ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY

ATHLETICS 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 10, 2007
Contact: Ben Greenberg, SID (479) 968-0645
 

GOLDEN SUNS FINISH SECOND AT LADY BISON FALL GOLF CLASSIC

        SEARCY, Arkansas Arkansas Tech Women’s Golf continued its fall schedule here Tuesday with a second place finish at the Harding Lady Bison Fall Golf Classic at the Course at River Oaks.

Tech finished the two-day event by shooting a 682 to finish four shots in front of third-place Harding. Tech, who shot a 334 in Monday’s first round, fired a 348 in Tuesday’s second round. Henderson State took home the women’s team title as the Lady Reddies fired a 662 for the two-day event.

Leading the way for Tech was freshman Ana Morales (Bogata, Columbia), who finished the 36-hole event in second place after firing a 160. Morales, who shot a 79 in the first round, carded an 81 in the final round of play. It was Morales’ third-straight Top 15 finish in a tournament for the Golden Suns.

Henderson State’s Arlene McGarty took home the women’s individual medalist honors as she fired a 155 to win the meet. She shot a 78 in the first round and then carded a 77 in the final round.

In addition to Morales, freshman Kyla McIsaac (Kentville, Nova Scotia) finished in fourth place after shooting a 168 for 36 holes. McIsaac carded an 81 in the first round and then fired an 87 in the final round and junior Danielle Lewis (Toronto, Ont.) finished tied for seventh after shooting a 36-hole total of 171 (83, 88). Senior Cassie Bartley (Shirley, Ark.) and freshman Whitney Hicks (Sheridan, Ark.) finished tied for 13th and tied for 18th respectively. Bartley shot a two-day total of 183 (91, 92), while Hicks fired a 187 (91, 96) for 36 holes.  

The Golden Suns will return to action on Oct. 21-22 when they compete at the Rhodes College Invitational at Tunica National Golf Course in Tunica, Miss.

ARKANSAS TECH                   334   348 – 682

2        Ana Morales                   79      81 – 160

4        Kyla McIsaac                  81      87 – 168

T7      Danielle Lewis                 83      88 – 171

T13    Cassie Bartley                 91      92 – 183

T18    Whitney Hicks                 91      96 – 187

          Harding Lady Bison Fall Golf Classic results

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