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 Freshman Brandy Andersen led the Catamounts to victory at the John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate Wednesday after shooting a 69 in round three for a three-day total of 220 |
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Oct. 30, 2002
Stockbridge, Ga. - Freshmen Brandy Andersen and Ashley Hovda led the Western Carolina women's golf team to a comeback victory Wednesday at the John Kirk/ Lady Panther Intercollegiate. After being down by one stroke behind Miami in round two, the Lady Cats shot a 295 in round three (a new tournament record) to give them a three-day total of 891, which shatters the previous WCU three-round record (set earlier this year at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate) by 22 strokes.
Andersen, last week's Wachovia - Great Smokies Intercollegiate champion, shot a 69 in round three (the only golfer to score under par for the day) to give her a three day total of 220, good for a fourth place finish and a top-four tournament record. Hovda, Tuesday's WCU forerunner, finished the tournament with a 226 to tie for 10th place. Not only did the two lead the way for the Cats this week, but as a freshman class they are ranked 17th in the nation by Golfstat. This is the second year in a row that a WCU women's freshman team has achieved this distinction.
Miami's Camilla Hilland took home the individual trophy after shooting a 215 for the tournament. She was followed by her teammate, Jazmin Cataldo, who finished with a 216.
The rest of the Catamounts fared well with Monday's team leader, Johanna Lundberg, finishing in a tie for 12th with a 227. Line Cordes and Becca Twiner both improved their standings after shooting well in round three. Cordes finished in 15th alone with a 228 and Twiner tied for 21st with a three-round score of 231. Impressively, all five Catamounts' three-day scores place them in the WCU record book for top three-round finishes.
Western has completed their fall tournament play and will return to action in the spring.
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John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate Eagles Landing CC, Stockbridge, Ga. October 28-30, 2002 (Today: 10-30-02)1. WESTERN CAROLINA 292-304-295=891 2. Miami (Fla.) 299-296-308=903 3. Georgia State 304-309-304=917 Southern Miss. 300-302-315=917 5. Jacksonville St. 297-310-314=921 6. Augusta State 311-307-317=935 7. Central Florida 303-316-317=936 8. Middle Tenn. St. 308-314-321=943 9. Ala.-Birmingham 323-305-325=953 10. Charleston Southn. 325-311-324=960 11. New Orleans 317-322-323=962 12. South Alabama 341-321-348=1010
Brandy Andersen 77-74-69=220 4th Ashley Hovda 71-75-80=226 10th-t Johanna Lundberg 70-78-79=227 12th-t Line Cordes 74-80-74=228 15th Becca Twiner 81-77-73=231 21st-t
