Jurine Claims Medalist Honors as UCF Women earn First Place Finish at Illini InvitationalJurine Claims Medalist Honors as UCF Women earn First Place Finish at Illini Invitational

Jurine Claims Medalist Honors as UCF Women earn First Place Finish at Illini Invitational

by Jenna VanHoose
MEDINAH, Ill. – Sophomore Mila Jurine recorded her first collegiate victory en route to leading UCF women’s golf to a tournament title on Tuesday by winning the Illini Invitational by 18 strokes with a 32-under-par 832.
 
The Knights carded scores of 279, 273, and 278 over the two-day event to finish at 32-under and win the stacked event hosted by Illinois at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois. The 832 marks the second-best 54-hole team score in UCF history. The second-round 273 will also go down as the third-lowest single-round team score in program history.
 
 

This is a big win for our program and for Mila. To win both the team and individual titles is really special! I am so proud of how great they played and how they truly played for each other. This week was truly a team effort!

Emily MarronWomen's Golf Head Coach
In her second season donning the Black and Gold, the sophomore Jurine claimed medalist honors by firing a 12-under-par 204. The France native saved her best round for last firing off a 66 (-6) carding an impressive tally of two eagles and three birdies.
 
Molly Smith posted a runner-up finish for the Black and Gold at the event with a 9-under par 207. Smith carded scores of 68, 70 and 68 on her way to finishing in the top five, which included six birdies during Tuesday’s final round.
 
Tiffany Tsai also posted a top-10 finish for the Knights with a seventh-place finish as she recorded a 6-under-par 210. The redshirt freshman tallied five birdies in the final round with four consecutive on the back nine to card a 72 (e). Her best score of the tournament came in the second round with a 66 (-6).
 
Pimpisa Sisutham was next for UCF by tying for 19th with a three-under-par 213 (69-71-73), while One Kashima tied for 37th at even par 216 (73-69-74). Playing the tournament as an individual, Kinga Kusmierska tied for 19th at 3-under-par 213 (71-69-73). Sisutham tallied an eagle on hole No.7.
 
Behind UCF’s 832, SMU finished second with a 14-under-par 850 while Auburn rounded out the 54-hole event in third with a 13-under-par 851. Fellow Big 12 foe Texas Tech finished tied for ninth place with a one-over-par 865.
 
The team victory marks UCF's second of the young season and 13th career win under head coach Emily Marron.
 
The Knights will close the fall portion of their schedule Oct. 24-26 at the Landfall Tradition at Landfall Country Club in Wilmington, North Carolina.