Women's Golf Finishes 10th At Mercedes-Benz Championship
Oct 23, 2005 | Women's Golf
Oct. 23, 2005
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - One day after showing a nine-stroke improvement from the opening round, the Green Wave did were not able to carry the momentum over as the Tulane University women's golf team finished 10th at the Mercedes-Benz Women's Collegiate Championship Sunday at the par-71, 5,932-yard Cherokee Country Club.
The Green Wave got off to a bit of a rough start, firing a 308 on Friday, but bounced back on Saturday to card a 299. On Sunday, though, Tulane shot a 310 to finish with a 65-over par 917. The Green Wave were just two strokes behind ninth-placed Penn State (306-308-301=915), three in back of eighth-placed Kent State (296-319-299=914) and five behind seventh-placed Northwestern (310-307-295=912).
Junior Alison Walshe, who earned All-America and Conference USA Player of the Year honors in 2005, led the Green Wave with a 12-over par 225 (78-72-75) while senior Liliana Alvarez (79-73-78) and junior Mary Ellen Jacobs (72-77-81) were five strokes back at 230.
Senior Jessica Issler finished the three-day event tied for 54th with a 236 (79-78-79) and freshman Kasi Lee rounded out the Tulane quintet with a 243 (88-77-78) to finish tied for 67th.
Georgia won the team title with a 30-over par 882 (297-293-292) to post a three-stroke victory over runner-up Purdue (288-301-296=885). Arkansas' Amanda McCurdy took home medalist honors with an even-par 213 (70-74-69) to finish two strokes ahead of Tennessee's Marci Turner (76-71-68).
Tulane returns to action on Friday, Oct. 28 when the Green Wave travels to Wilmington, N.C. for the Landfall Tradition, hosted by UNC-Wilmington.
Team Scores: 1. Georgia 297-293-292=882 (+30); 2. Purdue 288-301-296=885 (+33); 3. Arkansas 300-299-290=889 (+37); 4. Swedish Jr. Nationals 297-302-293=892 (+40); 5. Tennessee 308-298-293=899 (+47); 6. Michigan State 294-313-300=907 (+55); 7. Northwestern 310-307-295=912 (+60); 8. Kent State 296-319-299=914 (+62); 9. Penn State 306-308-301=915 (+63); 10. Tulane 308-299-310=917 (+65); T11. Ohio State 313-302-305=920 (+68), North Carolina 305-303-312=920 (+68); 13. SMU 304-310-309=923 (+71); 14. Alabama 322-316-312=950 (+98).
Individual Leaders: 1. Amanda McCurdy (Arkansas) 70-74-69=213 (E); 2. Marci Turner (Tennessee) 76-71-68=215 (+2); 3. Whitney Wade (Georgia) 71-73-72=216 (+3); 4. Taylor Leon (Georgia) 73-74-70=217 (+4); 5. Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Purdue) 70-76-72=218 (+5).
Tulane Scores: 17. Alison Walshe 78-72-75=225 (+12); T34. Liliana Alvarez 79-73-78=230 (+17), Mary Ellen Jacobs 72-77-81=230 (+17); T54. Jessica Issler 79-78-79=236 (+23); T67. Kasi Lee 88-77-78=243 (+30).
