by By Matt Dowdy, TexasTech.com
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech climbed the leaderboard for the second-straight day at the Landfall Tradition as the Lady Raiders finished in a tie for seventh following Sunday’s final round at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The Lady Raiders, who were in 12th place to close Friday’s opening round, jumped up two spots into 10th place Saturday before moving into a tie with N.C. State for seventh overall. Tech finished at an 18-over 882 for the tournament after a 3-over 291 final round.
“This was a good tournament for us,” Tech head coach JoJo Robertson said. “I’m really pleased with the way the team played. This was a very strong field and we showed that we can compete with the best.”
Tech finished just a stroke back of top-ranked Alabama, which entered the tournament as the nation’s No. 1 team in the latest Golfweek rankings before finishing in sixth place. The 18-team field featured 12 schools that were ranked in the top 40 by Golfweek.
Wake Forest and South Carolina shared the team title as the Gamecocks made a final-round rally with an 8-under 280 card. Furman, Purdue and Oklahoma rounded out the top five.
Gabby Barker (Shoshone/Paiute) was Tech’s top player over the final 36 holes as she followed up a 5-under 67 card on Saturday with a 1-under showing Sunday. The performance pushed Barker into a tie for 16th overall at 1-over for the tournament.
Lauren Mason added an even-par final round to end the event in a tie for 33rd at 8-over. Mami Yamamoto and Caralyn Barker posted 2-over final rounds to complete Tech’s score while Sofia Garcia was 5-over to end the weekend.
Yamamoto finished in a tie for 27th in the individual standings while Garcia and Caralyn Barkerclosed the event in a tie for 45th overall.
The Lady Raiders will take just over a week off before closing their fall campaign Nov. 7-8 at the Trinity Forest Invitational hosted by SMU.
