Sept. 19, 2007
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IRVING, Texas - Tulsa finished in fifth place in its first tournament of the fall season as the Hurricane carded rounds of 304-295-305 for a 904 total at the 18-team Ron Moore Women's Intercollegiate. In other women's golf action both Memphis and Southern Miss competed in the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup. The Tigers finished 11th in the 17-team field, while the Golden Eagles took 14th place.
WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
MICHAELA CAVENER - Tulsa
Sr., Ponca City, Okla. (Ponca City)
Cavener finished in a seventh place tie at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in a field of 96 golfers. She carded rounds of 76-72-73 for a five-over par 221 score. Her efforts helped the Golden Hurricane to a fifth place finish out of 19 teams. This is the third career weekly honor for the two-time All-Conference USA performer.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
REBECKA NILSSON - SOUTHERN MISS
Nilsson, a sophomore, shot a final-round 71 to earn a ninth-place tie at the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup, which was played at the Cardinal Golf Club in Simpsonville, Ky. The Laholm, Sweden, native posted her collegiate-best tying round of 71 to end the event with a score of 222. It was her third Top 10 finish of her career at Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles placed 14th in the 17-team field.
WEEKLY RECAP
EAST CAROLINA
The Pirates tee off the 2007-08 season under the diretion of head coach Kevin Williams at the Myrtle Beach Classic Sept. 24-25 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Williams, who became the Lady Pirates' first head coach in 2000, returns to his alma mater after spending the past 18 months as the head golf professional at Walnut Creek Country Club in Goldsboro, N.C. ECU finished last season ranked No. 69 in the Golfweek Rankings.
MARSHALL
Marshall sophomore Larie Lynch claimed medalist honors for the first time of her career by virtue of winning the 2007 Lady Herd Fall Classic by a two-stroke margin Sept. 9-10... Playing in her first collegiate event in her hometown, Lynch (78-75-78=231) overcame a two-stroke deficit after the tournament's first 36 holes... Lynch was the lone golfer in the tournament to shoot all three rounds in the 70s... Her efforts, along with those of four Herd newcomers, guided Marshall to a runner-up finish... Marshall hits the course again on Sept. 29-Oct. 1 when they compete in the Lady Wildcat Classic in Lexington, Ky.
MEMPHIS
Memphis opened its fall season with an 11th place finish in a seventeen team field at the University of Louisville's Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup... Sophomore transfer Taylor Bunnell earned a tie for 27th overall and led the Tigers with a tournament score of 228... Junior Rachel Larson and seniors Dawn-Marie Conaty and Meghan Mahoney each finished in the top-50... Larson's 233 (79-80-74) gave her a four-way tie for 45th, and Conaty and Mahoney each recorded a 233 to tie for 49th.
SMU
SMU fought its way to a fourth-place finish in the season-opening Badger Invitational at the par-72, 6,175-yard University Ridge Course Sept. 9-10... The last 18 holes of the 54-hole tournament were cancelled due to unplayable conditions... Lacey Jones notched a top-10 finish with a 36-hole total of 6-over 150, while Kate Ackerson and Paige Martin both scored top-20 results... As a team, SMU went 307-309 to place fourth in the 12-team field... The Mustangs return to the links Sept. 29-30 at the Wolverine Invitational in Ann Arbor, Mich.
SOUTHERN MISS
Southern Miss placed 14th in the 17-team field at the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup in Louisville, Ky., after compiling a 310 team score of the final circuit for a 933 total... Southern Miss bettered its finish by 61 strokes this season over last year's appearance... Sophomore Rebecka Nilsson shot a final-round 71 to earn a ninth-place tie... Nilsson posted her collegiate-best tying round of 71 to end the event with a score of 222.
TULSA
Tulsa finished in fifth place in its first tournament of the fall season as the Hurricane carded rounds of 304-295-305 for a 904 total at the 18-team Ron Moore Women's Intercollegiate... Senior Michaela Cavener used an even-par second round 72 and a final round 73 to move into seventh place for the tournament to pace the Hurricane and earn C-USA Golfer of the Week honors... Freshman Kelly Fuchik turned in a solid performance with a second-round one-under par 71, but a round of 77 in final round action dropped Fuchik from second to 11th place.
UAB
UAB concluded the Lady Herd Fall Classic in fourth place out of eight teams at Guyun Golf and Country Club in Huntington, W.Va., Sept. 9-10... The Blazers shot a 322 on the final day of competition to finish the tournament with a score of 983... Junior Alyson Mitchell was UAB's top performer, placing fifth overall with a total of 235 that included two rounds of 77... Sophomore Carolyn Cochran tied for the 13th place at 244, while junior Christina Wentworth finished with a third-round score of 78 to put her in 16th place with a total of 246... The Blazers return to action Sept. 29-30 at the Yale Invitational in New Haven, Conn.
UCF
Heavy rains forced the cancellation of the final round of the Badger Invitational Sept. 10 as the UCF women's golf team claimed third place based on its efforts from the first 36 holes of tournament... UCF posted a 607 (+31) in Sunday's opening two rounds to finish third in the 12-team field... Sophomore Sara Hurwitch finished the tournament in a tie for second at 148 (+4), which is her best career finish as a Knight... The Knights are idle until Sept. 29-Oct. 1 when they will compete in the Lady Wildcat Classic in Lexington, Ky.
UTEP
UTEP tied for 15th place in its first tournament of the season, the Ptarmigan/Ram Fall Classic on Tuesday in Fort Collins, Colo., Sept. 10-11... The Miners shot 935 as a team with rounds of 315, 313 and 307... Deborah Martinez finished 39th to lead UTEP with a 228... Ana Pastor tied for 40th place at 229 and Stephanie Herrera tied for 77th place with a 239... The Miners will next compete in the ORU Shootout on Oct. 1-2 in Tulsa, Okla.
