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Day 3
Helly Leads Herd at Nittany Lion Invitational
10/5/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Marshall women's golf senior Sarah Helly (Enniscrone, Ireland) shot a career-low 1-over-par 73 in the final round to secure a career-best finish of ninth place on Sunday at the Nittany Lion Invitational.
Helly improved by one stroke from the second round, moving up nine spots to total 8-over 224 for the tournament. Fellow senior Korakot Simsiriwong (Narathiwat, Thailand) joined her in the top 20 at No. 16 with an 11-over 227.
As a team, the Herd dropped one spot to finish 13th at 78-over 942.
ON THE LEADERBOARD
Columbia won the tournament with a team total of 30-over 894, followed by Yale in second place with a 31-over 895 and Harvard rounding out the top three with a total of 33-over 897. Kelsey Murphy of Eastern Michigan earned individual honors with a 2-over 218 total.
PRATS' POINTS
Quotes by Coach Tiffany Prats:
On obstacles for the team:
"This week the weather being cold and windy exposed our weaknesses. The team is improving and I have confidence if they continue to work and buy into what we are working on, then scores will improve."
On senior Sarah Helly's performance:
"Sarah had a great round in the conditions today, finishing in ninth. She proved that you don't have to hit the ball perfect to score. I'm really happy for her and I know this will be great for her confidence moving into the rest of the season."
On two golfers placing in the top 20:
"Although Korakot [Simsiriwong] fought hard, it wasn't her day today. Her game is very close to where it needs to be. To have two girls in the top 20 [in Helly and Simsiriwong] is a good start, now we just need to improve as a team. The key for us moving forward is to get four scores each round in the 70s."
AMONG THE HERD
- T9: Sarah Helly (77-74-73=224, +8)
- T16: Korakot Simsiriwong (74-73-80=227, +11)
- T67: Leigha Holt (79-82-83=244, +28)
- T77: Ashley DeMoss (85-86-82=253, +37)
- T79: Natalie Irwin (83-87-84=254, +38)
- T83: Gabby Marcum (88-90-79=257, +41)
LET'S GET SOCIAL
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UP NEXT
The Herd will tee off at East Carolina's Lady Pirate Intercollegiate in Greenville, N.C. (Oct. 13-14). For all the latest information about Marshall women's golf, follow @HerdMWGolf on Twitter.
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