Mississippi State
Prices Give Em Five Invitational
Lady Bulldogs Card 11th-Best Tournament In Program History
October 12, 2011 | Women's Golf
Tournament-host New Mexico State's 900 won the battle for eighth-place over the Lady Bulldogs. 24th-ranked Baylor won the event with a 4-under-par 280, edging out Idaho with an 861.
For MSU individually, freshman Ally McDonald once again shined by sandwiching a 74 between an opening round, 2-under-par 70 and a final-round 72. She tied for the best par-5 scoring in the field with a 6-under, while her eighth-place finish is the first Top 10 card in her young career.
Just behind McDonald was Mary Langdon Gallagher with a 6-over-par 222. After stumbling out the gates with a 78, the experienced sophomore rebounded with a 71 and 73 to close out the event. Finishing tied for 17th earned Gallagher her third Top 25 card.
Newcomer Rica Tse posted a 229, bettering her previous tournament's score by 18 strokes. Tse's 10 birdies in Las Cruces was the second-most by any individual in the tournament.
Perry Katherine Furr and Elena Warren rounded out the field for the Lady Bulldogs with a 234 and 239, respectively. Furr knocked in one of only seven eagles at the event.
"We had more success out there today overall," MSU coach Ginger Brown-Lemm said. "We had it much lower and went 7 over on our last 3 holes as a team. But, we are improving and learning each round, which is more important at this stage. It is my job, however to push, pull and motivate for better performance. I see it in our future and more importantly, they see it too."
MSU returns to action at the talent-packed Pac 12/SEC Challenge hosted by Tennessee at the Holston Hills Country Club on Oct. 21.
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Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational
Third Round - October 12, 2011
TEAM RESULTS
1. Baylor (288+286+286=860,
-4); 2. Idaho (290+286+285=861, -3); 3. North Texas (293+294+288=875, +11); 4.
Colorado State (294+287+299=880, +16); 5. Long Beach State (287+301+295=883,
+19); 6. UTEP (300+293+299=892, +28); 7. New Mexico State (299+297+304=900,
+36); 8. Mississippi State (302+301+298=901,
+37); T9. UC - Irvine (302+302+299=903, +39); T9. SMU (298+303+302=903,
+39); 11. Cincinnati (299+301+312=912, +48); 12. Boise State (314+305+295=914,
+50); 13. Seattle (303+308+305=916, +52); 14. Central Arkansas (313+307+305=925,
+61); 15. Utah Valley (316+313+311=940, +76); 16. Hawai'i DNF.
MSU INVIDVIDUAL RESULTS
8. Ally McDonald 71+74+72=217, +1
T17. Mary Langdon Gallagher 78+71+73=222, +6
T45. Rica Tse 78+76+75=229,
+13
T60. Perry Katherine Furr 76+80+78=234, +18
T74. Elena Warren 77+81+81=239,
+23
