CARLSBAD, Calif. (SMU) - SMU women's golf wrapped up its 2023-24 season with a 24^th place finish at the NCAA Championship from Omni La Costa Champions Course. The Mustangs recorded back-to-back top 25 national finishes for the first time since 1991-92.
 
The Mustangs came into the day in 30^th place among the field. They gained ground during the back nine with low scores from Mackenzie Lee and Ellie Szeryk. The Mustangs climbed six spots into a tie for 24^th with Oklahoma State. The top 15 teams earned a spot on Monday.

Emily Odwin was the highest-finishing Mustang with a 64^th place showing. Odwin carded a 75 in the third round to move up nine spots on the leaderboard. Her best round of the Championship came in a middle round 73. In nine starts this season, Odwin recorded six top 20 finishes.
 
Lee had the best round by a Mustang at the Championship on Sunday. Lee gained 41 spots on the leaderboard thanks to a 32 on the back nine. She eagled the par four 14^th hole on her way to an even par 72. Lee finished in a tie for 86^th. Lee finished the season with a 71.32 scoring average, setting a new program record.
 
 
Ellie Szeryk climbed 13 spots on the leaderboard during the third round. She had three birdies on her way to a 77. In her two years on the Hilltop, Szeryk recorded 13 top 10 finishes.
 
 
Ashley Chow finished in a tie for 132^nd. She carded a 76 in her opening round for her best showing of the weekend. Chow finished her time as a Mustang with an SMU career record of eagles with 9.
 
June Song carded a 77 in the final round with three birdies in the round.
 
The Mustangs wrapped up another successful season with the final round on Sunday. During the 2023-24 campaign, SMU won five tournament titles, one off the program record set back in 2022-23. The Mustangs won an AAC title for the second consecutive year, this time with a dramatic nine-stroke comeback on the final day. SMU women's golf set the team 54-hole, team 18-hole, individual 54-hole and individual 18-hole record all at their victory at the Jim West Challenge. The Mustangs returned to the regional where they finished in a tie for second. The Lauren Mason led Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Championship for the second consecutive season for the first time since 1991-92.
 
 
1 Texas A&M -10
2 Stanford -9
3 LSU -1
4 Clemson +2
5 Northwestern +9
6 UCLA +10
T7 Oregon +12
T7 Auburn +12
9 Arkansas +13
10 USC +14
11 Duke +19
12 Wake Forest +20
13 Mississippi State +21
14 Texas +23
15 Florida State +25
16 Arizona State +26
T17 Michigan State +28
T17 San Jose State +28
19 Pepperdine +29
20 Vanderbilt +29
21 Baylor +35
22 Oregon State +36
23 South Carolina +40
T24 SMU +48
T24 Oklahoma State +48
T26 Tulsa +49
T26 North Carolina +49
28 Virginia +50
29 Purdue +52
30 Ole Miss +53
 
 
SMU RESULTS
T64 Emily Odwin +8
T86 Mackenzie Lee +11
T128 Ellie Szeryk +18
T132 Ashley Chow +19
--- June Song +11