EAST TENNESSEE STATE WIN WOMEN'S TITLE AT GREENVILLE
FROM THE EAST TENNESSEE STATE
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GREENVILLE, North Carolina – What has already been a successful fall season only keeps getting better for the East Tennessee State University women’s golf team.
Posting the best team round of the day at 301, the No. 41-ranked Buccaneers captured their first team championship of the 2013-2014 season by besting host East Carolina by four strokes in the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate at the Greenville Country Club.
Led by a fifth-place showing from sophomore Vivienne Chin (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia), the Bucs placed three other players tied for 21st or better. Junior Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany) tied for eighth, while seniors Sian Evans (Gillingham, England) and Lourdes Lopez (Cadiz, Spain) finished tied for 15th and 21st, respectively.
Wahl, Evans and Lopez all carded team-best rounds of 3-over-par 75 during the final round.
“What an incredible year so far for the ladies,” said ETSU head coach Stefanie Shelton. “The win today just confirmed the level of competitiveness of this team. It has been a three-week, non-stop tour and the team ended this tough stretch with a great win.”
It has been a grueling stretch for the Bucs, who travelled from Colorado to Mississippi to North Carolina over the last 21 days. However, Shelton said she believes the best is yet to come.
“I am proud of the heart of this team, and I know more great things are ahead,” she said.
While the Bucs captured the team championship, Middle Tennessee’s Avery George took home the individual title with a three-round score of 1-under-par 215 (75-67-73), besting Longwood’s Amanda Steinhagen by three strokes.
Chin ended the event five strokes off the pace with a score of 4-over-par 220, which included a career-best round of 5-under-par 67 during Monday’s first round.
Old Dominion's English pair, Elizabeth Haycock and Kimberley Bradbury finished 10th and T12 respectively. Elizabeth shot 77-71-76 for 224 over a par-72 course of 6,077yd.
Kimberley had scores of 73, 74 and 79 for 226.
Sian Evans shot 73-79-75 for 227 and jt 15th place alongside another English-born player, Jessica Gregory (Maryland) who had scores of 76, 74 and 77.
There were even more Brits in the field - Charlotte Hindmoor (Old Dominion) and Melissa Siviter (Georgia State) tied for 34th place on 232. Charlotte scored 74, 78 and 80; Melissa 79-79-74.
Nicola Haynes (James Madison and Rachel Walker (Old Dominion) from Dumfries finished joint 47th on 237. Nicola scored 83-80-74, Rachel 78-78-81.
Heidi Baek (Maryland) finished T63 in the field of 90 with a total of 241, made up of scores of 78, 86 and 77.
Team totals:
897 East Tennessee State
901 Middle Tennessee
904 East Caroilina
908 Georgia State
909 Old Dominion
Field of 16 teams
UNIVERSITY WEBSITE
GREENVILLE, North Carolina – What has already been a successful fall season only keeps getting better for the East Tennessee State University women’s golf team.
Posting the best team round of the day at 301, the No. 41-ranked Buccaneers captured their first team championship of the 2013-2014 season by besting host East Carolina by four strokes in the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate at the Greenville Country Club.
Led by a fifth-place showing from sophomore Vivienne Chin (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia), the Bucs placed three other players tied for 21st or better. Junior Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany) tied for eighth, while seniors Sian Evans (Gillingham, England) and Lourdes Lopez (Cadiz, Spain) finished tied for 15th and 21st, respectively.
Wahl, Evans and Lopez all carded team-best rounds of 3-over-par 75 during the final round.
“What an incredible year so far for the ladies,” said ETSU head coach Stefanie Shelton. “The win today just confirmed the level of competitiveness of this team. It has been a three-week, non-stop tour and the team ended this tough stretch with a great win.”
It has been a grueling stretch for the Bucs, who travelled from Colorado to Mississippi to North Carolina over the last 21 days. However, Shelton said she believes the best is yet to come.
“I am proud of the heart of this team, and I know more great things are ahead,” she said.
While the Bucs captured the team championship, Middle Tennessee’s Avery George took home the individual title with a three-round score of 1-under-par 215 (75-67-73), besting Longwood’s Amanda Steinhagen by three strokes.
Chin ended the event five strokes off the pace with a score of 4-over-par 220, which included a career-best round of 5-under-par 67 during Monday’s first round.
Old Dominion's English pair, Elizabeth Haycock and Kimberley Bradbury finished 10th and T12 respectively. Elizabeth shot 77-71-76 for 224 over a par-72 course of 6,077yd.
Kimberley had scores of 73, 74 and 79 for 226.
Sian Evans shot 73-79-75 for 227 and jt 15th place alongside another English-born player, Jessica Gregory (Maryland) who had scores of 76, 74 and 77.
There were even more Brits in the field - Charlotte Hindmoor (Old Dominion) and Melissa Siviter (Georgia State) tied for 34th place on 232. Charlotte scored 74, 78 and 80; Melissa 79-79-74.
Nicola Haynes (James Madison and Rachel Walker (Old Dominion) from Dumfries finished joint 47th on 237. Nicola scored 83-80-74, Rachel 78-78-81.
Heidi Baek (Maryland) finished T63 in the field of 90 with a total of 241, made up of scores of 78, 86 and 77.
Team totals:
897 East Tennessee State
901 Middle Tennessee
904 East Caroilina
908 Georgia State
909 Old Dominion
Field of 16 teams
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