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Round 3
Hermansson Shoots 3-Under to Lead Rebels in Round 3
9/24/2017 | Women's Golf
GREENVILLE, S.C. - In Round 2, it was junior Kie Purdom with a career-best 70 (-2). In Round 3, sophomore Pi-Lillebi Hermansson raised the bar, shooting 3-under par (69) for the best round of her collegiate career to lead Ole Miss at the Lady Paladin Invitational.
The Djursholm, Sweden, native recorded the first eagle of the year for the Rebels on Furman Golf Club's par-5 second hole and bogeyed just once. Ole Miss wrapped up play with its best round of the tournament, finishing 12th at 311-294-293--898.
"We are proud of the way the team fought back after a rough first round," said head coach Kory Henkes. "They could have easily given up, but they chose to grind it out the final two days. We saw several great scores today, and this will give them some momentum leading into our co-hosted home event next week."
Hermansson tied for the third-best score in Round 3, going 4-under on the course's four par 5s thanks to an eagle and two birdies.
"Pi had a great attitude today, and it proves that she is a fighter," Henkes said. "She didn't start the tournament as well as she had hoped, but she played extremely solid today. It was great to see her keep her composure and post a low round."
Freshmen Conner Beth Ball and Julia Johnson each finished 1-over par (73). Ball, a Madison, Mississippi, native tallied a team-high five birdies in an up-and-down final round. Johnson carded four to finish 8-over (224) for the tournament, three strokes better than the St. Gabriel, Louisiana, native's debut two weeks ago at The Ocean Course.
The Rebels' individual, junior Diane Lim, had a strong third day. Lim was feeling comfortable just about two hours from her hometown of Suwanee, Georgia, as she offset three bogeys with two birdies for a 73 to wrap up her first tournament as a Rebel. Her 226 came as the best of all golfers competing as individuals in Greenville.
After a combined 17 birdies in the first two rounds, the Rebels totaled 14 birdies and one eagle in the third round alone.
Ole Miss will have a quick turnaround as it plays co-host alongside Mississippi State for the Magnolia Invitational at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point. The Rebels' home tournament runs Oct. 1-3.
The Rebels
T26. Kie Purdom: 75-70-78--223
T26. Pi-Lillebi Hermansson: 81-73-69--223
T34. Julia Johnson: 75-76-73--224
T42. Diane Lim: 77-76-73--226*
T57. Conner Beth Ball: 82-75-73--230
T86. Martina Flori: 80-86-82--248
* - Competing as an individual
Team Standings
1. Furman: 293-284-280--857
2. Daytona State: 284-289-294--867
3. Kennesaw State: 298-289-287--874
4. Middle Tennessee: 295-288-292--875
5. Memphis: 300-291-288--879
6. Southern Miss: 304-290-288--882
T7. Virginia Tech: 288-299-297--884
T7. Augusta: 303-294-287--884
9. UNCW: 298-297-295--890
10. Chattanooga: 303-289-303--895
11. ETSU: 298-302-297--897
12. Ole Miss: 311-294-293--898
13. James Madison: 308-301-299--908
14. Georgia State: 307-307-301--915
15. LSU: 309-305-302--916
16. Georgia Southern: 312-311-314--937
17. Western Carolina: 327-335-325--987
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