by Pierce Yarberry

Barbara Car Leads ODU At UNF Collegiate With Third Straight Top-25 Finish

Barbara Car Leads ODU At UNF Collegiate With Third Straight Top-25 FinishBarbara Car Leads ODU At UNF Collegiate With Third Straight Top-25 Finish
Bennett Scarborough

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Barbara Car posted her third-straight Top-25 finish as she tied for 24th at the Momentum Transportation UNF Collegiate with a 13-over par 229.

A sophomore from Vodice, Slovenia, Car made four birdies and 34 putts for par over the three rounds at Jacksonville Golf & Country Club. Her best round was on Tuesday morning, a one-over par 73. Car shot an 81 in the first round, but shaved off six strokes for a 75 in the second round.

Puneet Bajwa was one stroke behind Car and tied for 30th with a 14-over 230. After an opening round of 79, she followed with rounds of 75 and 76. Ludovica Girola, who was playing as an individual, tied for 34th with a 16-over 232. Alina Shchepteva turned in a final total of 28-over 244 to tie for 70th. Julia Rafter shot a 58-over 274 to place 79th, and Mariana Arronte ended up 84th with a 12-over 156 after her first round was disqualified.

As a team, ODU combined for an 89-over par 953 to place 12th. Oklahoma State won the Collegiate with a 24-over par 888, Florida Gulf Coast finished second with a 29-over 893, and Tulsa rounded out the top three with a 40-over 904. FGCU’s Leonie Wulfers was the individual champion with a three-under par 213. OSU’s Marta Silchenko recorded a one-over 217 to earn runner up honors, and Furman’s Olivia Hasselbach and FGCU’s Amelie Alcantara tied for third at four-over 220.

Old Dominion will have a month to prepare for Georgia’s Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, which will be held March 28-30 at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Georgia.

Team Results

  1. Oklahoma State (296-295-297 – 888) +24
  2. Florida Gulf Coast (293-299-301 – 893) +29
  3. Tulsa (301-306-297 – 904) +40

T4. Augusta (318-293-305 – 916) +52

T4. USF (310-305-301 – 916) +52

  1. South Alabama (315-303-302 – 920) +56
  2. Miami (Fla.) (312-314-207 – 923) +59
  3. Furman (314-308-306 – 928) +64
  4. North Florida (309-313-307 – 929) +65
  5. Sam Houston (318-310-303 – 931) +67
  6. Campbell (321-303-314 – 938) +74
  7. Old Dominion (335-309-309 – 953) +89
  8. Eastern Kentucky (312-328-318 – 958) +94
  9. Jacksonville (328-323-313 – 964) +100

ODU Lineup

T24. Barbara Car (81-75-73 – 229) +13

T30. Puneet Bajwa (79-75-76 – 230) +14

T34. Ludovica Girola (74-82-76 – 232) +16

T70. Alina Shchepteva (81-82-81 –244) +28

  1. Julia Rafter* (94-92-88 – 274) +58
  2. Mariana Arronte (NA-77-79 – 156) +12

*Competed as an individual