April 24, 2005
GREENVILLE, South Carolina -
Furman's Lady Paladin golf team fired a 307 in cold and windy conditions to win the Southern Conference Women's Golf Championship and NCAA Tournament bid with a three-round 904 total. In addition, sophomore Jenny Suh carded a final round 75 to finish at 220, winning her second individual colllegiate title by three strokes over Western Carolina's Ashley Hovda.
Furman entered the final round with a 24 stroke cushion, and fired the second lowest score of the day, one stroke behind Western Carolina's 306, to win by 33. Suh, meanwhile, had a five stroke advantage entering the competition's final round, and was able to hold on for a three-stroke victory when the 54-hole championship concluded at the 5,984-yard, par 72, Furman University Golf Course.
Hovda's 73, which was the low individual round of the day, keyed the Catamounts' 306 which moved them from fifth into fourth in the team standings. Elon's 316 allowed them to hold onto second place, three strokes ahead of the College of Charleston, who took third with a three-round 940. WCU was one stroke back at 941, while ETSU finished fifth at 946.
In the individual standings, ETSU's Ashley Barton recorded a third-place finish at 225, while Furman's Theresa Paik finished fourth at 226 and Elon's Krista Bulow wrapped up fifth with a 230 tally.
"It is always nice to come away with a victory," said coach Mic Potter. "And the Southern Conference is getting more and more competitive every year. We are looking forward to NCAA Regionals and our hope is to be an outstanding representative of the Southern Conference at the National Championship in Oregon next month."
Suh, who tied for the individual title at the 2004 championship before losing in a playoff to former teammate Sarah Johnston, was named Southern Conference Player of the Year. Maria Ringdahl of ETSU earned Freshman of the Year, while ETSU coach Stefanie Reynolds was selected as league Coach of the Year.
The all-conference first team consisted of Suh and Monique Gesualdi of Furman, Morgan Olds of Elon, and Ashley Barton and Ringdahl from ETSU. The second team featured Furman players Theresa Paik and Connor Atkinson, College of Charleston's Gretchen Zoeller and Angie Hill, and Western Carolina's Ashley Hovda.
The 2005 Southern Conference Championship title is the 11th for the Furman women's golf program. This will be the Lady Paladins' 13th appearance in the NCAA Regional Championships.
All Southern Conference
First Team
Morgan Olds, Elon
Jenny Suh, Furman
Monique Gesualdi, Furman
Ashley Barton, ETSU
Maria Ringdahl, ETSU
Second Team
Theresa Paik, Furman
Gretchen Zoeller, C of C
Ashley Hovda, WCU
Connor Atkinson, Furman
Angie Hill, C of C
Freshman of the Year: Maria Ringdahl, ETSU
Player of the Year: Jenny Suh, Furman
Coach of the Year: Stefanie Reynolds
Fin. School Scores
1 Furman University 298 299 307 904
1 Jenny Suh 68 77 75 220
4 Theresa Paik 78 72 76 226
T 6 Connor Atkinson 77 75 79 231
9 Sarah Sturm 75 75 82 232
T 11 Monique Gesualdi 79 78 77 234
2 Elon University 308 313 316 937
5 Krista Bulow 76 76 78 230
T 6 Morgan Olds 76 79 76 231
T 19 Samantha Widmer 77 84 79 240
T 19 Alison Mangini 79 78 83 240
26 Kristin Tremoulis 81 80 85 246
3 Charleston, Coll. of 312 315 313 940
T 6 Angie Hill 77 77 77 231
T 11 Gretchen Zoeller 77 77 80 234
15 Kelly White 80 81 77 238
T 19 Amber Kuss 78 83 79 240
T 24 Jenn Bellso 83 80 82 245
4 Western Carolina U. 323 312 306 941
2 Ashley Hovda 79 71 73 223
10 Bianca Melone 81 77 75 233
T 16 Brandy Andersen 80 81 78 239
T 29 Kandy Carland 88 83 80 251
WD Lucinda Davies 83 89 WD
5 East Tennessee State 307 322 317 946
3 Ashley Barton 73 78 74 225
13 Natalia Giraldo 77 79 79 235
T 19 Maria Ringdahl 79 81 80 240
T 27 Danielle O'Reilly 79 84 84 247
T 29 Cindy Phillips 78 88 85 251
6 N. Car.- Greensboro 322 321 320 963
14 Jenna Schmidt 79 81 77 237
T 16 Ashley Mylton 81 78 80 239
T 16 Lacy Miller 77 78 84 239
34 Gabby DiMora 85 90 79 254
37 Brittany Hofmeister 86 84 87 257
7 Wofford College 330 336 340 1006
23 Laura Robinson 79 81 84 244
T 24 Mary Ellen Herring 83 82 80 245
35 Ashley Current 85 84 86 255
T 39 Lauren Stephenson 83 89 90 262
8 Appalachian State U. 334 350 329 1013
T 27 Kaitlyn Johnston 84 86 77 247
T 31 Anna Stocker 81 88 84 253
36 Jennifer Monko 83 90 83 256
38 Meredith Morrison 86 87 88 261
T 39 Juliane Monko 88 89 85 262
9 Citadel, The 343 352 346 1041
T 31 Kayla Bowsher 85 83 85 253
T 31 Tracy Hancock 81 88 84 253
41 Kelley Thorsen 86 89 88 263
42 Alex Lucisano 95 95 89 279
43 Mary Nguyen 91 92 97 280
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