Mississippi State
Prices Give Em Five Invitational
Lady Bulldogs Complete Best 54-Hole Tournament In A Decade
October 13, 2010 | Women's Golf
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Mississippi State's women's golf team climbed the team standings once again, firing a final-round 295 to finish tied for third place at the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational in Las Cruces, N.M.
Head coach Ginger Brown-Lemm's squad shot an 883 for the tournament, the second-lowest 54-hole score in program history behind the 1999 squad's 864 in the Lady Seminole Invitational.
Wednesday's stellar third round came a day after MSU fired a school fourth-best 291 in Tuesday's second round.
In addition to the great team scoring, the Lady Bulldogs also managed stellar individual finishes. Senior Erika Thornton led the way on Wednesday as she shot a career-low 69 on the par-72 course to finish tied with teammate Mary Langdon Gallagher for 11th (219).
Gallagher carded a 74 on Wednesday en route to posting the best showing of her young career.
Senior Mallory Batson finished one stroke behind Thornton and Gallagher with a 220 (+4) tally that tied her for 15th place. Sophomore Maria Roos shot a final-round 77 (T35th place), and freshman Esther Huffman carded a 229 to finish in 40th place.
Thornton is excited with the way the Lady Bulldogs are playing and the potential ahead of the team.
"We are very pleased with today's round and outcome," she said. "We are very excited about the future and look forward to a great tournament in Memphis."
The lady linksters return to action on Mon, Oct. 25, at the Memphis Women's Invitational at the Ridgeway Country Club in Germantown, Tenn.
PRICE'S GIVE 'EM FIVE INVITATIONAL
Final Round – Oct. 13, 2010
1. NMSU (289+291+286=866, +2); 2. Baylor (285+295+291=871, +7); T3. Mississippi State (297+ 291+295=883, +19); T3. UTEP (295+292+296=883, +19); 5. North Texas (296+292+300=888, +24); 6. UC-Irvine (286+304+299=889, +25); 7. Central Arkansas (297+297+300=894, +30); 8. Cal State-Northridge (311+292+293=896, +32); 9. Kansas (302+300+297=899, +35); 10. Northern Arizona (306+301+297=904, +40); 11. Cincinnati (300+308+298=906, +42); 12. Boise State (301+310+298=909, +45); 13. Hawaii (311+306+308=925, +61); 14. Seattle (311+311+315=937, +73).
MSU INDIVIDUAL SCORING
T11. Erika Thornton 75+75+69=219, +3
T11. Mary Langdon Gallagher 72+73+74=219, +3
T15. Mallory Batson 75+70+75=220, +4
T35. Maria Roos 75+75+77=227, +11
T40. Esther Huffman 73+78+73=229, +13
