Tulane University
Verizon 'MO'morial Invitational
Alvarez' 150 Leads Women's Golf To Third Place At Verizon 'Mo'Morial
Mar 4, 2003 | Women's Golf
March 4, 2003
CYPRESS, Texas - Freshman Liliana Alvarez fired a six-over par 150 (76-74) and the Green Wave shot a team 309 in the second round as the Tulane University women's golf team finished third at the Verizon 'MO'Morial Inviational Tuesday afternoon at the Par 72, 6,118-yard Blackhorse Golf Club.
The Green Wave finished just two strokes behind runner-up Arkansas (313-304) and just nine strokes back of tournament champion Baylor (310-300). The third-place finish marked the sixth time during the 2002-03 season that Tulane has finished among the top five tournament finishers.
Other scorers for the Green Wave were sophomore Lindsay Hulwick, who finished tied for 20th with a 155, and one stroke ahead of junior Carolin Landmann (76-80=156). Freshman Jessica Issler was next with a plus-14 158 (80-78) and sophomore Alexis Wooster rounded out the Tulane golfers with a 161 (81-80).
Tulane finished as the top Conference USA team in the field, as TCU was tied for seventh with a 52-over par 628 (316-312) and Louisville was 15th with a plus-56 640.
Baylor's Melanie Hagewood won the individual title with a one-over par 145 (76-74) while Indiana's Karen Dennison was close behind with a plus-three 147.
The Green Wave returns to action on Sunday, March 9 when Tulane travels to Gainesville, Fla. for the Sun Trust Lady Gator Invitational.
Team Scores: 1. Baylor 310-300=610 (+34); 2. Arkansas 313-304=617 (+41); 3. Tulane 310-309=619 (+43); 4. Indiana 324-299=623 (+47); 5. Kansas State 315-310=625 (+49); 6. Illinois 318-308=626 (+50); T7. TCU 316-312=628 (+52), Texas Tech 318-310=628 (+52); 9. Texas A&M 314-316=630 (+54); T10. Kent State 321-310-631 (+55), Nebraska 316-315=631 (55); 12. North Carolina State 316- 316=632 (+56); 13. Northwestern 327-308=635 (+59); 14. Brigham Young 329-307=636 (+60); 15. Louisville 328-312=640 (+64); 16. Texas El Paso 315-326=641 (+65); 17. Kentucky 321-322=643 (+67); 18. Southern Methodist 334-323=657 (+81); 19. McLennan CC 347-330=677 (+101).
Top Individual Scores: 1. Melanie Hagewood (Baylor) 73-72=145 (+1); 2. Karen Dennison (Indiana) 74-73=147 (+3); T3. Danah Ford 78-70=148 (+4), Miranda Smith (Kansas State) 75-73=148 (+4), Brooke Tull (TCU) 74-74=148 (+4).
Tulane Individual Scores: T6. Liliana Alvarez 76-74=150 (+6); T20. Lindsay Hulwick 78-77=155 (+11); T22 Carolin Landmann 76-80=156 (+12); T32. Jessica Issler 80-78=158 (+14); T49. Alexis Wooster 81-80=161 (+17).
