Lions Finish Fifth at the ECU/Oak Hills Women's Collegiate Invitational Golf Tournament

Weather limited play at the East Central University/Oak Hills Women's Collegiate Invitational Golf Tournament to just one round on Tuesday. The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s golf team finished fifth among the 12-team field.

Lone Star Conference member Northeastern State won the team title by six strokes over Redlands Community College with a 320 and placing its top four within the top nine. Kaitlin Higginbotham won the individual title by two strokes with a two-over par 74. A&M-Commerce finished its first tournament of the spring with a 351 just a stroke out of fourth-place honors that went to Henderson State.

Senior Heather Pantalion (pictured) led the Lions with an 86 and tied for 13th overall. Teammate junior Kathleen May, who was among the top players in the field with her even par play on par 3 holes, tied for 19th with an 87. Junior Megan Benites tied for 22nd with an 88 and sophomore Malonie Oats tied for 29th with a 90. To round out the A&M-Commerce lineup, junior Mallory Kempf was tied for 55th with a 99.

The Lions are back in action on Monday as they host the Pepsi/Lion Invitational at Tanglewood Golf Resort & Spa in Pottsboro, Texas.