SALISBURY, N.C. – The Catawba College women's golf team posted a third-place finish at its home tournament, the Patsy Rendleman Invitational, led by Rachel Carlson's second consecutive podium.

Carlson recorded her best score of the year, putting together a 223 while going 72-72-79 to slot third for an All-Tournament Team selection. Mary-Paige King registered a 77 in the final round to complete the event in T-10th with a 229 (+16).

Sara Kristinsdottir finished in the top half of the field using her 54-hole score of 236 (+23), good for 17th place. Taya Buxton cruised into a T-22nd place standing as she wrapped up the tournament at 246 (+14). Hannah Waddell weathered the intense wind on Day 2 to shoot an 82, the 21st-best third round, for a 253 (+40) final tally in 29th.

Emily Rosenschein stacked up T-27th with a 251 (+38), logging an 87 in Tuesday's final round. Valentina Moran turned in an 83 – highlighted by a back-nine 40 – to close proceedings at 259 (+46) and capture T-31st.

Catawba was 13 shots off the leader in each of the event's three rounds, wrapping up The Patsy Rendleman with a 319 to amass a team score of 927 (+75) and take third place.

Boasting four golfers in the Top 5, Tampa cruised to the team championship at 888 (+36) as Justine Bayle snared the individual medalist honor with her 220 (+7).

All-Tournament Team

Justine Bayle, Tampa

Kelly Shanahan, Tampa

Rachel Carlson, Catawba

Ella Mason, Tampa

Maria Mora, Tampa

UP NEXT

With the regular season complete, Catawba heads to the South Atlantic Conference Championships on Apr. 6-8 at The Preserve at Verdae in Greenville, S.C.