Sept. 24, 2002
Cullowhee, N.C. - The Western Carolina women's golf team finished in third place at the College of Charleston Cougar Fall Invitational Tuesday shooting a two-round score of 613, the team's second best two-round score in school history.
After day one, the Catamounts sat in fourth place with a 311 among the field of 13 teams, including five SoCon schools. Becca Twiner led the way for the Cats, shooting a 75 on the par 72 course to tie for sixth. Coastal Carolina led the pack with an even 300 for the day, but it was College of Charleston's Sapna Patel who was on top individually with a par 72.
Day two proved to be just as challenging with high winds moving in on the golfers. But the Lady Cats pulled out their second best single round score ever, shooting a 302 collectively. Twiner remained on top for the team, shooting a 76 in round two for a two-day score of 151 to put her in fifth place. However, it was Johanna Lundberg with the big day, improving her one-round score by nine strokes to land her in a tie for ninth place (81-72=153). Line Cordes and Brandy Andersen also finished in the top 20 with a two-round score of 156.
"Even though we shot a 296 in the last tournament, I think this was definitely our best single-round score (302) considering the extreme windy conditions," said WCU coach Steve Lott. "I'm very proud of them. They just keep getting better."
College of Charleston was declared the champion, coming in at 597 after two rounds (302-295). Patel stayed on top as the individual champion, shooting a 145 (72-73).
Cougar Fall Invitational Rivertowne CC - Mt. Pleasant, S.C. September 23-24, 2002 Team Results 1. College of Charleston 302 295 597 2. Coastal Carolina 300 310 610 3. Western Carolina 311 302 613 4. Birmingham Southern 308 321 629 5. East Tennessee St. 320 318 638 6. Appalachian State 329 314 643 7. Stetson University 331 319 650 8. Radford University 329 323 652 9. Methodist College 331 323 654 10. Charleston Southern 334 324 658 11. Lenoir-Rhyne College 335 333 668 12. Winthrop University 336 356 692 13. The Citadel 356 345 701Becca Twiner 75 76 151-5th Johanna Lundberg 81 72 153-9th-t Line Cordes 77 79 156-18th-t Brandy Andersen 81 75 156-18th-t Ashley Hovda 78 82 160-27th-t Meredith Beck* 82 84 166-42nd-t * Unattached
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