ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY

ATHLETICS 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 6, 2009
Contact: Ben Greenberg, SID (479) 968-0645

WOMEN'S GOLF SHOOTS SCHOOL-RECORD 36-HOLE TOTAL 636
TO FINISH IN 10TH PLACE AT UCO'S FALL CLASSIC

        OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – The Arkansas Tech Women’s Golf made some history here Tuesday as it completed play in the Chedder’s/UCO Classic hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma by shooting a school-record 36-hole total of 636 enroute to finishing 10th out of 18 teams at the Lincoln Park East Golf Course.

The 636 score bettered the old 36-hole school record of 645 set at the 2007 Gulf South Conference Championships at the Hot Springs Country Club in Hot Springs, Ark.

Tech opened the two-day event by firing a 322 and then fired a school-record 18-hole total of 314 in Tuesday’s second round to move up two spots from 12th place. Tech finished one shot behind ninth-place Texas A&M-Commerce (635) and two shots in front of 11th place Henderson State (638). In fact, 10 shots separated the eighth through 13th place teams.

Leading the way for Tech was redshirt sophomore Ana Morales (Bogata, Colombia). Morales carded a 36-hole total of 156 to finish tied for 26th place. The 156 tied for the second-lowest 36-hole total by a Golden Sun golfer in school history. Morales carded back-to-back rounds of 78.

Tarleton State took home the team title as the TexAnns shot a 36-hole total of 596. St. Edward’s [TX] finished second as they shot a 601 for 36 holes and Central Oklahoma carded a 36-hole total of 604 to finish in third place.

Angelo State’s Raelyn Smith took home individual medalist honors as she carded a four-under par 136 to finish 10 shots in front of St. Edwards’ Emily Kvinta, who fired a 146 for 36 holes to finish in second place.

In addition to Morales, sophomore Alyssia DuVall (Greenwood, Ark.) carded a 157 for 36 holes to finish in a tie for 30th place. DuVall carded rounds of 82 and 75 respectively. Duvall’s 75 in Tuesday’s final round tied for the second-best lowest single round in school history. Junior Kyla McIsaac (Kentville, Nova Scotia) shot a 159 (79, 80) to finish in a tie for 40th place, while freshman Megan Kelley (Greenwood, Ark.) shot a 167 (86, 81) for 36 holes to finish in a tie for 71st place. The final two finishers were freshman Ashley Gourley (Farmington, Ark.), who shot a 36-hole total of 169 (82, 87) to finish in 76th place and redshirt freshman Niki Possage (Dardanelle, Ark.) fired a two-day total of 174 (83, 91) to finish in a tie for 88th place.    

Tech will conclude its fall season on Oct. 19-20 when the Golden Suns travel to Robinsonville, Miss., to compete in the Rhodes College Fall Classic at Tunica National Golf Club.

ARKANSAS TECH                   322   314 – 636 

T26    Ana Morales                    78      78 – 156    

T30    Alyssia DuVall                  82      75 – 157    

T40    Kyla McIsaac                   79      80 – 159    

        T71    Megan Kelley                    86      81 – 167    

          76      Ashley Gourley#             82      87 – 169    

          T88    Niki Possage                   83      91 – 174              

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 Complete Cheddar's/UCO Fall Classic results

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