VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (UCFKnights.com) – After being at the top of leaderboard all weekend, the UCF women’s golf team took home two titles Sunday afternoon. As a team, the Knights finished ahead of all teams after shooting 282(+2) in the final round for an 857(+17) three-day total.
"I am so proud of our team's fight this week. They never gave up and battled hard until the very end," said head coach Emily Marron. "It was back and forth all day with Campbell and Sac State and some birdies down the stretch really pulled us through.”
Elizabeth Moon brings some hardware back to Orlando with the best overall finish. The freshman shot a tournament-low 65 on Sunday including a string of birdies on the back nine to wrap up the Princess Anne Invitational with a 203(-7) for her first collegiate win in her young career. Moon also broke the record for lowest 54-hole total in program history, which was previously held by Kristine Odaiyar (208) set back in 2014.
“Elizabeth performed with such poise and confidence all weekend,” added Marron. “Her final round was unbelievable! She hit so many great shots and stayed composed. I am so happy for her and so proud of her victory.”
Maria Balcazar and Ana Laura Collado both finished tied for 16th overall after shooting a three-day score of 216(+6). Balcazar shot 71 Sunday, her best round of the tournament, while picking up a team-best six birdies.
Alyssa Lamoureux also shot her best round of the event with a 73 to finish with a 223 total, while Nicolette Donovan also recorded a 73 Sunday to wrap up the Invitational with a total of 227.
Competing as an individual, Anna Hack notched a 76 to head home with a 224 total.
The Knights tallied up the most birdies overall with 48, while also recording the best stroke average on par threes and the second-best stroke average on par fours. Moon was the best overall on par fours averaging 3.83 strokes per par four.
UCF finished ahead of 11 teams including Maryland, USF, Xavier, and Cincinnati.
| Princess Anne Invitational | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| Elizabeth Moon | 67 | 71 | 65 | 203(-7) |
| Maria Balcazar | 73 | 72 | 71 | 216(+6) |
| Ana Laura Collado | 70 | 73 | 73 | 216(+6) |
| Alyssa Lamoureux | 75 | 75 | 73 | 223(+13) |
| Nicolette Donovan | 74 | 80 | 73 | 227(+17) |
| Anna Hack | 79 | 69 | 76 | 224(+14) |
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