DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Texas State women's golf team closed out the 2018-19 season with a runner-up finish in the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Championship. The Bobcats concluded the three-day tournament with a score of 880 (290-296-294, +16) at the LPGA International.

South Alabama took home the team trophy with a score of 877 (295-290-292, +13). Georgia Southern finished in the bronze slot with a tally of 882 (291-298-293, +18), while Troy claimed the fourth spot in the standings at 886 (291-297-298, +22).

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
LPGA International | Daytona Beach, Fla.
Par 72 | 6,050 Yards

THOUGHTS FROM COACH STROM
"Unfortunately, we did not get off to the start we needed," head coach Lisa Strom said. "We made too many bogeys with short clubs in our hands. We had a chance coming down the stretch, but we did not capitalize on a couple birdie opportunities. "

"For it to end like this is disappointing, especially with how much this group of five have improved from the fall to the spring," Strom said. "We had a lot going our way, but every shot matters. One shot per day for the team score equals 0.2 strokes per person. That is not much, but it made all the difference in the end."

ROUND ONE QUICK HITS
- Senior Anne-Charlotte Mora continued to show her prowess on the course. She entered the week with the lowest per-round scoring average in the field (73.26) and shared a piece of the lead after the first round. Her round included five birdies in the first 10 holes of the day and a final tally of 70 (2-under).
- Junior Sasikarn Somboonsup closed out the day with a birdie on No. 18, she was one of three players to birdie the final hole. She matched the low-round score with a 70 (2-under). She carded three birdies and a team-high 14 pars.
- Sophomore Geraldine Wong and junior Sean Yi Yip each fired scores of 75 (3-over) in the opening round of the tournament. Wong converted a trio of birdie attempts, to include opportunities on No. 6, No. 14, and No. 17. Yip was one of four Cats to card a birdie on No. 6.
- Senior Sarah White rounded out the Bobcat lineup with a score of 78 (6-over). She sank one birdie on No. 8.

ROUND TWO QUICK HITS
- Mora paced the Bobcats on day two of the Championship with a score of 72 (E). She dominated the four par-5 holes on the course as she finished 3-under collectively on No. 2, No. 5, No. 14, and No. 16. Her birdie on No. 14 was one of six recorded during the second round.
- Wong fired a 73 (1-over) in the second round. She made consecutive birdies on No. 11 and No. 12 in the back-half of her round.
- Yip converted her second-straight round of 75 (3-over). She tallied 13-consecutive pars from No. 4-17 before running into trouble on the final hole.
- Somboonsup tallied a round of 76 (4-over) in the second round. She carded a birdie on the opening hole of the day for her lone birdie of the round.
- White finished the second round with a mark of 77 (5-over). She saved her round with a nice birdie putt on the green at 18.

ROUND THREE QUICK HITS
- Yip turned in her best performance of the week with a 72 (E) in the final round of competition. She holed birdies on No. 13 and No. 15. She finished the week t-12th.
- Mora, White, and Wong all played 74 (2-over) during the final 18 holes of play. Mora carded an up-and-down day that resulted in five birdies. White birdied the final three holes of the day to round out her best round of the tournament. Wong knocked in a trio of birdies on the front nine.
- Mora was the top Bobcat finisher in the overall standings in the third slot. Wong finished t-12th, while White ended t-30th.
- Somboonsup closed the tournament t-7th after a final round score of 75 (3-over). She converted back-to-back birdies on No. 2 and No. 3.

TXST IN THE STANDINGS
3. Anne-Charlotte Mora (70+72+74=216, E)
t-7. Sasikarn Somboonsup (70+76+75=221, +5)
t-12. Geraldine Wong (75+73+74=222, +6)
t-12. Sean Yi Yip (75+75+72=222, +6)
t-30. Sarah White (78+77+74=229, +13)

"I am proud of Anne-Charlotte for hanging in there today," Strom said. "She lipped out from five feet on No. 17 for birdie. I told her we still had a chance. No. 18 played as the toughest hole on the course, and she drove it right where she needed to, hit a pitching wedge to 15 feet, and made a great putt."

Mora was named to the 2019 All-Tournament team for her third-place performance. She joined Sarah Harrison (Troy), Carolina Berge (South Alabama), Siti Shaari (South Alabama), Ella Offstedall (Georgia Southern), Jenjira Jinangkul (Coastal Carolina), and Maria Jose Atristain Vega (Arkansas State) on the list.

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