At Georgia State
In two seasons, played in 19 tournaments and compiled a 75.55 scoring average in 55 rounds . . . Earned All-Sun Belt First Team honors and won the 2014 John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate . . . Shot a career-low 69 four times and earned 11 top-20 finishes in her career.
2013-14
Compiled one of the best seasons in GSU history, including a team-best 74.37 scoring average, the third lowest single-season mark in school history with six top 10 finishes . . . Earned All-Sun Belt First Team honors . . . Her three top-5 finishes are tied for the ninth most in a single-seaosn in program history, while her six top-10 finishes are tied for the fourth most in a single-seaosn . . . Named Sun Belt Golfer-of-the-Month for March after three straight top-7 finishes . . . Won the GSU-hosted John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate over two others in a one-hole playoff, shooting 72-70-72 for a career-best 2-under, 214 total . . . Finished second at the JMU Eagle Landing Invitational shooting a pair of 73s and second-round 72 . . . Finished fourth at the Palmetto Intercollegiate, tying a career-low with a final-round 69 and helping Georgia State to a second-place finish . . . Earned a seventh-place finish at the Old Wavely Bulldog Invitational which also included a second-round 69 . . . Finished tied for ninth at the Sun Belt Conference Championship, shooting a final round 73 . . . Tied a career-low with a second-round 69 at the UCF Challenge.
2012-13
In her first year at Georgia State, played in all 10 tournaments, tying for the team lead with a 76.70 scoring average . . . Finished tied for 11th in her GSU debut at the Cardinal Cup, that included a season-low 69 in the second round . . . Tied for 24th of 104 golfers at the rain-shortened Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, shooting 76 . . . Recorded a tie for 15th at the GSU hosted John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate, shooting a second-round 76 in cold and windy conditions . . . Scored a career-best tie for seventh finish at the UNCW Seahawk Classic after opening the event with a 72.
2010-11 (Western Texas)
Ranked fourth in the national junior college rankings for the 2011-12 season . . . Finished sixth at the 2012 NJCAA National Championship, shooting 80-78-75-74 . . . Won the NJCCA Regional, shooting 69-75 . . . Tied for third at the UMHB Invitational, shooting 75-77 while leading the team to victory . . . Led Western Texas to the team title at the Bluebonnet Classic, shooting 78-74 en route to a sixth-place finish . . . Tied for sixth at the Oklahoma Collegiate, shooting 75-73 as Western Texas finished second.
Amateur
Won the 2013 Valencia Cup in Spain, shooting 70-74-72 . . . Winner of Copa de la Comunidad Valenciano.
Personal
Maria Palacios was born Oct. 20, 1990 in Granada, Spain ... She is the daugher of Juan and Rebecca Palacios ... Has two older brothers, Juan and Marcelo, and one twin sister, Rebeca ... Majored in psychology.
