Spartans Continue Spring Season at the Moon Golf Invitational

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s women’s golf team continues its spring season this weekend, playing in the Moon Golf Invitational starting on Sunday, Feb. 19 at Suntree Country Club in Melbourne, Fla., hosted by the University of Louisville.

The three-day, 54-hole tournament tees off on the par-72, 6,349-yard course on Sunday morning at 8 a.m. The tournament continues on Monday (8 a.m.) and concludes on Tuesday with a 9 a.m. start. Michigan State will be paired Alabama, North Carolina and Vanderbilt.

THE LINEUP

1. Leila Raines

2. Brooke Biermann

3. Katie Lu

4. Shannon Kennedy

5. Valen Rossi

THE MOON GOLF INVITATIONAL FIELD

The Spartans will compete in a 17-team field, 13 of those ranked among the top-50 in the country by GolfStat – No. 8 Florida State, No. 9 LSU, No. 16 Auburn, No. 17 Vanderbilt, No. 22 UCF, No. 25 Arkansas, No. 27 Northwestern, No. 28 Florida, No. 32 Michigan, No. 38 Clemson, No. 41 Alabama, No. 43 Michigan State, No. 45 North Carolina, No. 57 Miami, No. 63 Virginia Tech, No. 65 Louisville, No. 164 Augusta

LIVE SCORING

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LAST TIME OUT

Michigan State finished in 11th place among 18 teams at the UCF Challenge on Feb. 7, opening the spring season … The Spartans shot a 4-under par 284 in the final round and finished with a three-day, 54-hole total of 6-under par 862.

 

Junior Leila Raines was the top finisher for Michigan State, tying for 31st place at 2-under par 214 (71-75-68) … She fired a 4-under 68 in the third round, her best round of the weekend … Sophomore Brookie Biermann tied for 45th place at 1-over par 217 (68-75-74) … She finished the tournament with a 2-over par 74 in the third round … Sophomores Katie Lu and Shannon Kennedy tied for 52nd place with scores of 2-over par 218 and junior Valentina Rossi posted an even-par 72 in the final round to tie for 60th place at 3-over par 219 (76-71-72).

MOON GOLF INVITATIONAL HISTORY

This is Michigan State’s first appearance in the Moon Golf Invitational, which started in 2017.