DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kent State fell to perennial power Duke Tuesday morning by a 4-1 score in the 10^th-place match at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship.

Presented by the National Golf Coaches Association, the 16-team field was competing at the par 72, 6,280-yard Legends Course at LPGA International. LSU defeated Auburn by a 3-1-1 score to claim the title.

Sophomore Mercedes Germino picked up the lone win for the Flashes, knocking off Kimberly Donovan by a 1-up margin. Germino built a 4-up lead through nine holes only to have Donovan rally to knot the match with one hole remaining. However, Germino would prevail with a par.

Kent State is off until heading to Chapel Hill, N.C. for the Lady Tar Heel Invitational Oct. 9-11.

Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship

Presented by the National Golf Coaches Association

10^th-Place Match

#10 Duke def. #9 Kent State, 4-1

Lindy Duncan (Duke) def. Sarah Bradley (KSU), 5 & 3

Stacey Kim (Duke) def. Martina Gavier (KSU), 3 & 2

Mercedes Germino (KSU) def. Kimberly Donovan (Duke), 1-up

Courtney Ellenbogen (Duke) def. Shamira Marshall (KSU), 1-up

Alison Whitaker (Duke) def. Mandi Morrow (KSU), 5 & 3