Paladins Finish 16th At NCAA East Regional
Greenville, N.C. -- Freshman Alexa Rancourt and junior Jackie Hilea each carded a two-over par 74 to help Furman to a 16th place finish on Saturday at the NCAA East Regional at the par-72, 6,321-yard Ironwood Country Club.
Rancourt (80-75-74=229) birdied two holes on her way to her best round of the tournament while Hilea tied her for 78th place with her best score of the three-day event. Freshman Laura Wearn (76-75-76=227) capped a strong showing with a final round 76 to post the second best three-day score for the Paladins at 11-over.
Junior Stefanie Kenoyer, who trailed the leaders by just five strokes entering the final round, struggled to a seven-over par 79 on Saturday and was forced to settle for a share of 39th place. The Lighthouse Point, Fla. native came into the weekend ranked 23rd in the GolfStat Cup Rankings.
Furman (305-296-303=904), which started the day in 18th place, climbed two spots on the final day of the 54-hole tournament and finished ahead of Southern Conference rivals Chattanooga and College of Charleston.
South Carolina (283-291-290=864) rallied past second round leader Duke to claim first place at even par. The Gamecocks finished two strokes ahead of second place Tennessee and four strokes in front of both Auburn and Duke. Vanderbilt, Tulane, Pepperdine and TCU rounded out the top eight finishers which will advance to the NCAA Championships.
Katie Burnett (67-72-71=210) claimed individual medalist honors at six-under par.
Live scoring of the NCAA East Regional is available at www.golfstat.com or by logging onto www.furmanpaladins.com.
16 Furman 305 296 303 904
T39 Stefanie Kenoyer 72 71 79 222
T65 Laura Wearn 76 75 76 227
T78 Alexa Rancourt 80 75 74 229
T78 Jackie Hilea 80 75 74 229
T89 Liz Wendt 77 76 79 232
Chattanooga Women’s Golf Finishes 18th at NCAA East Regional
Junior Emma de Groot leads the Mocs finishing tied for 30th overall
GREENVILLE, N.C. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s golf team ended its postseason run finishing 18th at the NCAA East Regional at Ironwood Country Club. Chattanooga shot 316 over its final 18 holes on a blustery Saturday afternoon to shoot 910 for 54 holes.
Despite the disappointing ending, it was an impressive run for the short-handed Mocs.
“Playing with four was difficult,” said head coach Colette Murray. “But we competed, there were no excuses. I thought we had a chance today if we could post a score. It just wasn’t our day, but I am very proud of our effort all week.”
Junior Emma de Groot led the Mocs with a two-over par 74. She completed the tourney tied for 30th at 220. She did not finish outside the top 30 in any event this season.
Junior Christine Wolf had a struggle of it with an 81 (+9) today. After opening with rounds of 72 (E) and 70 (-2), her total of 223 placed her tied for 47th
Sophomore Maria Juliana Loza carded a 76 (+4) to end up tied for 65th at 227. Senior Katie Taylor finished 110th with a total of 240.
The season is over, but it was a memorable one. Chattanooga captured its first Southern Conference Championship and advanced to its third regional, second as a team, in just the third year of the program.
LEADERBOARD
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1) South Carolina |
283-291-290 |
864 (E) |
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2) No. 18 Tennessee |
283-287-296 |
866 (+2) |
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T3) No. 4 Auburn |
280-295-293 |
868 (+3) |
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T3) No. 3 Duke |
290-278-300 |
868 (+3) |
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5) No. 15 Vanderbilt |
292-287-292 |
871 (+7) |
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6) Tulane |
285-295-293 |
873 (+9) |
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7) No. 11 Pepperdine |
281-290-306 |
877 (+13) |
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8) No. 19 TCU |
287-296-297 |
880 (+16) |
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T9) Texas Tech |
285-298-304 |
887 (+23) |
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T9) No. 9 Wake Forest |
296-295-296 |
887 (+23) |
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11) No. 22 Florida |
284-297-309 |
890 (+26) |
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12) East Carolina |
293-305-297 |
895 (+31) |
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13) North Carolina |
294-292-313 |
899 (+35) |
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14) Campbell |
297-307-298 |
902 (+38) |
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15) East Tennessee State |
285-304-314 |
903 (+39) |
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16) Furman |
305-296-303 |
904 (+40) |
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17) Washington |
305-295-307 |
907 (+43) |
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18) Chattanooga |
293-301-316 |
910 (+46) |
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T19) Stetson |
298-306-307 |
911 (+47) |
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T19) Coastal Carolina |
307-296-308 |
911 (+47) |
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21) Georgia State |
290-310-317 |
917 (+53) |
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22) College of Charleston |
297-310-314 |
921 (+57) |
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23) Charleston Southern |
315-318-315 |
948 (+84) |
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24) Fairleigh Dickinson |
327-331-332 |
990 (+126) |
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Mocs: |
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T30) Emma de Groot |
71-75-74 |
220 (+4) |
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T47) Christine Wolf |
72-70-81 |
223 (+7) |
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T65) Maria Juliana Loza |
74-77-76 |
227 (+11) |
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110) Katie Taylor |
76-79-85 |
240 (+24) |
Cougar Golfers Finish 22nd at NCAA East Regional
Charleston, S.C. - The College of Charleston women's golf team fired a 314 in the third round to finish 22nd at the NCAA East Regional, held May 7-9 at the Ironwood Country Club in Greenville, N.C. #28 South Carolina finished even par for the tournament to win with an 864 in the 54-hole event. #18 Tennessee finished second with an 866. The Cougars totaled a 921, just four strokes from 21st place #44 Georgia State.
Vanessa Koechli (Greer, S.C.) led the Cougars with a 226 after firing a 77 in today's round to tie for 66th. Leigh Whittaker (Baden-Baden, Germany) tied for 85th with a 230 and tied for 89th was Ainhoa Nogales (Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain) with her 232.
Katharina Boehm (Poing, Germany) was 94th with a 233 and in 115th was Anna Martin with a 250 on the day.
The top eight teams advanced to the NCA Championship finals to be held May 18-21 at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C.
CofC Results
T61 - Vanessa Koechli, 72-77-77=226
T85 - Leigh Whittaker, 74-77-79=230
T89 - Ainhoa Nogales, 77-79-76=232
94 - Kathy Boehm, 74-77-82=233
115 - Anna Martin, 85-83-82=250