HUMACAO, P.R. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's golf team finished in first at the Puerto Rico Shootout after the final round of the tournament was canceled on Wednesday at Palmas del Mar Golf Club.

Freshman Lulu Leetham finished as the runner-up on the player leaderboard. She shot one-under-par (71) during the second round on Wednesday to improve to four-under-par (140) through two rounds. She posted her best round as a Spartan on Tuesday (69).

TEAM

• The Spartans finished two-over-par (578), holding a five-stroke lead over second-place James Madison (583).
• This marks the Spartans first time winning a tournament since the UNCG Starmount Classic during the 2008-09 season.
• UNCG finished second in terms of average strokes on par threes (3.10), fours (4.17) and fives (4.85). Additionally, the Spartans were plus-four as a team on par threes, plus-17 on par fours and six-under-par on par five holes.
• The Spartans led the tournament with two eagles. Freshman Sophie Lauture scored the first one in Tuesday's first round on the 10th hole before Leetham added another on the third hole during the second round on Wednesday.
• The Spartans led the tournament in pars made (124).
• Regarding the other two Southern Conference (SoCon) teams in the field, Western Carolina finished seventh at 18-over-par (594) while Wofford placed last at 13th with a score of 35-over-par (611).

 
INDIVIDUAL

• Leetham led the Spartans and tied for second at four-under-par (140) with rounds of 69-71. She tied for first competing on par fives with a five-under-par score on those holes backed by a 4.38 stroke average. Leetham sank the Spartans' second eagle of the tournament on Wednesday.
• Sophomore Kasey McIlvaine was second for UNCG and tied for 10th at two-over-par (146) following rounds of 71-75. She tied for sixth with 27 pars.
• Junior Elle Burnette is tied for 19th at four-over-par (148) after posting rounds of 75-73.
• Senior Ava Romfo tied for 26th on the player leaderboard at five-over-par (149) after finishing the second round even par (72). Romfo tied for first in the event with eight birdies.
• Lauture tied for 41st at eight-over-par (152). She shared second in the tournament with 28 pars.
• Competing individually, junior Julia Baeumken placed 53rd at 10-over-par (154) while senior Grace Holcomb finished 63rd at 12-over-par (156).
• James Madison's Hannah Rabb won the individual title at five-under-par (139).

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The Spartans will play their second to last tournament leading up to the SoCon Tournament when they compete in the NC State Invitational from March 21-22 at Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh, North Carolina.