GOLDEN SUNS FINISH SEVENTH AT NSU GOLF CLASSIC

        TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma – The Arkansas Tech Women’s Golf team completed play here on Tuesday in the 10th Annual Northeastern State Golf Classic with a seventh-place finish out of 13 teams.

Tech finished the two-day, 36-hole event at Cherry Hills Golf Club by shooting a 681 to finish 27 shots behind sixth place Cameron (654) and five shots in front of eighth place East Central (686). The Golden Suns also finished eight shots in front of fellow GSC rival, Henderson State (689). Tech opened the tournament by firing a 345 in Monday’s first round and then carded a 336 in Tuesday’s final round.

Leading the way for the Golden Suns was freshman Alyssa Duvall (Greenwood, Ark.). Duvall, who shot a 166 for 36 holes, finished in 29th place. Duvall shot an 84 in the first round and then carded an 82 in the final round.

Central Oklahoma took home the team title as the Lady Bronchos shot a 619 for 36 holes. Tarleton State and West Texas A&M each shot 626s to finish tied for second. St. Edwards’ Emily Kvinta and UCO’s Raelynn Farthing each shot six-over par 150s to finish tied for individual medalist honors.

In addition to Duvall, sophomore Ana Morales (Bogata, Columbia) fired a 167 to finish tied for 30th place. Morales, who was an All-GSC honoree last season, carded an 87 in the first round and then shot an 80 in the final round. Senior Casey Wheeler (Little Rock, Ark.) and sophomore Kyla McIsaac (Kentville, Nova Scotia) each shot a 176 to finish tied for 46th place. Wheeler had rounds of 87 and 89, while McIsaac had rounds of 91 and 85. The final Tech finisher was senior Danielle Lewis (Toronto, Ont.), who carded a two-day total of 179 (87, 92) to finish in 52nd place.

Tech will continue its fall schedule next week (Sept. 22-23) when they travel to Pace, Fla., to compete in the West Florida/Bubba Watson Invitational held at Stonebrook Golf Club.

ARKANSAS TECH                   345   336 - 681

29      Alyssa Duvall                  84      82 – 166

T30    Ana Morales                    87      80 – 167

T46    Casey Wheeler                87      89 – 176

T46    Kyla McIsaac                   91      85 – 176

52      Danielle Lewis                  87      92 – 179

          Northeastern State Golf Classic results

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