Ospreys Dominate Field in Taking Title at First Coast Classic

Tuesday, February 16

Jacksonville, Fla.

7:45 a.m. (Shotgun)

University of North Florida

First Coast Classic

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Ospreys Dominate Field in Taking Title at First Coast Classic

2/16/2021 3:48:00 PM | Women's Golf

Scoring Results

By: North Florida Athletics

FIRST TEE — The North Florida women's golf team captured their first tournament title of the season in convincing fashion, as the Ospreys topped the field at the First Coast Classic by 16 strokes and had all five players finish among the Top 20 individuals.

COURSE REPORT
- Deerwood Country Club
- Par 72 | 6,002 yards
- Tuesday, Feb. 16 | approx. 23 holes
- RESULTS: GolfStat Live Stats link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
1 North Florida | 6-under 858 (285-282-291)
T3 Daniela Gonzalez | 3-under 213 (72-70-71)
T5 Sara McKevitt | 2-under 214 (70-70-74)
T9 Mindy Herrick | 1-over 217 (75-68-74)
T14 Marion Debove | 4-over 220 (74-74-72)
T19 Christin Eisenbeiss | 6-over 222 (69-78-75)

Individuals
T27 Jessie Cai | 11-over 227 (78-75-74)
T32 Kaitlynn Washburn | 13-over 229 (77-76-76)
T45 Liss Davalos | 16-over 232 (79-72-81)

TEAM STANDINGS: 12 Teams (Current Golfstat Top 100 Rankings / thru 11-17-20)
North Florida (858), #32 Troy (874), #28 Arkansas State (877), FIU (880), #19 Western Kentucky (891), #15 South Alabama (891), #37 UAB (897), Daytona State (897), #39 Georgia Southern (907), Stetson (923), Cincinnati (930), Bradley (950)

ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Ospreys led wire-to-wire in claiming the tournament title
- North Florida has now captured a team championship in three straight seasons and five of their last six
- UNF has now won three consecutive events they've hosted (UNF Collegiate in 2019 and 2020)
- Ospreys set program records for lowest round (282 in 2nd round) and 54-hole total (858) | Tournament total bettered previous mark by three shots
- Daniela Gonzalez carded a career best finish (T3) | Marked just her second career Top 5 showing
- Sara McKevitt also earned her second career Top 5 finish
- Mindy Herrick collected her second consecutive Top 10 showing (10th of her career)
- North Florida was the only team under par in the First Coast Classic
- UNF led the field in Par 4 scoring with an average of 3.99 while playing them 1-under for the tournament
- With 186 pars, Ospreys led the field paced by McKevitt's 42
- Gonzalez finished with 10 birdies to top the UNF lineup that accounted for 42 in the tournament (2nd most in the field)

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
"I am extremely proud of how the team played. The weather the last two days posed numerous challenges and the team persevered. They all played with composure and patience. This team works hard everyday and it is paying off. To go out and set two school records is a great reflection on their ability to work together as a team."

UP NEXT
North Florida makes a quick return to action as the Ospreys are slated to play in the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational on Friday-Sunday (Feb. 19-21) in Greensboro, Ga.