LEXINGTON, Ky. — Averett University women's golf opened the fall season with a ninth-place finish at the Transylvania University Fall Invitational, which concluded Sunday on the University Club of Kentucky's par-72, 5,680-yard course.

Averett sophomore Lilli Caroline Tamburstuen led the Cougars by finishing tied for 16th after carding a 22-over-par 238 over three rounds of play.

The tournament was a historic moment for the Averett women's golf program. The Cougars, in their second year as a program, earned their first ever team score. Averett shot 181-over to finish ninth. The University of Texas at Dallas won the tournament at 32-over, beating Rhodes College by four strokes in the field of 13 teams.

Freshman Anika Ouellette also had a top-25 finish for Averett. She finished at 27-over. Also for the Cougars, freshman Sophia Marshall shot 55-over and freshman Madison Masoudpour shot 77-over to round out the top four scores for the Cougars in the field of 80 golfers.
 
Karen Lee of the UT-Dallas won the tournament at 3-over, edging teammate Karen Alvarez and Rhodes' Bree Wilson by three strokes.
 
Averett returns to action on Sept. 26 at the Bridgewater College Invitational in Harrisonburg, Virginia.