HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Marie Baertz finished in the top 10 as the East Texas A&M University women's golf team placed seventh at The Judson to close out the fall season with a total score of 916 over three rounds at Hattiesburg Country Club this week.
 
Baertz (Luxembourg) led the way for the Lions with a tie for 10^th individually at 222, and Tais Moreno (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) placed 21^st at 226. East Texas A&M posted rounds of 302, 311 and 303 in the three-round stroke-play event.
 
"I'm excited about the spring season. We had a lot of good things happen this fall season that we can build on and take with us into the spring. I'm proud of this team and their desire to play for each other," said coach Michael Shedd. "They fought through adversities at every event and came out stronger in the end. This is just the start of an upward trajectory for this program."
 
South Alabama won the tournament by 12 strokes over Southern Miss, with USM's Louise Cuyvers winning the individual medal via six strokes with a score of 204. Gimena Errecart (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) and Becky Baberg (Asendorf, Germany) tied for 46^th at 234. Hannah Antunes (Waco – China Spring) tied for 64^th at 240.
 
This week was the final tournament of the fall for the Lions, who take part in the Golf Club of Houston Invitational on February 8 to begin the Spring 2027 season.
 

Place	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	South Alabama	292	279	294	865
2	Southern Miss	294	294	289	877
3	Tulane 'A'	297	286	303	886
4	Northern Colorado	301	301	294	896
5	Samford	308	297	303	908
6	West Florida	308	306	299	913
7	EAST TEXAS A&M	302	311	303	916
8	North Alabama	313	302	302	917
9	Belmont	310	303	309	922
10	Lamar	310	309	304	923
11	Jackson State	317	307	314	938
T12	Alabama State	308	309	324	941
T12	UAB	316	314	311	941

 

7	EAST TEXAS A&M	302	311	303	916
T10	Marie Baertz	76	72	74	222
21	Tais Moreno	73	77	76	226
T46	Gimena Errecart	74	83	77	234
T46	Becky Baberg	79	79	76	234
T64	Hannah Antunes	80	83	77	240