Bulldogs Conclude Season With A 16th Place Finish At NCAA East Regionals
Amanda Mathis led the Bulldogs for the fourth time this season, finishing the tournament in a tie for 19th at 11-over par. The 19th place finish by Mathis is the best finish at an NCAA Regional by any MSU women¹s golfer. Beth Irwin finished in a tie for 72nd at 23-over par. Houston, Texas native Stephanie Godare ended the tournament in a tie for 77th place, shooting a three-round best 77 in the final day of action. Julia Huh, the highlight from Saturday with an ace, finished in a tie for 86th. Senior Janet Dyer ended her career, shooting an 81 and finished the tournament in a tie for 95th.
Ohio State shot a three round total of 856 (+16) and beat second place Duke by six strokes to capture the team title. Southeastern Conference foe and tournament host Florida was the only SEC team to advance to the NCAA Championships finishing in seventh place. South Carolina finished ninth and Vanderbilt finished 10th , narrowly missing a top-eight finish to advance to the championships.
Anna Grzebien of Duke shot a three-under in the final round to take home the individual title, beating Jenny Suh of Furman and Leah Wigger by one stroke. Grzebien finished the tournament one-under par and was the only player to break even par. The top finisher in the SEC was Kristen Svicarovich of Vanderbilt who finished ninth, shooting a six-over par for the tournament.
The NCAA East Regional concluded the 2005 spring golf season for Mississippi State.
Teams Totals 1. Ohio State 285-280-291=856 2. Duke 292-283-287=862 3. Furman 291-291-287=871 4. Pepperdine 294-291-289=874 5. Virginia 292-297-292=881 6. Tulane 293-292-300=885 7. Florida 287-301-298=886 8. Washington 306-298-296=900 9. South Carolina 293-307-303=90310. Vanderbilt 307-292-305=90411. Campbell 297-303-308=90812. Princeton 302-300-309=91113. Miami 303-304-305=91214. North Carolina State 319-299-297=91515. N. Carolina Wilmington 306-308-306=92016. Mississippi State 306-308-311=92517. East Carolina 309-305-315=92918. James Madison 309-317-306=93219. Coastal Carolina 323-307-322=95220. Jacksonville State 325-315-320=96021. Jackson State 328-332-330=99016. Mississippi Statet19. Amanda Mathis 75-73-73=221t72. Beth Irwin 77-76-80=233 t77. Stephanie Godare 79-79-77=235t81. Julia Huh 75-80-84=239t94. Janet Dyer 80-82-81=243