COLLEGE PARK, Md. — As the season has continued, the High Point University women's golf schedule got tougher by the tournament as the Panthers clawed through all 10 events with a fourth-place finish or higher.

HPU wrapped the regular season on Monday, placing fourth of a 16-team Terps Invitational that featured seven Power 4 schools as the Panthers finished above four — Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State and Notre Dame — while trailing a trio in No. 33 Kentucky, No. 38 Virginia and host school Maryland by only two strokes.

Head Coach Lyndsey Hunnell: ""This is a great finish heading into postseason! This was probably the worst weather this team has endured thus far this season in a tournament setting. They never gave up and they just continue to surprise me with their grit and grind. Every round, they learned from the last and continued to move up the leaderboard."

Site: College Park, Md.
Course: University of Maryland Golf Club 
Par/Yardage: 72/6244
 
HPU Top Finishers: Makayla Grubb (T3) — 75, 72, 70 (217) +1                                                         
HPU Team Finish: 4 of 16 teams — 304, 293, 290 (887) +23
 
Panther Placement:
T3 Makayla Grubb +1 (75, 72, 70) 217
T16 Anna Howerton +7 (80, 75, 68) 223
T25 Eva Lye +8 (75, 73, 76) 224
T28 Ella Perna +9 (76, 73, 76) 225
T63 Anais Arafi +16 (78, 77, 77) 232
 
The Panthers' scores got better by each round as the Panthers shook off a 16-over opening round and followed it up with a 5-over second round before moving up two more spots in the leaderboard with a 2-over third round, securing fourth place.

Makayla Grubb carded her fifth top-5 finish, shooting 1-over-par for the tournament for third place. The freshman flew up the leaderboard, moving up 11 spots to third after rounds of 72 and 70, respectively, to end the tournament. In her 2-under-par 70 third round, she sunk four of her eight birdies while making 33 total pars.

It was in the third round, but it still marks the third straight tournament where Anna Howerton has carded a 4-under-par 68 round over 54 holes. The junior moved up the leaderboard 41 spots with her impressive final round, which featured five of her six birdies. Howerton also made an eagle for the second straight tournament, coming in the second round on a Par-5 Hole 16 to help her to her fourth Top-20 finish.

Eva Lye and Ella Perna saw their best rounds come in the second round as each carded a 1-over-par 73. The freshman Lye sunk eight birdies and made 28 pars to finish tied for 25th, while the senior Perna had 34 pars and four birdies for a 28th spot in the leaderboard. Sophomore Anais Arafi also had four birdies and made 32 pars to finish tied 63th.

Next Up: The Panthers head to the Big South Championship now from April 19-22 in Fripp Island, S.C.