Gamecocks Wrap Up ANNIKA Intercollegiate in Seventh

Lake Elmo, Minn. –No. 8 South Carolina women’s golf team completed the third and final round of the 2018 ANNIKA Intercollegiate, finishing 6-over-par (869) to tie for seventh place in the 12-team tournament.
 
“Overall, a solid start to the year,” South Carolina head coach Kalen Anderson said. “The ANNIKA had 10 of the top 11 ranked teams in the country. We have a foundation point from which to gain momentum and improve. We have depth from all five positions this year. It was great to see Ana [Pelaez] step up as well as our freshman Skylar [Thompson].”
 
Junior Ana Pelaez highlighted the final round when she made an impressive eagle on the 452-yard, par-5 18^th. She finished the week with a 215 (-1) and in a tie for 21st, narrowly missing the seventh top-20 finish in her South Carolina career. The Malaga, Spain, native carded 12 pars and ended the final round with a two-under, 70.
 
Junior Lois Kaye Go and freshman Skylar Thompson each finished with a team-high three birdies on Wednesday and wrapped up the week 220 (+4) and 217 (+1), respectively. For Thompson, her third-round 72 was the second best on the team, while Go finished with a 74 on Wednesday. 
 
Anita Uwadia took a 75 into the clubhouse in her final round at the Royal Golf Club to end her week at 221 (+5). Marion Veyssyre was the last Gamecock to finish her final round on Wednesday, carding a solid 1-over-par on the back nine, but a tough front nine saw her post a 78 on the day and 222 (+6) for the week. 
 
South Carolina next competes in the Windy City Invitational starting on Mon., Oct. 1, in Chicago. The two-round tournament will be the first of three events for the Gamecocks in October. 
 
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FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Alabama – 836 (-28)
2. UCLA – 838 (-26)
3. Southern Cal – 843 (-21)
4. Texas – 847 (-17)
5. Duke – 850 (-14)
6. Arkansas – 852 (-12)
7. South Carolina – 869 (+5)
    Arizona – 869 (+5)
9. Stanford – 871 (+7)
10. Northwestern – 872 (+8)
11. Oklahoma State – 881 (+17)
12. Minnesota – 894 (+30)