Troy Third, Preus Tied for Fifth at Spring Break Shootout

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Troy Third, Preus Tied for Fifth at Spring Break Shootout

3/14/2023 2:48:00 PM | Golf (W)

Final Results (PDF)

By: Troy Athletics Communications

LAKE JOVITA, Fla. – A pair of Troy golfers shot even-par in Tuesday's final round of the Spring Break Shootout at the Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club, and Elisabeth Preus tied for fifth to lead the Trojans to a third-place finish as a team.

Laura Fangmeyer and Alyssa Mercado turned in cards of 71 to close out the event, while Preus was 1-over on the day to finish at 2-over on the 6,040-yard, par-71 course. The Trojans did their damage on the par-5 holes, where they were 6-under as a team, second-best in the field, while their +24 on the par-4 offerings ranked third. Troy finished with 35 birdies and a tournament-best two eagles, both from Katelynn Altese.

Preus' finish was her best since tying for third at the Lady Bison Classic in February 2021. She wrapped play with a pair of birdies around three bogeys on Tuesday. She had just seven bogeys over her 54 holes of play, as she ranked second with 42 pars on a course where the average score was 5.5 strokes over par.

ShaeLee Scarberry continued her impressive senior campaign as she tied for 13^th place at 5-over par with freshman teammate Laura Fangmeyer. Scarberry now has six top-16 finishes in Troy's seven events this season. She carded a 2-over 73 to close out play and finished the week sixth in the field with nine birdies.

Fangmayer completed her climb up the leaderboard following a disappointing opening round. She was even on Tuesday after a 1-under 70 in Monday's second round; she was tied for 42^nd at 6-over par following the first round. She finished tied with Scarberry for sixth in the field with nine birdies.

Western Kentucky shot 2-under as a team Tuesday to claim the team title over a free-falling Morehead State, which shot 23-over after entering the final round in the lead. WKU finished 10-over for the week, followed by Florida Gulf Coast (+16), Troy (+20) and Morehead State (+27).

Altese, who carded a hole-in-one on Monday, added her second eagle of the week with a three on the 518-yard, par-5 No. 13 en route to shooting 6-over on the day and 14-over for the week. She tied with Mercado for 37^th place after the latter carded four birdies on the day.

Troy has a quick turnaround as the Trojans are in Gulf Shores, Ala., beginning Sunday for the Bama Beach Bash at the Gulf Shores Country Club.

Team Standings
1. Western Kentucky 296-284-282—862, 2. FGCU 296-284-288—868, 4. Troy 298-287-287—872, 4. Morehead State 288-285-307—879, T5. Arkansas State 296-295-292—883, T5. Jacksonville State 297-299-287—883, 7. Stetson 299-307-292—898, 8. Seminole State 306-302-297—905, 9. Toledo 298-306-302—906, 10. Butler 305-292-312—909, 11. Ball State 303-303-305—911, 12. Loyola 318-294-301—913, 13. St. John's 310-308-306—924, 14. Akron 301-316-309—926, 15. Oakland 324-303-304—931, 16. Ohio 319-309-324—952

Troy Individuals
T5. Elisabeth Preus 70-73-72—215, T13. ShaeLee Scarberry 72-73-73—218, T13. Laura Fangmeyer 77-70-71—218, T37. Katelynn Altese 79-71-77—227, T37. Alyssa Mercado 82-74-71—227