Mercer Concludes First Trip to NCAA Tournament Wednesday

Wednesday, May 12

Simpsonville, Ky. (University of Louisville GC)

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Mercer Concludes First Trip to NCAA Tournament Wednesday

5/12/2021 7:48:00 PM | Women's Golf

Payton Schanen tied for 24th in Louisville

By: Stephen Waldman

SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. – The Mercer women's golf team concluded its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament with the final round at the Louisville Regional from the University of Louisville Golf Club on Wednesday.

Individually, graduate student Payton Schanen recorded a top-25 finish as she tied for 24th at four-over par. The Alpharetta, Ga., native led the Bears and carded two rounds at par or better. Schanen entered the regional ranked 140th nationally by Golfstat and played as well or better than 19 golfers who were ranked ahead of her, most notably beating the nation's top-ranked player, Pau Roussin-Bouchard from South Carolina, by three strokes.

14	Mercer	302	287	308	+33	897
T24	Payton Schanen	72	71	77	+4	220
T41	Lauren Lightfritz	78	68	78	+8	224
T63	Carol Pyon	77	73	78	+12	228
T78	Tracy Rodriguez	77	79	75	+15	231
86	Laila Hrindova	76	75	82	+17	233

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