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2/17/2025 3:56:00 PM | Women's Golf
Lu Fires 7-Under Par as MSU Posts Second-Lowest 18 Hole Score in Program History
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Senior Katie Lu fired a 7-under par 65 to help Michigan State's women's fire a tournament-best 12-under par 276 and come back from a tie for sixth place entering the final round to win the team title at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational, held at the Palm Aires Champions Course in Sarasota, Fla.
The Spartans finished the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a score of 4-under par 860 (297-287-276), tied for first place with Ohio State (285-291-284), who entered the final round in second place.
Michigan State was crowned the team champion by a tiebreaker between each team's 5th score in the final round (Brooke Biermann of MSU shot an even-par 72, while Ohio State's fifth score was a 76).
MSU finished atop the 15-team field along with Ohio state, while Oklahoma finished in third place (3-under par 861), the College of Charleston placed fourth (1-over par 865) and Michigan rounded out the top-five teams (5-over par 869). The 15-team field included seven teams ranked among the top-50 in the country.
Final Results
The Spartans' team score of 12-under par 276 was a tournament-best and team-best for the year, as well as the tied for the second-lowest 18-hole team score in program history. MSU previously shot a 276 at the Moon Golf Invitational on Feb. 2, 2023 (with Biermann and Lu part of that team).
Lu was the team leader in the final round, starting out on the back nine and firing five birdies and finishing her round with seven birdies and 11 pars for a bogey-free round. Her 7-under par 65 was not only a personal best, but it was tied for the fourth-best 18-hole score in program history.
Biermann was the top finisher for the Spartans, finishing in eighth place at 2-under par 214 (71-71-72).
Juniors Taylor Kehoe and Paula Balanzategui tied for 13th place at even-par 216. Kehoe closed out with a 1-under par 71 for her 216 (73-72-71), while Balanzategui carded a 2-under par 70 (76-70-70).
Sophomore Ana Sofia Murcia had her best round of the tournament on Monday with a 2-under par 70 and tied for 55th place at 9-over par 225 (77-78-70).
Playing as individuals, freshman Catalina Monroy tied for 51st place at 8-over par 224 (74-74-76), unior Amelie Weber tied for 60th place at 10-over par 226 (80-73-73) and senior Shannon Kennedy finished in 71st place at 13-over par 229 (80-75-74).
The team win is the 45th tournament win in program history under Head Coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll.
Michigan State is back in action on Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16 at the Valspar Augusta Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Course in Augusta, Ga.
The Spartans finished the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a score of 4-under par 860 (297-287-276), tied for first place with Ohio State (285-291-284), who entered the final round in second place.
Michigan State was crowned the team champion by a tiebreaker between each team's 5th score in the final round (Brooke Biermann of MSU shot an even-par 72, while Ohio State's fifth score was a 76).
MSU finished atop the 15-team field along with Ohio state, while Oklahoma finished in third place (3-under par 861), the College of Charleston placed fourth (1-over par 865) and Michigan rounded out the top-five teams (5-over par 869). The 15-team field included seven teams ranked among the top-50 in the country.
Final Results
The Spartans' team score of 12-under par 276 was a tournament-best and team-best for the year, as well as the tied for the second-lowest 18-hole team score in program history. MSU previously shot a 276 at the Moon Golf Invitational on Feb. 2, 2023 (with Biermann and Lu part of that team).
Lu was the team leader in the final round, starting out on the back nine and firing five birdies and finishing her round with seven birdies and 11 pars for a bogey-free round. Her 7-under par 65 was not only a personal best, but it was tied for the fourth-best 18-hole score in program history.
Biermann was the top finisher for the Spartans, finishing in eighth place at 2-under par 214 (71-71-72).
Juniors Taylor Kehoe and Paula Balanzategui tied for 13th place at even-par 216. Kehoe closed out with a 1-under par 71 for her 216 (73-72-71), while Balanzategui carded a 2-under par 70 (76-70-70).
Sophomore Ana Sofia Murcia had her best round of the tournament on Monday with a 2-under par 70 and tied for 55th place at 9-over par 225 (77-78-70).
Playing as individuals, freshman Catalina Monroy tied for 51st place at 8-over par 224 (74-74-76), unior Amelie Weber tied for 60th place at 10-over par 226 (80-73-73) and senior Shannon Kennedy finished in 71st place at 13-over par 229 (80-75-74).
The team win is the 45th tournament win in program history under Head Coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll.
Michigan State is back in action on Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16 at the Valspar Augusta Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Course in Augusta, Ga.
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