014 2:30:00 PM | Women's Golf

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ROUND 3

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior Alexandra Austin shot a 3-over 75 to tie for 16^th and lead the Radford women's golf team in Tuesday's final round at the Forest Oaks Fall Classic hosted by UNC Greensboro. The two-day tournament was played at the par 72, 6,267-yard Forest Oaks Country Club.

Austin added five more birdies in her final 18 holes, giving the senior 12 for the tournament. Her 54-hole 226 (73-78-75) was just four shots outside the top-10.

Thanks to 5 more birdies in the final round, @DoubleA_xoxo tied for 16th at the Forest Oaks Fall Classic #RUWG pic.twitter.com/XGXjogRTgJ
— Radford Women's Golf (@RadfordWGolf) September 30, 2014

Radford, as a team, finished 16^th in the tournament after firing a 939 (319-316-304) over two days. The Highlanders recorded 29 birdies, which ranked second in the field.

#RUWG recorded an impressive 29 birdies at Forest Oaks, which ranked second in the field! pic.twitter.com/ZpIWSYGZtt
— Radford Women's Golf (@RadfordWGolf) September 30, 2014

Austin was followed closely by freshman Khushboo Thiagaraj, who carded a 228 (79-74-75) to finish tied for 23^rd.

Freshman Larissa Carter's 236 (77-83-76) tied for 49^th, while classmate Meagan Board's 249 (90-81-78) tied for 85^th. Sophomore Olivia Jay (90-85-83) rounded out the scoring for the Highlanders by tying for 91^st.

#RUWG finished 16th on the team leaderboard. Here's the combo scorecard for the Highlanders. pic.twitter.com/Cux7J4Scrn
— Radford Women's Golf (@RadfordWGolf) September 30, 2014

Elon was able to hold on to its 36-hole lead by carding a 300 in the final round to give the Phoenix an overall score of 899 (298-301-300). Six shots behind and claiming runner-up honors was Rollins.

In the individual chase, Katy Harris of Mercer signed for a 1-under 215 (70-72-73) to top the 96-golfer field.

The Highlanders return to action Oct. 13^th when they head to Greenville, N.C. to compete in the two-day Lady Pirate Intercollegiate hosted by East Carolina.