Romeo Shines, Bears Finish 10th at Mary Fossum Invitational

Saturday, September 15

East Lansing, Mich.

Mercer University

Mary Fossum Invitational

Photo by: Allyson Lamb

Romeo Shines, Bears Finish 10th at Mary Fossum Invitational

9/16/2018 3:58:00 PM | Women's Golf

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Mercer women shoot third-round 302 on Sunday

By: Gerrit W. Van Genderen

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Senior Terese Romeo jumped five spots to finish tied for 17th overall and Mercer closed out the Mary Fossum Invitational with a final-round 302 (+14) to place 10th at Forest Akers West Golf Course on Sunday.

Mercer finished the two-day, 54-hole tournament at 37-over-par (901) against a talented field that included seven programs that reached the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Romeo was the Bears' top individual finisher with her tie for 17th; she fired a third-round 73 and ended the tournament at +3.

Mercer Scorecard

10	Mercer	296	303	302	+37	901
T-17	Terese Romeo	71	75	73	+3	219
T-45	Mary Augusta Janiga	75	78	74	+11	227
T-55	Payton Schanen	74	77	79	+14	230
T-60	Karina Kukkonen	82	73	77	+16	232
T-63	Carol Pyon	76	79	78	+17	233

Mercer on Team Leaderboard
The Bears were unable to gain ground on the team leaderboard, finishing 10th overall against a talented field. Mercer finished three shots behind SEC opponent Mississippi State (+34) and ranked ahead of Sacramento State, Rutgers, Toledo, Northern Illinois, Kansas State and Eastern Michigan.

Mercer on Individual Scoreboard
Seniors Terese Romeo and Mary Augusta Janiga led the Bears on the final day in East Lansing. Romeo, who shot a team-low 219 (+3) for the weekend, proved to be Mercer's most consistent golfer over three rounds of play. Janiga shot her best round of the weekend with a 74 (+2) on Sunday to jump 11 spots for a tie at 45th overall.

Up Next
Mercer will quickly shift its focus to the Mason Rudolph Championship, hosted by Vanderbilt at the Commodores' Legends Club North on Sept. 21-23.

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