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 Junior Brandy Andersen shot a team-low 70 on the final day to lead the Lady Catamounts in Greenville, N.C. |
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Oct. 12, 2004
Cullowhee, N.C. - The Western Carolina women's golf team improved by three strokes over their first-round score, firing a third round 306, but slipped two spots to finish10th in the Lady Pirate Fall Invitational at the Bradford Creek Country Club in Greenville, N.C. Tuesday. The Lady Catamounts carded a team three-round 916, the sixth-best in school history.
Defending event medalist, Western Carolina's Brandy Andersen, carded a team-low 70 on the final day to rally from 37th place tie to finish tied for 13th with teammate Ashley Hovda. The two turned in three-round totals of 222, the sixth-best three-round scores in WCU women's golf history, to lead the Lady Catamounts. Hovda was consistent, shooting three rounds of 74, while Andersen shaved six strokes off her first two rounds of 76. Andersen's final round of 70 tied for the seventh-lowest round by a female WCU golfer ever.
Sophomore Bianca Melone finished tied for 44th, shooting a 79 in the third and final round. However, her efforts did move her into fifth on the all-time Western Carolina career scoring average list just in front of Becca Twiner. Finishing out the scoring for the Cats in the event were freshmen Kandy Carland with a total of 244 (82-76-86) to place tied for 72nd and Lucinda Davies rallied one spot from the first day, finishing 86th with a 255 (82-90-83).
Augusta State placed two golfers in the top three to take the top spot out of the 17-teams, scoring a three-round total of 869. The Jaguards were paced by medalist Garrett Phillips, who shot 212 (72-71-69). The leader after two rounds, Augusta State's Patti Hogeboom finished with a final round of 73 to fall to third, just behind Maryland's Katie Stepanek, who triplicated her rounds of 71 to finish with a 213, one-stroke off the pace. The Jaguars were followed by Coastal Carolina in second, seven strokes back with an 876 and the host East Carolina Lady Pirates in third 14 strokes off the lead at 883. Rounding out the Top Five were the University of Maryland (891) and Birmingham-Southern in fifth at an even 900.
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Overall Team Scores 1. Augusta State 297-287-285 - 869 2. Coastal Carolina 297-292-287 - 876 3. East Carolina 295-295-293 - 883 4. Maryland 294-302-295 - 891 5. Birmingham-Southern 306-296-298 - 900 6. East Tennessee State 303-293-306 - 902 7. UNC Greensboro 306-298-299 - 903 8. Richmond 312-299-294 - 905 9. UAB 307-306-299 - 912 T10. Western Carolina 309-301-306 - 916 T10. Longwood College 310-304-302 - 916 12. Elon 310-301-307 - 918 13. Methodist College 308-306-306 - 920 14. High Point 312-314-304 - 930 15. Mercer 306-309-322 - 937 16. Boston College 317-321-309 - 947 17. Old Dominion 337-346-376 - 1059WCU Scores T13. Brandy Andersen 76-76-70 - 222 T13. Ashley Hovda 74-74-74 - 222 T44. Bianca Melone 77-75-79 - 231 T72. Kandy Carland 82-76-86 - 244 86. Lucinda Davies 82-90-83 - 255
