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The Virginia Tech women’s golf team posted a three-round total of 923 and finished in a tie for second place at the Starmount Forest Fall Classic on Tuesday. The Hokies jumped three spots in the final round for the second place tie in the field of 11 teams, in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Hokies had a three-day total of 71-over par (321-303-299=923) to finish 10 strokes behind first-place Tennessee Tech (+61). Of note, the team’s third round total of 299 was the lowest score of the day.

Winthrop also tied for second, with host UNC Greensboro (+75) and Marshall (+89) rounding out the top five teams. The second-place finish is the best for the Hokies in their two seasons of competition.

The Hokies had two players finish in the top 10 and all five in the lineup were in the top 22.

Sophomore Elizabeth Bose paced the Hokie lineup, with back-to-back 1-over par 72 scores in the second and third round to place third overall (79-72-72=223). Bose finished one stroke behind Winthrop’s Ashley Sloup (+9) and four strokes behind Tennessee Tech’s Hollee Sadler (+6). The Norfolk, Virginia, native tallied six birdies throughout the two-day event, marking her best finish as a Hokie.

Freshman Jessica Spicer shot 4-over 75 in the final round of competition, finishing with a three-day total of 80-75-75=230. Spicer moved up five spots to place eighth overall, carding four birdies in 54 holes of play. This is also Spicer’s best finish in her young career.

Sophomore Anne Taylor Hough finished seven strokes behind Spicer, tying for 20th place overall with a 237. This is Hough’s first top 20 finish as a Hokie.

Senior Whitney Stevenson and redshirt sophomore Amanda Hollandsworth tied for 22nd place, each carding a three-day total of 238.

Senior Mary-Katelyn Holanek and redshirt sophomore Allison Woodward played as individuals. Holanek carded a 242 and placed 30th overall, while Woodward posted a 243 and tied for 31st place.

The Hokies resume competition on Oct. 17-18, as the team travels to Greenville, North Carolina, for the Greenville Regional Preview. The two-day event will be hosted by East Carolina.

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