W-GOLF | Freshmen Lead the Owls in Arizona

3/29/2025 | Women’s Golf

PHOENIX – Florida Atlantic women’s golf (303-298) (+25) is in 12th place after 36 holes at the PING/ASU Invitational. The Owls were paced on Saturday by a career-best 69 (-3) from freshman Maddie Rathjen.

Quick Hits

  • Rathjen’s 69 was not only a career-best for the freshman – it was also the lowest round by an Owl this season.
  • The product of St. Augustine, Fla., circled four birdies on Saturday against just one bogey.
  • Rathjen moved up 42 places on the leaderboard into a tie for 26th at +2 overall.
  • Rathjen’s freshman classmate Nancy Cox also had a solid day on Saturday, signing for an even-par 72.
  • The highlight of Cox’s day was an eagle at the par-five 15th hole.
  • Cox is tied for 17th at +1. Her previous best finish this season was a tie for 27th.

FAU Scores

T-17 Nancy Cox (73-72)
T-26 Maddie Rathjen (77-69)
T-57 Charlotte Perkins (74-77)
T-71 Olivia Florence (79-80)
T-71 Giulia Scarcello (79-80)
T-61 Amelia Cobb (Ind.) (80-74)

What’s Next

The final round will begin at 1 p.m. (ET) on the first tee on Sunday. Live scoring can be followed on Clippd.

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