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GOLDEN SUNS FINISH FIFTH AT 2008 GSC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas
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Arkansas
Tech Women’s Golf concluded play here Tuesday in the
2008 Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield/Gulf South
Conference Championships at the Hot Springs Country Club
with a fifth place finish.
Tech, who was in fifth place after shooting a 352 in
Sunday’s first round, carded a 330 in the final round to
shot a score of 682 over 36 holes to finish in fifth
place out of nine teams. Despite its fifth-place finish,
Tech’s final round score of 330 was the fourth best 18
hole score for the women on the day.
“We put ourselves in a bind after our disappointing
first round on Sunday and that was too much ground to
make up today,” Golden Suns second-year coach Amy
White said. “I am proud of the way we shot today,
but we had too big of a deficit to make up.
“We have a young team, but I’m excited about the players
we have coming back next season.”
West Florida won the GSC Championship for the third
consecutive season as the Lady Argonauts fired a 36-hole
total of 624 to finish 26 shots in front of runner-up,
Montevallo (650) and 27 shots in front of third place
Henderson State (651). Harding came in fourth place as
the Lady Bison shot a 669 for the two-day event. In
Sunday’s first round, Harding fired a 336 and then shot
a 333 in the final round.
Leading the way for Tech was freshman Ana Morales
(Bogota, Columbia). Morales, who was a First-Team
All-GSC selection on Friday, fired a 36 hole total of
163 to finish tied for ninth place. After shooting an 84
in the first round, Morales rebounded and carded a 79 in
Monday’s final round. The ninth place finish was the
highest individual finish for a Golden Sun golfer since
the tournament’s inception in 2005.
West Florida Natalina Espinosa took home individual
medalist honors as she shot a 152 (74, 78) for 36 holes.
Henderson State’s Jenna Chadwick shot a 154 (76, 78) to
finish second, while West Florida teammates, Meaghan
Gulliksen (80, 76) and Bhavna Shetty (79, 77) shot 156s
to finish in a tie for third place.
In addition to Morales, senior Cassie Bartley
(Shirley, Ark.) shot a season-best 170 to finish tied
for 17th place. Bartley, who played her final round as a
collegiate golfer on Monday, shot an 80 in the final
round after carding a 90 in Sunday’s first round.
Freshman Kyla McIsaac (Kentville, Nova Scotia)
shot a 36 hole total of 176 (90, 86) to finish in 24th
place, while junior Danielle Lewis (Toronto,
Ontario) fired a 178 (88, 90) over 36 holes to finish in
a tie for 25th place. The final finisher for Tech was
freshman Whitney Hicks (Sheridan, Ark.), who
carded a two-day total of 180 to finish in a tie for
28th place after firing a first round score of 95 and
then shooting an 85 in Monday’s final round.
ARKANSAS TECH 352 330 –
682
T-9 Ana Morales 84 79 – 163
T-17 Cassie Bartley 90 80 – 170
24 Kyla McIsaac 90
86 – 176
T-25 Danielle Lewis 88 90 – 178
T-28 Whitney Hicks 95 85 – 180
Team Scores
1. West Florida 315 309 –
624
2. Montevallo 330 320 –
650
3. Henderson State 326 325 – 651
4. Harding 336 333 –
669
5. Arkansas Tech 352 330 – 682
6. West Georgia 356 337 – 693
7. Christian Brothers 402 388 – 790
8. Southern Arkansas 447 452 – 899
9. Arkansas-Monticello 513 442 – 955
Top 12 Finishers (Par 72, Yardage 5,834)
1. Natalia Espinosa, UWF 74 78
– 152
2. Jenna Chadwick, HSU 76 78 –
154
T-3. Meaghan Gulliksen, UWF 80 76
– 156
Bhavna Shetty, UWF 79 77
– 156
5. Morgan Bell, Montevallo 80 77 –
157
6. Emily Gibson, Montevallo 82 77 –
159
T-7. Janie Redfearn, HSU 83
78 – 161
Tara Steakin, UWF 83
78 – 161
T-9.
Ana Morales, Tech 84 79 – 163
Meredith Mosel, HSU 76 87
– 163
Rachel Christ, UWF 82
81 – 163
12. Taven Swindle, Harding 85
79 – 164
Complete results of
2008 GSC Women's Golf Championships
-- Tech Athletics
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