Mississippi State
SEC Championship
Thorton, Batson Finish Careers At SEC Championship
April 17, 2011 | Women's Golf
AUBURN, Ala. – Mississippi State's women's golf squad fired a 316 in the final round of the SEC Championship Sunday to finish 12th in the tournament held at the University Club in Auburn. The Lady Bulldogs finished the three-day event with a 955-team score.
“Obviously I'm disappointed with our performance,” MSU coach Ginger Brown-Lemm said. “It was not indicative of the progress we made this year. Nine of the twelve teams participating were in the Top 25. That requires a certain experience level that we do not have yet. Our two seniors didn't have a strong event, but they led our team with their work ethic, motivation and desire to perform better. This has proved to be the beginning of our ascent into a competitive program in the best conference in America.
Senior Erika Thornton once again led the Lady Bulldogs with a 235 performance. It is the 18th tournament in which she has led MSU. She finishes her career with the eighth-most career rounds played (104) and eighth-lowest scoring average (76.93). Her 76.18 stroke average for the season is also 12th-lowest all time.
Sophomore Maria Roos notched a 5-over-par 77 to total 239. Freshman Mary Langdon Gallagher and Esther Huffman turned in a 242 and 244, respectively, in their first SEC Tournament, while Mallory Batson card a 249 in her final appearance. Batson finishes her career with the 10th-most rounds played (99).
The Auburn Tigers earned SEC Tournament champion honors with an 864, while Alabama garnered runner-up honors. Erikca Popson of Tennessee led every round of the three-day event en route to individual championship laurels with a 6-under-par 210.
The Lady Bulldogs complete to 2010-2011 season with four top-10 finishes and 12 top-25 individual finishes. The team posted eight new records in the MSU record book and 12 new individual records.
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
Third Round – April 17, 2011
TEAM RESULTS
1. Auburn (283+290+291=864,
E); 2. Alabama (291+291+293=875, +11); 3. LSU (287+300+300=887, +23); 4.
Arkansas (289+305+298=892, +28); 8. South Carolina (302+304+287=893, +29); 6.
Tennessee (285+308+302=895, +31); 7. Vanderbilt (295+307+295=897, +33); 8.
Georgia (292+309+298=899, +35); 9. Florida (301+310+296=907, +43); 10. Kentucky
(315+305+308=927, +63); 11. Mississippi (316+314+301=931, +67); 12. Mississippi State (315+324+316=955, +91).
MSU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T46. Erika Thornton 71+82+82=235,
+19
T52. Maria Roos 83+79+77=239,
+23
56. Mary Langdon Gallagher 79+85+77=242, +26
57. Esther Huffman 82+83+79=244, +28
58. Mallory Batson 85+80+84=249, +33
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