GADSDEN, Ala. (March 12, 2024) – Allycia Gan finished up the Chris Banister Golf Classic on Tuesday in Gadsden, Ala. tied for fifth, marking her fifth consecutive top ten tournament finish. Gan helped the UNA women's golf jump one spot into fourth place to complete the final round.  After entering the round in fifth place, UNA turned in a third round card of 299, the second-best round of the day, trailing just tournament champion Chattanooga at 296. The Lions wrapped up the tournament with a 918 total. Behind team medalists Chattanooga, host Jacksonville State jumped into second while Illinois State placed third. The Lions edged out Northern Colorado for the four spot while Queens, Stonehill and South Alabama rounded out the rest of the teams. 
 
Gan began the round in 10th before jumping up to fifth place after a third round 71, her best round of the tournament. After rounding out the front nine at a three-over-par 39, Gan ripped three straight birdies to begin the back nine and tallied another on the 16th hole to finish the back nine at a four-under-par 32. Gan tabbed eight birdies on the tournament, with five coming on the final day. 
 
Hannah Dees and Jahnavi Prakhya both wrapped up the tournament tied for 15th with 232 totals. Prakhya jumped seven spots from 22nd place after punching birdies on holes 7, 13 and 15. Senior Tori Roush followed up the pair, tying for 19th after tabbing her best round of the tournament with a 74 on Tuesday, bringing her total to 233. Roush notched an eagle on hole 13, one of just two eagles across the entire tournament. 
 
Redshirt-freshman Kerigan Klauber led the team with 10 birdies, the fourth-most of any individual in the tournament. Klauber tied for 28th after posting a three-round 240. The Lions finished the tournament with 33 birdies, one shy of Chattanooga for the most in the tournament. 
 
UNA travels to Gulf Shores, Ala. to participate in the Bama Beach Bash hosted by UAB on March 17-19.  Chris Banister Golf Classic
RTJ Silver Lakes Team Leaderboard
1 Chattanooga                              295  296  296       887  +23  
2 Jacksonville State                      312  296  300       908  +44  
3 Illinois State                               307  300  304       911  +47  
4 North Alabama                           312  307  299       918  +54  
5 Northern Colorado                     314  304  315       933  +69  
6 Queens                                      324  315  328       967  +103  
7 Stonehill                                     357  331  331       1019  +155 
8 South Alabama                          356  336  338       1030  +166  North Alabama Golfers
North Alabama  
T5 Allycia Gan                             74 78 71 223 
T15 Hannah Dees                        80 74 78 232 
T15 Jahnavi Prakhya                   79 77 76 232 
T19 Tori Roush                             81 78 74 233 
T28 Kerigan Klauber                    79 78 83 240 For more information on North Alabama Athletics, visit www.roarlions.com and follow UNA Athletics on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.