The SMU Women’s Golf team finished eighth at the Alamo Invitational in San Antonio thanks to strong Tuesday performances from junior Alexandria Rossi and senior Jennifer Park.

“We got better as the event went on,” Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland said. “We were a little more consistent and made putts we needed to. We showed signs of being a great team and we plan to build on that.”

Rossi shot a 3-under 69 and was par-or-better on all eighteen holes on Tuesday. She finished the event at three under par, which tied her for 11th place, her third top-20 finish of the year.

“Alex was great again,” Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland said. “She put together two very strong rounds to end the tournament. She fought for each par and made good putts for the birdies.”

Park also tied for eleventh after she shot a 2-under 70 on Tuesday. She was par or better in each of her three rounds.

“Another solid tournament from Jennifer,” Sutherland said. “I think she might think she left some shots out there but she did a great job. She has gotten better each week.”

Sophomore Lindsey McCurdy shot a season-best 1-under 71 on Tuesday as part of her three round total of 224. Sophomore Evelyn Doyle shot a 227 in the tournament, her first competition with the Mustangs after transferring from Virginia. Junior Jenny Haglund shot a 73 on Tuesday after she was disqualified from Monday’s match.

LSU cruised to a first-place finish the event, which was played at Briggs Ranch Course. Caroline Nistrup led the way for the Tigers with an 11-under 205, which earned her second place. LSU shot a combined 23 under par and finished seven strokes ahead of second-place Arkansas.

The Alamo Invitational was the last event of the fall season for SMU. The Mustangs’ spring season starts in February with the UCF Invitational.