Cougars finish fifth at FAU Paradise Invitational

The Cougars were led by Maria Jose "MJ" Barragan and Lily McCauley's even par finish.

Cougars finish fifth at FAU Paradise InvitationalCougars finish fifth at FAU Paradise Invitational
Beth Hall

BOCA Raton, Fla. – BYU women’s golf (287-288-288–863) finished fifth in the FAU Paradise Invitational at Osprey Point Golf Course on Tuesday.

Sophomore Maria Jose “MJ” Barragan (71-74-71–216) and junior Lily McCauley (71-70-75–216) each helped lead the Cougars to a top-5 finish by finishing tied for 21st in the individual competition. Barragan made four birdies in her final round to help her jump seven spots up the leaderboard.

Oklahoma (276-278-282–836) maintained the top spot, 13 strokes ahead of second-place Oklahoma State (277-279-293–849). Kentucky (285-286-281–852) took third place and Rutgers (288-284-290–862) claimed fourth.

Kanyanol (Naji) Aramkul finished tied for 25th after carding rounds of 74-70-73–217.

Alexa Udom shot a 2-over 218 to finish in a tie for 27th. Like her teammate Barragan, Udom made four birdies in her final round.

Salt Lake native Whitney Banz completed her 54 holes at 7-over 223. The sophomore shot 1-under in her final round, making two birdies in the process.

BYU returns to play from Feb. 10-11 in the San Diego State Classic at The Heights Golf Club. Follow live scoring on Scoreboard.