University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Women's Golf Finishes Sixth In C-USA Golf Championship
11/14/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
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Final Results
Women's Golf Finishes Sixth In C-USA Golf Championship
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. ? Tulane rallied from a nine-stroke deficit to defend its Conference USA Women?s Golf Championship at the Par-72, 6,178-yard Germantown Country Club. The Green Wave shot its lowest score of the three-round event on Wednesday carding a 294 to finish with an 898, while TCU, who held the second-round lead, shot a 308 to finish five strokes back in second with a 903.
The Green Wave duo of Alison Walshe and Liliana Alvarez were a key part in Tulane making the largest comeback in championship history. Walshe shot her second-consecutive round under par to win medalist honors with a championship-record 214 (73-70-71), while Alvarez, the defending individual champion, shot the low-round of the tournament with a 69 to finish in a tie for third at 224 (74-81-69).
Walshe, who was voted the C-USA Women?s Golfer of the Year by the league coaches, turned in two of the four under-par rounds at the tournament to win the individual title by nine strokes. The Horned Frogs finished runner-up to the Green Wave for the second straight season. TCU Sophomore Stacey Bieber held on to second place in the individual race finishing at 223 (71-74-78), while teammate D?Rae Ward rounded out the top five with a 225 (75-74-76). USF freshman Christina Jones shared third place with Alvarez at 224 (73-77-74).
Mia Davidsson (78-78-81--237) and Ashlea Deener (79-82-78--239) both finished in the top 25 for Southern Miss, ranking tied for 22nd and 25th overall. Nicole Mackey was 29th with a 75-87-79--241, while Jennifer Bodemann was tied for 32nd with a 77-82-87--246. Jennifer Keefe finished tied for 36th with an 84-83-83--250.
Walshe, Bieber, Alvarez, Jones and Ward were each named to the All-Tournament team for placing in the top five. For Alvarez (2004) and Ward (2003), it was the second time to earn that distinction. Jones also earned C-USA Women?s Golfer Freshman of the Year honors and Bower collected her third Coach of the Year honor.
Jones helped the Bulls stand pat in third place in the team standings at 909 (298-309-302). East Carolina tallied its best round of the tournament firing a 302 to finish in fourth at 932 (298-309-302), while Louisville placed fifth with a 945 (319-308-318).
Rounding out the 6-10 spots in the team standings were Southern Miss (309-325-321 = 955), Memphis (311,321, 329 = 961), UAB (321-331-320 = 972), Cincinnati (332-326-322 = 980) and Saint Louis (356-378-362 = 1,098).
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
All-Tournament Team (Top 5 Finishers)
Alison Walshe, Tulane
Stacey Bieber, TCU
Liliana Alvarez, Tulane
Christina Jones, USF
D?Rae Ward, TCU
All-Conference USA First Team
Camille Blackerby, TCU
Brooke Mangan, UAB
Adrienne Millican, East Carolina
Alison Walshe, Tulane
Adrienne White, Louisville
All-Conference USA Second Team
Liliana Alvarez, Tulane
Meghan Little, East Carolina
Catherine Matranga, TCU
Danielle Ronderos, USF
D?Rae Ward, TCU
All-Conference USA Third Team
Janey Deimling, UAB
Heidi Hellieson, East Carolina
Stacey Tate, Memphis
Lindsay Hulwick, Tulane
Mary Ellen Jacobs, Tulane
All-Freshman Team
Jenny Calkins, Louisville
Elisa Gomez, TCU
Christina Jones, USF
Emilie Lind, East Carolina
Hillery Wilson, Cincinnati
Player of the Year
Alison Walshe, Tulane
Freshman of the Year
Christina Jones, USF
Coach of the Year
Sue Bower
**FINAL RESULTS**2005 C-USA Women's Championship Germantown CCGermantown, TN Dates: 04/18 - 04/20 (Today:04-19-2005)Par: 72Yardage: 6,178Fin. Top 20 Teams 1st 2nd 3rd Scores 1 Tulane University 298 306 294 898 2 TCU 294 301 308 903 3 USF 298 309 302 909 4 East Carolina Univ. 313 311 308 932 5 Louisville, Univ. of 319 308 318 945 6 Southern Miss 309 325 321 955 7 Memphis, Univ. of 311 321 329 961 8 UAB 321 331 320 972 9 Cincinnati, U. of 332 326 322 980 10 St. Louis University 358 378 362 1098 Fin. Top 20 Players School 1st 2nd 3rd Scores 1 Alison Walshe Tulane 73 70 71 2142 Stacey Bieber TCU 71 74 78 2233 Liliana Alvarez Tulane 74 81 69 224 Christina Jones USF 73 77 74 2245 Drae Ward TCU 75 74 76 2256 Daniella Ronderos USF 77 77 73 2277 Mary Ellen Jacobs Tulane 74 77 77 2288 Adrienne White Louisville 72 78 79 229 Catherine Matranga TCU 79 75 75 22910 Hillery Wilson Cincinnati 76 79 75 23011 Heidi Helliesen E Carolina 76 78 77 231 Fernanda Rivera USF 70 80 81 23113 Adrienne Millican E Carolina 79 76 77 232 Meghan Little Louisville 81 73 78 232 Camille Blackerby TCU 75 78 79 232 Lindsay Hulwick Tulane 77 78 77 23217 Kylene Pulley USF 78 77 78 233 Amanda Smith USF 78 78 77 233 Elin Emanuelsson TCU 73 81 79 233 20 Emelie Lind E Carolina 79 79 76 234Southern Miss IndividualsT22 Mia Davidsson 78 78 81 237T25 Ashlea Deener 79 82 78 23929 Nicole Mackey 75 87 79 241T32 Jennifer Bodemann 77 82 87 246T36 Jennifer Keefe 84 83 83 250
