ATHENS, Ala. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) women's golf team finished in 6^th place out of 7 teams at the Spring Bulldog Bash hosted by Union University (Tenn.) at Canebreak Club on Monday and Tuesday.
 
As a team, the Badgers shot a combined score of 959 (322, 319, 318, +95) over the 5902-yard, par 72 course to finish 68 strokes behind tournament champions the University of West Florida (UWF) Argonauts (301, 295, 295, 891, +27).
 
Freshman Melanie Collins of Apalachicola, Fla. paced the Badgers with a 13^th place tie out of 42 golfers by carding scores of 81, 77 & 74 for a +16 score of 232. University of the Cumberlands' Carlee Shoemaker took the individual title with a 2-under score of 214 (72, 74, 68).
 
Bettendorf, Iowa native freshman Olivia Leinart finished tied for 25^th (82, 79, 79, 240, +24); freshman Mary Catherine McDaniel of Columbus, Ga. was in 30^th place with a scoresheet that read 80, 82, 82 (244, +28); junior Claire Landry of Napoleonville, La. wrote down 247 strokes for a +31 score (81, 81, 85) for 31^st place; and freshman Laura Goodson of Mountain Brook, Ala. came in tied for 34^th position with a +35 tally of 251 (80, 88, 83).
 
Matching Goodson in 34^th place was freshman Michelle Lorio of Baton Rouge, La. (83, 85, 83). Tied for 37^th was freshman Caroline Luck of Fairhope, Ala. (85, 90, 92, 267, +51).
 
The Badgers next play at the Argonaut Invitational hosted by UWF at Tiger Point Golf Course in Gulf Breeze, Fla. on April 5-6, 2021.