Lady Pirate Golf Claims Beacon Woods Invitational Title
October 03, 2004 | Men's Golf
BAYONET POINT, Fla. ? The East Carolina women's golf team recorded a final round score of 294 and posted a 54-hole total 878 to walk away with the team championship at the 2004 Beacon Woods Invitational Sunday afternoon. The tournament was being played at the par-72, 6,015-yard Beacon Woods Country Club in Bayonet Point, Fla.
The Pirates (16-10-0), trailed Coastal Carolina by one stroke heading into final round action Sunday and posted the second lowest team round of the day behind third place Louisville's 282. Coastal Carolina (883) finished the tournament five strokes behind ECU in second place, while defending champion USF and Louisville finished tied for third with a total score of 887.
Individually for the Pirates, junior Heidi Helliesen (214) finished third after a final round two-over par 74. Fellow Pirate golfer Adrienne Millican (217) placed sixth, while freshman Emelie Lind finished 15th.
Louisville's Adrienne White won the individual championship in a sudden death playoff againt Lisbeth Meincke of Georgia State that went to three holes.
This year's tournament featured 11 teams including the defending champions from USF. The field consists of UAB, UCF, USF, Stetson, Southern Miss, Louisville, James Madison, Georgia State, Florida International, East Carolina and Coastal Carolina.
"This was a huge win for us today," said ECU head coach Kevin Williams. "I'm proud of the way the team competed this weekend and we will build on this for the future. Our team fought like crazy and this is probably the most determined group of girls that I have ever coached. This is truely going to be a great year."
With the team championship, the Pirates have won at least one team title every year since the women's program began in the fall of 2000.
ECU will be back in action on Oct. 11 and 12 when they host the Taco Bell Intercollegiate at Bradford Creek.
Top Pirate Finishes 3. Heidi Helliesen 70-70-74=214 6. Adrienne Millican 73-72-72=217 17. Emelie Lind 73-76-74=223 T28. Michelle Williams 75-75-78=228 44. Jamie Quinn 83-77-74=234Top Individual Finishes 1. Adrienne White 69-74-68=211 ** 2. Lisbeth Meincke 73-70-68=211 3. Heidi Helliesen (ECU) 70-7074=214 T4. Natalie Cruse (Coastal) 69-73-74=216 T4. Fernanda Rivera (USF) 67-75-74=216 6. Adrienne Millican (ECU) 73-72-72=217 ** Won In Playoff
Top Team Finishes 1. East Carolina 291-293-294=878 2. Coastal Carolina 286-296-300=883 T3. USF 297-295-295=887 T3. Louisville 304-301-282=887 5. Georgia State 300-294-300=894
