ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. --- The Tusculum University women's golf team finished tied for fifth place following the final day of The St. Simons Intercollegiate. The Pioneers finished with a 54-hole score of 940, which is the fifth lowest team total in program history.

Tusculum posted a 315 in its final round on Tuesday as Reagan Padilla and Maylei Hildenbrand each carded scores of 74 to close out the 14-team event.

Flagler led wire-to-wire while running away with the team title as the Saints posted a two-over par total of 866, winning by a remarkable 49 strokes over runner-up and host Lincoln Memorial (915).

Mount Olive was third with 920, Union (Tenn.) was fourth with 936, while Tusculum and Embry-Riddle tied for fifth place honors at 940. Catawba was seventh with 954, followed by UNC Pembroke (956), Texas A&M-Kingsville (965), North Greenville (972), Trevecca Nazarene (984), Spring Hill (985), Shorter (1021) and Edward Waters (DNF).

Padilla finished tied for seventh place individually with her three-round total of 224, which was one shot off her career best for 54 holes and tied for the seventh-lowest tournament total in program history. It was her second straight top-10 finish this fall and the 13^th of her career which is tied for the eighth-most by a Pioneer. It was also her 17^th career top-20 performance (T10th in TU history).

Hildenbrand, a freshman from Greeneville, Tennessee, finished in sole possession of ninth place with her 77-74-74=225 for the 11^th lowest 54-hole total in school history. Hildenbrand fired a 223 earlier this fall in her collegiate debut at the Anderson / Erskine Kickoff event in September. This marks her second top-10 finish in her young career.

Emilie Bergh-Jacobsen finished 52^nd with 77-81-88=246, Lindsay Self was 55^th with 83-83-81=247 and Annabelle Mozingo rounded out the scoring with 87-85-86=258, which was 65^th.

Tusculum wraps up the fall portion of its schedule and will be back in action Feb. 10-11, 2025 as they compete at the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate in St. Augustine, Florida.

Team Results (Final)

Tusculum Individual Scorers