Feb. 22, 2005

MIAMI - Although shooting its course low in the final round of the Miccosukee Championship, the University of Memphis women's golf team dropped one spot to finish in a tie for 15th place on Tuesday.

The Lady Tigers shot a 325 in the final 18 holes at the tournament hosted by Florida International University to finish 332-326-325--983. Once again Stacey Tate led Memphis, finishing in a tie for 13th place after scoring a team low, 2-over-par 75, in the final round. Tate finished 80-76-75--231.

"This is kind of what you expect from February golf with a young team," said Memphis head coach Jenny Bruun. "You go through some bumps and bruises and then continue to go forward. I feel like we are still on the right track."

Freshman Ashleigh Garman scored a career low on the final nine with a 78. The Brentwood, Tenn., native also had her second lowest three-round total with a 86-83-78--247 and her second lowest finish, tying for 63rd place and finishing second among Memphis players.

Also shooting her lowest round of the tournament on the final 18 holes was sophomore Cameron Barber who scored an 84. Her 86-88-84--258 tournament total is the third best of her career. Barber tied with teammate Kathryn O'Rourke for 82nd place.

For the second-straight time, sophomore Meghan Mahoney was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to back problems. Mahoney had rounds of 81 and 82 on Monday before withdrawing from the final round.

"Meghan's a tough kid," Bruun said. "She would have played if she could. We have to get her healthy again to have any shot at the conference tournament."

Georgia State University moved from second place to first place, finishing 317-301-296--914. University of Colorado's Hannah Hoch held on to first place to capture the medalist honors with a 74-73-75--222.

The Lady Tigers remain idle until March 14 when they compete in the UNLV Spring Invitational, a three-day tournament hosted by UNLV in Las Vegas, Nev.

Team Finish
Fin. School                Scores
1    Georgia State Univ.   317   301   296   914
2    Washington State U.   318   306   298   922
3    Fla. International    309   312   302   923
4    Wisconsin, U. of      319   315   299   933
5    Colorado, U. of       306   310   318   934
6    Denver, Univ. of      325   306   306   937
7    Campbell University   324   309   306   939
8    Iowa State Univ.      321   312   307   940
9    Toledo, U. of         328   310   308   946
T10  UCF                   322   322   313   957
T10  Maryland, U. of       322   318   317   957
12   Bradley University    320   319   321   960
13   Xavier University     329   325   310   964
14   Richmond, U. of       329   330   314   973
T15  Memphis, Univ. of     332   326   325   983
T15  Daytona Beach CC      332   329   322   983
17   Florida Atlantic U.   342   319   325   986
18   Citadel, The          343   343   338   1024

Individual Finish
Fin. Player/School                              Scores
1    Hannah Hoch, Colorado, U. of               74   73   75   222
2    Anastasia Kostina, Washington State U.     77   74   73   224
T3   Natasha Lopez Moreir, Richmond, U. of      79   74   72   225
T3   Katie Myos, Toledo, U. of                  77   79   69   225
T5   Ashley Grier, UCF                          74   77   75   226
T5   Kim Welch, Washington State U.             82   73   71   226
T5   Lisbeth Meincke, Georgia State Univ.       79   76   71   226
8    Katie Elliott, Wisconsin, U. of            78   78   71   227
T9   Emily Hoeper, Denver, Univ. of             80   73   77   230
T9   Rebecca Samuelsson, Fla. International     76   82   72   230
T9   Laura Viveros, Fla. International          77   76   77   230
T9   Erica Wein, Georgia State Univ.            77   76   77   230
T13  Stacey Tate, Memphis, Univ. of             80   76   75   231
T13  Kayla Shaul, Daytona Beach CC              77   74   80   231
T13  Agnes Kim, Bradley University              77   79   75   231

T15   Memphis, Univ. of   332   326   325   983
T13   Stacey Tate          80    76    75   231
T63   Ashleigh Garman      86    83    78   247
T88   Cameron Barber       86    88    84   258
T88   Kathryn O'Rourke     85    85    88   258
WD    Meghan Mahoney       81    82    WD