Sloane Biddle Earns Runner-Up Finish at The Velvet, Bruins Tie for 6th

PADUCAH, Ky. – Led by Sloane Biddle's runner-up finish, the Belmont women's golf team tied for sixth place at The Velvet Classic held this week at the Country Club of Paducah in Paducah, Kentucky.

In Tuesday's final round, the Bruins posted a 302 to move up a spot and finish in a tie for sixth place with Austin Peay at 920.  Troy won the team title with a score of 895, with UNC Asheville in second at 896. 

Sophomore Sloane Biddle shot a one-under par 71 in the final round to finish in a four-way tie for first place at 221.  In the ensuing playoff, Constanza Quiroga of Troy won the individual title on the first playoff hole. 

It was Biddle's second top-two finish in her last three events dating back to last spring and her fifth top-10 finish of her Belmont career.

Graduate student Chloe Tarkany picked up her first top-20 finish of the season as she tied for 12^th place at 226.  She shot a 74 in Tuesday's final round. 

Other Belmont scores from the event included: junior Paige Hammarstrom (T-38, 236),  sophomore Sophie Skoog (T-60, 245), and sophomore Emilee Swagger (T-62, 246).

The women's golf team is back in action on September 29-30 at the Butler Fall Invitational in Indianapolis. 

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