Lady Bulldog Golfers Finish Fifth At LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic
Sophomore Amanda Mathis, after tying the course record in the second roundwith a 67, fired a 75 for a two-over par tournament total, leaving her tiedfor fourth place. Mathis' 67 on day two also tied the MSU record for lowestround. She is tied with teammate Beth Irwin who shot her 67 at the ChryslerACC/SEC Challenge in the fall.
Janet Dyer finished tied for 28th-place with her 77 in the third round.Stephanie Godare shot a 76, leaving her tied for 39th, and Irwin took tiedfor 52nd with her 235 event total, shooting an 80 in the last round.Freshman Julia Huh recorded an 80 on day three for tied for 73rd place.
Chris Brady of Vanderbilt took home the individual medalist honors with herfive-under par tournament total. Brady fired a 71 in the final round,clinching the title. The team crown went to host LSU, who led the entire event.LSU posted a 293 in the final round to finish 15-over par.
The field consisted of Alabama, Augusta State, Birmingham-Southern, Collegeof Charleston, James Madison, Kansas, Kentucky, LSU, Louisville,Mississippi, UNC Wilmington, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Tulaneand Vanderbilt.
Next, the squad heads to Athens, Ga., for the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classicon Friday, March 25. The three-day event will be held at the UGA GolfCourse.
LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic
1 Louisiana State 296-290-293 = 8792 Tulane University 302-297-297 = 8963 North Carolina State 303-301-304 = 9084 Vanderbilt 305-302-307 = 9145 Mississippi State 312-295-308 = 9156 N. Car. Wilmington 311-303-302 = 9167 College of Charleston 309-297-311 = 9178 Birmingham-Southern 305-304-311 = 920T9 James Madison 313-306-302 = 921T9 Kentucky 311-303-307 = 921T9 Louisville 308-310-303 = 92112 Mississippi 307-307-309 = 92313 North Carolina 313-302-312 = 92714 Alabama 318-305-309 = 93215 Kansas 325-307-302 = 93416 Augusta State 321-311-304 = 9365 Mississippi State 312-295-308 = 915t4 Amanda Mathis 76-67-75 = 218t28 Janet Dyer 75-77-77 = 229t39 Stephanie Godare 82-75-76 = 233t52 Beth Irwin 79-76-80 = 235t73 Julia Huh 82-80-80 = 242