Tar Heel Invite Final Results and Statistics

THE RUNDOWN
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Baylor women's golf finished the Tar Heel Invitational in 15th place after shooting an 8-over 296 on Sunday in the third and final round at UNC's Finley Golf Course. Sunday's round moved the Bears up one spot in the standings at 52-over 916.

Laura Lonardi shot an even-par 72 to finish the tournament tied for 18th place, moving up 15 spots from Saturday when she ended the day tied for 33rd place. Giovana Maymon's 1-over 73 moved her into a tie for 47th place at 11-over 227, and Maggie Beth Byers shot a 4-over 76 to end her weekend tied for 71st with a final round score of 18-over 234.

Lauren Whyte ended the tournament in 85th after shooting an 8-over 80 to finish with a score of 22-over 238. Louise Gateau-Chovelon rounded out the Baylor team with a tie for 87th place finish at 25-over 241 after shooting a 3-over 75 Sunday.

Duke won the 18-team tournament with a final score of 3-over 867, with Arkansas (+16) and Louisville (+18) finishing in second and third, respectively. Michigan State (+19) finished fourth and North Carolina State (+20) rounded out the top five. BU placed ahead of Rollins (+65), UNC Wilmington (+68) and Kentucky (+69).

HIGHLIGHTS
- Laura Lonardi tied for fourth in par-3 scoring average at 2-under 2.83.
- Giovana Maymon and Lonardi tied for 14th in par-5 scoring average at 1-under 4.92.
- Lonardi's 37 pars over 54 holes tied for 16th-most in the field.
- Louise Gateau-Chovelon led BU in par-4 scoring at 8-over 4.27.
- Maymon, Lauren Whyte and Lonardi tied for the team lead with six birdies apiece.
- Maggie Beth Byers made 35 pars over 54 holes, tied for 28th-most in the field.
- Maymon made three consecutive birdies on the par-3 fifth hole, the par-5 sixth hole and the par-4 seventh hole.
- Baylor finished sixth in par-3 scoring average at 7-over 3.12, tied for 13th in par-4 scoring average at 55-over 4.37 and 18th in par-5 scoring at 20-over 5.33.
- BU finished 13th with 161 pars and 13th with 24 birdies.

STAT OF THE DAY
13 -- Baylor made 13 birdies on Sunday after recording 11 birdies over the first two rounds combined. Lonardi had a team-high four birdies, followed by Gateau-Chovelon and Maymon with three apiece, two from Whyte and one from Byers.

TOP QUOTE
"This was not our ideal start to the year, but getting ready for postseason is a process, and they don't play national championships or conference championships in the fall," head coach Jay Goble said. "We will step back, evaluate and continue to improve."

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor returns to action Oct. 25-27 at the Alamo Invitational at San Antonio's Briggs Ranch Golf Club. BU will be returning to the course where it won the 2014 NCAA San Antonio Regional, claiming the program's first-ever regional title. Baylor also played the 2014 Alamo Invitational, finishing sixth in a 14-team field.