Florida senior Paula Francisco won the Mason Rudolph Championship on Sunday to record her third collegiate victory. 

The Gators women’s golf team tied with the Arizona State Sun Devils in second place with a  one-under par in the Franklin, Tennessee event at the Vanderbilt Legends Club.

Earlier this year, Francisco competed in the U.S. Open for the first time, missing the cut by one stroke. She has been instrumental in the team’s success since her arrival to Florida.

Last season, she competed for the Gators in all 12 events, winning two. In her win at the Gators Invitational, she tied for the third-lowest round in program history and set a program record for the lowest 54-hole score. 

Francisco is the second Gator to win an individual trophy this season after redshirt sophomore Jessica Guiser captured the Cougar Classic on Sept. 8. 

Florida led after the first day of competition, recording a score of 8-under, but it couldn’t maintain pace heading into the final round. The Mississippi State Bulldogs, who also struggled in the final round, posted their only score over par at 3-over. They finished at 850 (-2). 

Sophomore and Gainesville-native Katelyn Huber followed Francisco on the leaderboard by tying for second with Arizona State fifth-year Patience Rhodes and Vanderbilt senior Ava Merrill.

Huber was the only Gator to complete the tournament without shooting a round over par. This was her second consecutive runner-up finish in addition to her eighth top-10 finish. 

Guiser fell back this weekend after winning the Cougar Classic, finishing tied for 22nd place with a score of 4-over. 

The final counting scores for Florida were from junior Addison Klonowski and redshirt freshman Perla Sól Sigurbrandsdóttir, who recorded her college debut at the tournament following a redshirt season at LSU. 

Florida will face Mississippi State again on Oct. 5-7 when the Gators travel to West Point, Mississippi, for The Ally at Old Waverly Golf Club.