Fort Myers, Fla. (April 22, 2015) – Junior
Meghan MacLaren had a round for the ages, shooting a 7-under, 65, to claim the Conference USA Individual Tournament title and help lead the FIU women's golf team to a second-place finish at this year's C-USA Women's Golf Championships in Fort Myers, Fla.
Entering the final day of the three-day event, FIU trailed Middle Tennessee by eight strokes. The Panthers pulled within one stroke of the Blue Raiders heading into the turn. However, Middle Tennessee was able to maintain its lead the remainder of the day to claim the conference title. The Blue Raiders finished the tournament with a 7-under, 857.
The Panthers finished the day with a 1-over, 289, and an overall 1-over, 865. The 54-hole total of 865 was the second-best score in FIU history and the team's best output in conference tournament history. The team's day-two score of 281 (-7) tied the C-USA record for low score in a round.
MacLaren, who had five birdies and an eagle on the day, shot the second-lowest round in FIU history (65) and set the school record for a 54-hole total of 206. The Cambridge, England, product rewrote the C-USA Tournament record books with her day-three score and tournament total. MacLaren, a C-USA All-Tournament Team selection, set career-best for 54-hole low score (206).
The NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship selection show will take place on Monday, April 27. The announcement will be televised on the Golf Channel's
Golf Central at 8 p.m. ET.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium. About FIU:
Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
