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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – After beginning the day in fifth place, the No. 24 Arkansas Tech women's golf team carded its lowest score of the tournament to earn a third place finish at the NCAA Division II Women's Golf Central Super Regional Championships Wednesday afternoon at the Missouri Bluffs Golf Club in St. Charles Mo. to advance the Golden Suns to the NCAA Division II National Championships.

The Suns ended the Central Super Regional Championships with their best round of the tournament as they shot a combined score of 294 (+6). This score is also the second lowest round Tech has shot this season. The Golden Suns final overall score of 902 is the second lowest 54-hole tournament score in school history. Passing the Suns score of 903, which they set last year in the NCAA Division II Central Super Regional Championships in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Peerada Piddon led the way for Tech as she finished the final 18-holes of the tournament with a score of 68 (-4), which is not only tied for the lowest round shot by a Golden Sun this season, but was also the lowest individual round of the entire Central Super Regional Championships. Piddon shot a team-high six birdies in the third round and ended the tournament with a tournament-high 13 birdies. Piddon finished with a final score of 219 (+3), earning her a tie for second place. Piddon's score of 219 is tied for the fifth lowest 54-hole tournament score in school history.

Avery Struck carded the second lowest round of the day for Tech as she finished the final round with her best round of the tournament with a 73 (+1). Holly Standing fired a 76 (+4) and Pia Nunbhakdi shot a 77 (+5) as they both finished the Central Super Regional Championships tied for 24th.

The Golden Suns will travel to Houston, Texas for the NCAA Division II Women's Golf National Championships being played at the Bay Oaks Country Club from May 16-19.

FINAL ROUND TEAM RESULTS

() – denotes NCAA ranking

1 Augustana (25) 302 296 292 890

2 Lindenwood 305 293 302 900

3 Arkansas Tech (24) 301 307 294 902

4 Henderson State (39) 306 303 295 904

5 Northeastern State 310 297 298 905

6 Southwestern Oklahoma (34) 304 301 310 915

7 Central Oklahoma (26) 313 303 302 918

8 Central Missouri 315 307 298 920

9 Missouri Western State 312 313 310 929

10 Oklahoma Baptist 316 322 310 948

11 Nebrasks-Kearney 327 314 311 952

12 Minnesota State 323 317 312 952

FINAL ROUND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1 Kali Trautman Augustana 74 69 72 215

T2 Peerada Piddon Arkansas Tech 75 76 68 219

T2 Josefina Haupt Lindenwood 70 71 78 219

T2 Helle Leed Southern Arkansas 71 73 75 219

T5 Olivia Sobaski Central Missouri 74 72 74 220

T5 Shi Qing Ong Missouri Western State 73 77 70 220

T5 Elin Wahlin Southwestern Oklahoma 70 74 76 220

8 Dakota Limkemann Lindenwood 78 71 73 222

9 Lexi Armon Northeastern State 79 72 72 223

10 Kelsey Lumpkin Northeastern State 74 74 76 224

T24 Pia Nunbhakdi Arkansas Tech 76 76 77 229

T24 Holly Standing Arkansas Tech 737 76 76 229

T22 Allie Weiner Arkansas Tech 73 79 79 231

T35 Avery Struck Arkansas Tech 81 79 73 233