Nov. 3, 2009

Posting the lowest round of the fall season, the Florida Atlantic University's women's golf team finished fourth in Stetson University's Holiday Inn Express/Hatter Invitational, which concluded on Tuesday with 18 holes in Deland.

FAU tallied a 296 composite team score in the final round and accumulated a 912 team score over the 54-hole tournament, played over the course of two days on the 6,098-yard, par-72 Victoria Hill's Country Club course. That score was two strokes behind third place Florida Southern University and eight shots behind champion Stetson, the host team, in the seven-team tournament.

The Owls were led by freshman Marilyne Cadieux, who carded a one-over-par 73 on Tuesday and recorded her career-best finish with a tie for fifth place after shooting three rounds in the 70s. She extended her streak of shooting a score in the 70s to nine rounds. Cadieux finished the tournament with a 225 score over the 54-hole event.

Senior Jennifer Norton also carded a one-over-par 73 on Tuesday to finish in ninth place with a 228 score. She shot a 74 in Monday's first round.

Junior Elisabetta Bertini fired three rounds in the 70s to compile a 230 score, and seniors Karine Bolme (232) and Gina Larsen (239) rounded out the team's performance.

Team Scores:

1) Stetson 904; 2) Daytona State 905; 3) Florida Southern 910; 4) Florida Atlantic 912 ; 5) Bethune-Cookman Univ. 934; 6) University of South Carolina-Upstate 958; 7) Lipscomb Univ. 1,014

Individual Scores:

T-5) Marilyne Cadieux 225; 9) Jennifer Norton 228; T-11) Elisabetta Bertini 230; T-18) Karine Bolme 232; T-22) Gina Larsen 239