TUNICA – Senior Mirel Brackin carded a two-day total of 183 to finish in a tie for 31st place and the Millsaps women's golf team placed 10th at the Rhodes College Fall Classic at Tunica National in their lone event of the fall season.
"Over the past three years, the Millsaps women's golf team has evolved from a team that shows up, to a team that comes to play," head coach Kurt Thaw said. "
Traveling just four golfers, the Majors cut 18 strokes off their Day 1 total of 462, led by senior Stephanie Maxwell who improved by a whopping 19 strokes. Other improvements on Day 2 of the tournament were Natalie Boudreaux who shot four strokes better and Brackin who improved by one stroke.
Birmingham-Southern took first place in the tournament with a two-day score of 619, an overwhelming 53 strokes better than second place finisher DePauw University. Bethel College (676), Centre (684) and Southwestern University (685) rounded out the Top 5.
Fourth-year head coach Kurt Thaw and the Majors will likely play three spring events.