April 21, 2002

The University of Memphis Lady Tiger golf team turned in their highest score of the 2002 Conference USA Championship in the final round and dropped to a fourth place finish in this year's event. TCU, which had been tied with Memphis for second entering the final 18 holes, won the championship with a team score of 886. Memphis fell to 909.

Brooke Tull, of TCU, won medalist honors with a score of 215. Tull carded a final round 69 to win the championship and claim Player of the Year honors. Memphis's Meaghan Francella finished seventh with a 54-hole total score of 222. Francella was named first team All-Conference USA and teammate Jennifer Jaszek was selected to the second team All-C-USA squad.

Tulane placed second in this year's competition and coach Sue Bower was selected as the C-USA Coach of the Year. South Florida placed third, while Memphis and UAB rounded out the top five.

MEMPHIS INDIVIDUAL SCORES: 7 Meaghan Francella 74-73-75--222 T 15 Jennifer Jaszek 72-79-76--227 T27 Abby More 79-73-81--233 T30 Sandra Hellsvik 72-81-81--234 34 Marianne Ruud 77-76-83--236

TEAM SCORES: 1. TCU 886 2. Tulane 889 3. South Florida 898 4. Memphis 909 5. UAB 913 6. Louisville 915 Southern Miss 915 8. East Carolina 922 9. Cincinnati 952