Oct. 24, 2007
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IRVING, Texas - UCF's Stephanie Connelly rallied from a three-stroke deficit in the final round and won a two-hole playoff with teammate Liz Alger to capture medalist honors at the NorthShore Shootout on Tuesday. In the 10-person field, Connelly closed the tournament with a 75 (+3) after getting back into contention with a 71 (-1) during Monday's second round. It was her first round below par this season. In team action, Memphis finished 16th out of 18 teams at the Lady Paladin Invitational.
WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
STEPHANIE CONNELLY - UCF
Jr., Pasadena, Md. (The Pendleton School)
Connelly rallied from a three-stroke deficit in the final round and won a two-hole playoff with teammate Liz Alger to capture medalist honors at the NorthShore Shootout on Tuesday. In the 10-person field, Connelly closed the tournament with a 75 (+3) after getting back into contention with a 71 (-1) during Monday's second round. It was her first round below par this season. Connelly and Alger each finished with a three-round score of (223, +7). The weekly award is the first of Connelly's career.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
RACHEL LARSON - Memphis
Larson's (78-80-76) third round 76 led Memphis scores on the final day of the Lady Paladin Invitational. Her efforts helped the Tigers to a 16th-place finish and the junior finished 34th individually.
GOLFWEEK TOP 100 RANKINGS
21. East Carolina
40. Tulsa
52. UCF
59. SMU
EAST CAROLINA
Four East Carolina women's golfers recorded top 15 finishes as the Pirates claimed their second team title in three events Oct. 16 at the UNCG-Starmount Forest Fall Classic... The No. 21 Pirates, who set a school record with a round of 284 on Monday, carded a team total of 299 to hold on for the win... Emelie Lind held off a late charge to win the individual title with a one-under 141, carding a 71 on Tuesday and for her efforts was named Golfer of the Week... Abby Bools finished fifth with a 36-hole score of 144 (71-73) claiming her second top five finish and third top 20 of the season... Amber Littman (70-79=149) and Ana Maria Puche (73-76=149) claimed a share of 14th place.
MARSHALL With rounds of 307 and 316, respectively, the Thundering Herd placed third at the Spider Invite hosted by the University of Richmond Oct. 15-16... Marshall posted a solid outing, with three golfers placing in the top 17 overall, led by sophomore Larie Lynch, who tied for 10th with a score of 154 (78, 76)... Finishing in a tie for 12th overall was junior Andrea Grier, who finished just a shot behind Lynch with a 155 (74, 81)... Rachel Halloran finished the tournament with a 156, tied for 17th in the 36-hole tournament... The team will take a week off before returning to action on October 29 for the Ross Resorts Invitational in Southern Pines, N.C.
MEMPHIS
Memphis finished the third round of Furman's Lady Paladin Invitational in Greenville, S.C. on Tueaday... The Tigers (313-318-317) shot a 317 in the final round for 16th place overall... Rachel Larson's (78-80-76) third round 76 led Memphis scores for the tournament as she finished 34th individually... Taylor Bunnell (77-83-76) was two strokes off Larson's pace and finished 46th while Dawn-Marie Conaty (80-76-82) shot a 238 to take home 56th overall. Memphis will travel to Miami, Fla., next Monday to compete in FIU's Pat Bradley Golf Championship.
SMU
SMU had a tough final round at the 2007 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships Oct. 14, posting a 310 to finish at 908 (302-296-310) in 16th place in the 17-team field... Individually, senior Lacey Jones played well, finishing in a 15th-place tie at 220 (72-72-75)... Freshman Tia Gannon (75-76-77) posted a 57th-place finish at 228... SMU will return to the links on Oct. 29 at the Las Vegas Founders Classic in Las Vegas.
SOUTHERN MISS
Southern Miss shot its lowest round of the Jeannine McHaney/Audrey Morehead Invitational October 9, by posting a 324 score to place 14th in the event... Rebecka Nilsson led the Eagles with a 77 over her final 18 holes to place tied for 31st with a 239 total... Clara Viladomiu collected an 83 over her final round to place tied for 62 with a 251... The Eagles return to action, Oct. 29-31, for the Gainesville Shootout II, to be held at the UF Golf Course.
TULSA
Tulsa finished final-round action Oct. 7 at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational with a round of 303 to complete the tournament in 12th place among the 18-team field... TU carded a 54-hole total of 901 at the UNC Finley Golf Course... Senior Michaela Cavener finished in fifth place after a final round 1-under par 71 as she completed the tournament with an even-par 216 total... Fellow senior Tara Goedeken shot a final round 74 and ended with a 6-over par 222 total for 19th place... TU will play next at The Landfall Tradition, October 26-28, in Wilmington, N.C.
UAB UAB tied with Austin Peay and Drake for eighth place at the Lady Indian Classic, hosted by Arkansas State Oct. 8-9, with a two-round score of 637... The Blazers shot a low round of 315 during round one, followed by a 322 in the second round at the Jonesboro Country Club... Jaime Brabb led UAB with rounds of 78 and 76 to tie for 11th place in the individual standings with a total of 154... Christina Wentworth and Lindsay Taylor tied for the 25th position by tallying a 157, including identical first-round scores of 77 and second-round totals of 80... The Blazers final competition of the 2007 fall season will be on Nov. 5-6 when they host the UAB Fall Beach Blast in Gulf Shores, Ala.
UCF
UCF wrapped up play at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship Oct. 14 as sophomore Sara Hurwitch fired her second-consecutive 73 (+2) to lead the Knights in final round action...Hurwich edged teammate Mayule Tomimbang for the best finish among the Knights... Hurwich tied for 34th with a three-day total of 223 (+10), while Tomimbang was one stroke behind at 224 (+11) to finish tied for 37th... The Knights will return to tournament action at their third-consecutive event hosted by a Southeastern Conference school when they play at the Alabama-Ann Rhodes Intercollegiate in Tuscaloosa on Oct. 26-28.
UTEP
UTEP recorded a 16th-place showing at the Price's Give `Em Five Intercollegiate Oct. 17 in Las Cruces, N.M... The Miners posted a team total of 959 with rounds of 319, 318 and 322 respectively...Deborah Martinez led UTEP, tying for 35th place (77-78-77-232)... Ana Pastor tied for 62nd place (79-78-83-240) and Elizabeth Sobczak tied for 72nd place (82-79-82-243)... The Miners will be back in action Nov. 4-5 at the Texas State Invitational in Austin, Texas.
