Cuyvers wins individual title as Southern Miss takes second at The Judson

Louise Cuyvers claimed the individual title at The Judson on Tuesday, closing with a four-under 68 to finish at 12-under 204. The Southern Miss junior from Lincent, Belgium, won by six strokes over South Alabama’s Mercedes Aldana.

Cuyvers made six birdies in the final round, including four on the front nine, where she shot 33. Her 204 was the lowest 54-hole total of her career, seven strokes better than her previous best of 211 at The Lady Clerico last season. She led the field with 18 birdies and had the top scoring averages on par 4s (3.83) and par 5s (4.50). She tied for the best par-3 average at 2.92.

South Alabama won the team competition at one-over par, 12 strokes ahead of Southern Miss at 13-over. The Golden Eagles finished their final round at one-over after opening the tournament with two six-over rounds. Tulane was third at 22-over, followed by Northern Colorado and Samford.

Savannah Van Gaalen shot an even-par 72 in the final round and tied for seventh at three-over. Liv Romer also carded a 72, including an eagle on the par-4 eighth, to tie for 18th at nine-over. Morgan Guepet tied for 30th at 14-over, and Chloe Stevenazzi tied for 62nd at 23-over. Ava Bates, competing as an individual, tied for 38th at 16-over.

Southern Miss is scheduled to return to competition at the UCF Challenge, Feb. 1-3, at Eagle Creek Golf Course.

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