ORLANDO, Fla. – Four Knights finished within three strokes of each other at the UCF Challenge which came to a close Tuesday afternoon as Alyssa Lamoureux, Tunrada Piddon, Ana Laura Collado and Elizabeth Moon finished with 214, 215, 216, and 217 strokes respectively.
Topping the Knights, Alyssa Lamoureux finished with a three-round total of 214 (-2) to put her in 20th place. She was the only member of the UCF squad and one of thirteen in the 86-person field who finished even-par or under in all three rounds.
Tunrada Piddon and Elizabeth Moon each carded 69 (-3) in the final round of play, the best round posted by the UCF lineup. Ana Laura Collado also posted her best round on the third round of the tournament, finishing the day 2-under par.
Rounding out the Knights lineup, Maria Balcazar finished the UCF Challenge shooting 226 (+10) across the three days.
Hear from Head Coach Emily Marron
Coach ???????? we were ready to post some low rounds on the final day ??#ChargeOn? pic.twitter.com/tom0poStkO
— UCF Golf (@UCF_Golf) February 4, 2020
Junior Chinatsu Kobayashi and freshman Dimana Viudes represented UCF as individuals in the UCF Challenge. Kobayashi was tied for 48th in the field of 89 competitors at 5-over par while Viudes finished with a final score of 227 (+11) to tie for 70th place.
Kent State, which entered the weekend at No. 3 in the nation, secured the UCF Challenge victory after posting a 275 (-13) score on the final day of the tournament to come in with a final team score of 843(-21). Michigan State finished in second place after posting 849 (-15) as a team, followed closely by Miami with a team score of 850 (-14).
| UCF Challenge | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Totals | To Par |
| Alyssa Lamoureux | 72 (E) | 70 (-2) | 72 (E) | 214 | -2 |
| Tunrada Piddon | 71 (-1) | 75 (+3) | 69 (-3) | 215 | -1 |
| Ana Laura Collado | 73 (+1) | 73 (+1) | 70 (-2) | 216 | E |
| Elizabeth Moon | 76 (+4) | 72 (E) | 69 (-3) | 217 | +1 |
| Maria Balcazar | 77(+5) | 76 (+4) | 73 (+1) | 226 | +10 |
UP NEXT
The Knights return to the course on Feb. 17 for the two-day Moon Golf Invitational held in Melbourne, Fla.
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