Villavicencio Ties for Sixth Place at USF Intercollegiate

Villavicencio Ties for Sixth Place at USF Intercollegiate

TEAM SCORES
PLAYER SCORES
 
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer

LUTZ, Fla., OCT. 31, 2017 – Natalia Villavicencio posted her first top-10 finish with the program to lead the Bulls at the USF Intercollegiate on Tuesday.

Villavicencio tied for sixth place out of 74 competitors in USF's final event of the fall at TPC Tampa Bay (par 71, 6,145 yards). The junior transfer from Western Carolina University led the Bulls with two top-25 finishes in four events this fall.

USF placed ninth out of 14 programs in its fourth consecutive top-10 finish. Head coach Tiffany Prats' Bulls got a big boost on the final day from Maria "Nani" Merchan. The junior from Caracas, Venezuela carded a 75 in the final round and moved up 11 spots to a tie for 28th place.

Senior Diana Gonzalez Pinto (Bogota, Colombia) also tied for 28th place after carding a 78 in the second and third rounds. Gonzalez led USF's "B" team in her first event of the season.

Team, Player Scores
9 South Florida 315 309 322 946
T6 Natalia Villavicencio (3) 74 74 81 229
T28 Nani Merchan (1) 83 78 75 236
37 Ning Phongpaiboon (5) 78 81 82 241
51 Sara McKevitt (4) 80 83 84 247
T54 Mariale Merchan (2) 88 76 85 249
 
14 South Florida - B 353 334 334 1021
T28 Diana Gonzalez (1) 80 78 78 236
T49 Diane Burress (4) 88 80 78 246
T67 Haley Danford (2) 90 84 85 259
71 Maddie Barrow (3) 95 92 93 280
 
Notables
  • Natalia Villavicencio tied for the tournament lead with a par-5 scoring average of 4.89 (-1). Villavicencio shot par or better on 36 total holes.
  • Maria "Nani" Merchan led the Bulls with six total birdies, one off the tournament lead. Freshman Haley Danford (Longwood, Fla.) collected five birdies.
 
Up Next
USF will start its spring season with another home event at Black Diamond Ranch. The Florida Challenge is set for Monday, Jan. 29 in Lecanto, Fla.
 
About USF Women's Golf
USF women's golf completed its first season under the guidance of head coach Tiffany Prats in 2016-17. USF posted its first tournament victory since 2012 at the Hoya Invitational and collected seven top-10 finishes in 10 events. For the latest information on USF women's golf, follow the team on Twitter @USFWGolf and Facebook. 
 
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