SANFORD, Florida - After a cold, wet and not great scoring start, the Women's Golf team rounded into better form and moved up the leaderboard for an 8th place finish at the Western Kentucky Shootout. "Pearl" Phoncharatkun (right) notched another top 10 finish at the Lake Jovita South Golf and Country Club in Dade City, FL.

"We got better each round, not just from a scoring/leaderboard perspective, but in the way we worked through adversity," noted Coach Teno. "Good second tournament of the spring, I like our direction and focus."

Results:
    - "Pearl" Banthita Phoncharatkun - 216, +3 (8th)    
    - Ayami Takahashi - 236, +23 (T70)
    - Tiana Eldem - 232, +19 (T56)
    - Rim Imni - 224, +11 (T26)     
    - Louise Burke - 235, +22 (T65)
  As an Individual:
    - Salysa Mason - 231, +18 (T54)

Next up for the Raiders is the prestigous Babs Steffens Invitational hosted by Stetson University at the Debary Country Club, March 26-28.

     
RAIDER NOTES:

• The Raiders won National Championships in 2022, 2021, 2019 and 2015
• Seminole State Golf has finished in the top 3 in the Nation every year since 2009 and was #1 in the NJCAA at the time of cancellation of the 2019-20 season
• The 2022 National Championships were hosted by Seminole State College at Mayfair Country Club (May 9-12).
• The four Sophomores from the 2022 team all committed to playing at NCAA Division I Universities 
• The 2022-23 team returns one All-Americans from 2021-22 (Ayami Takahashi)
• Coach Christa Teno was named LPGA Coach of the Year (2018) and inducted into the NJCAA Golf Hall of Fame (May 2017)
• For sponsorship information, please email Kurt Esser, esserk@seminolestate.edu
• To donate to the Women's Golf Program follow: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/buildingraiders

About the Seminole State Raiders:

The Raider Athletics Department of Seminole State College was established in 1965 and initially led by Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach Joe Sterling. Seminole State sponsors five sports all competing in the NJCAA Division I.  Both Baseball and Softball facilities are located on College Drive on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus.

For more about Raider Athletics, visit SeminoleStateRaiders.com, follow us on Twitter: @buildingRaiders and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/buildingRaiders/.  Fans can follow the Raider Women's Golf team on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SeminoleStateWomensGolf/).

Media contact: Kurt Esser, Director of Athletics, 407.708.2092, esserk@seminolestate.edu

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