Lady Bulldogs Finish In 16th Place After Rain Shortened BNC
The Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs finished in 16th place with a combined score of 628. MSU fired a 315 in the first round and improved in the second round with a 313. The Lady Linksters finished three strokes behind SEC West rival, Louisiana State.
The Lady Bulldogs were led by freshman Sofie Andersson, who fired a 153 total. Anna Knutsson finished three strokes behind Andersson. Beth Irwin finished with a 159 and tied for 63rd. Sophomore Janet Dyer was one stroke back of Irwin in a tie for 69th and Catalina Olarte finished the tournament in 84th.
Defending tournament and National Champion, Duke took top team honors with a total team score of 580. SEC foes Vanderbilt and Georgia rounded out the top spots. The tournament medallist was Nuria Clau of Wake Forest. Clau won the tiebreaker over Kristy McPherson of South Carolina and Courtney and May Wood of Vanderbilt.
The Lady Bulldogs will compete in the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic April 4-6 in Baton Rouge.
Bryan National Collegiate, Bryan Park G.C.Dates: 03/28 - 03/30 (Today:03-29-2003)Par: 72 Yardage: 6074Teams Scores Mississippi State 315-313=628 1 Duke University 286 294 580 t36 Sofie Andersson 74-79=153 2 Vanderbilt Univ. 298 286 584 t52 Anna Knutsson 78-78=156 3 Georgia 300 296 596 t63 Beth Irwin 81-78=159 4 Wake Forest Univ. 297 300 597 t69 Janet Dyer 82-78=160 5 Tennessee 298 302 600 84 Catalina Olarte 86-81=167 6 Auburn University 298 303 601 South Carolina 294 307 601 8 Purdue University 306 297 603 9 Florida State Univ. 304 301 605 10 North Carolina 303 303 606 11 Tulsa 297 311 608 12 Louisville 307 302 609 13 Furman University 313 307 620 N.C. State 311 309 620 15 Louisiana State 314 311 625 16 Mississippi St. 315 313 628 17 N. Car.- Greensboro 329 310 639 18 Memphis, Univ. of 324 326 650