MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University women's golf team carded a final round 305 to rally from a five-shot deficit to win the 2022 Buccaneer Spring Classic.
The Pioneers had three players finish in the top-10 as all five players placed in the top-15. TU finished with a 54-hole total 941 to win by nine shots over runner-up and host Christian Brothers University (950).
Tusculum completed its second round on Tuesday morning as the Pioneers finished with 313 to post a 36-hole score of 636 and were five strokes behind the host Buccaneers.
TU's Hannah Brown finished runner-up for the individual title as she carded a three-round score of 78-77-76=231, which was three shots off the pace set by tournament medalist Nuria Llobet of Christian Brothers as she led wire-to-wire with 77-75-76=228.
Tusculum's Olivia Cunningham carded the low round of the day with her final round 75 as she finished fourth with 81-79-75=235. Nilubol Panno tied for seventh place honors with 83-78-78=239, Braelyn Pippin finished 12th with 81-79-81=241, while Sofie Lorentzen tied for 14th with 89-80-76=245.
Tusculum's 941 total is tied for the fifth-lowest 54-hole score in program history. It was also the second team title for the Pioneers this season, following the King Invitational title TU won last fall.
Rhodes College finished third with 966, followed by Union University (985), Drury University (994), Shorter University (1006) and Spring Hill College (1018).
The Pioneers return to action next week (Mar. 13-15) as they compete at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in Sevierville, Tennessee. The NCAA Division I event, hosted by Tennessee Tech, will be held at the Sevierville Golf Club's Highland Course.
