Lady Pirates Finish 15th At The Liz Murphey Classic
March 28, 2004 | Men's Golf
ATHENS, GA. ? The East Carolina women's golf team recorded a 15th place finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a 54-hole total of 927 (301-310-316). The tournament was being held at the par-72, 6,014-yard Georgia Country Club course.
ECU (88-42-1) was able to pick up two key wins against a pair of top 41 teams to keep the dream alive of going to the NCAA Regionals. The Lady Pirates finished two strokes ahead of No. 35 Kent State and eight ahead of No. 41 Alabama.
The No. 5 Georgia women's golf team rallied from a six stroke deficit entering Sunday's final round to win the 32nd annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, using a three-under par 285 to defeat Saturday's leader No. 6 Ohio State by 11 strokes, 865 to 876.
Despite a final-round 302, Ohio State still managed to finish second, one stroke ahead of No. 1 Duke (877), who played with just four players. The third-place finish marks Duke's first defeat of the season. Oklahoma State (300-289-293) placed fourth with a three-round 882, while Auburn (293-295-296) rounded out the top five at 884.
Individually, Duke's Brittany Lang (207) led the entire tournament and finished three strokes ahead of Georgia's Allison Martin (210) to claim the individual championship. Florida State's Katie Quinney rounded out the top three spots with a three day five-under par 211.
Senior Jessica Krasny led the Pirates with a 54-hole score of 228 for a share of 43rd place. Adrienne Millican and Margaret Mitchell finished in a tie for 61st with a tournament score of 232.
"We struggled around the greens today," said head coach Kevin Williams. "I think that we put a little to much pressure on ourselves to win, and forgot to relax and it cost us. We will hit the golf course hard over the next couple of weeks in preparation for the Conference USA Championships."
The Lady Pirates (No. 54) were one of 18 teams participating in the tournament along with: Duke (No.1), Georgia (No. 5), Ohio State (No.6), Auburn (No. 8), Oklahoma State (No. 10), Michigan State (No. 15), , Wake Forest (No. 18), Tennessee (No. 22), Furman (No. 23), South Carolina (No. 27), Arkansas (No. 28), Florida State (No. 33), Kent State (No. 35), Mississippi (No. 39), Alabama (No. 41), Mississippi State (No. 62), and Kentucky (No. 77).
The Lady Pirates will gear their focus towards the Conference USA Championships, which will be held April 19-21 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Top Pirate Finishes
T43 Jessica Krasny 76-72-80=228
T61 Adrienne Millican 75-78-79=232
T61 Margaret Mitchell 73-80-79=232
T78 Heidi Helliesen 77-80-79=236
T88 Ashley Leonard 84-80-79=243
Top Individual Finishes
1. Brittany Lang (Duke) 66-73-68=207
2. Allison Martin (UGA) 72-69-69=210
3. Katie Quinney (FSU) 70-71-70=211
T4. Sarah Johnston (Furman) 76-67-70=213
T4. Lindsay Knowlton (Ohio St.) 69-70-74=213
Top Team Finishes
1. Georgia 292-288-285=865
2. Ohio State 291-283-302=876
3. Duke 292-291-294=877
4. Oklahoma State 300-289-293=882
5. Auburn 293-295-296=884
