Women's Golf Finishes 11th At Cougar Invitational
September 14, 2004 | Women's Golf
HANAHAN, S.C. ? The East Carolina University women's golf team finished in 11th place today at the 2004 Cougar Classic after posting a third round score of 307. The tournament, which was hosted by the College of Charleston, was played at the par-72, 6,031-yard Yeamans Hall Golf Club in Hanahan, S.C. Nationally ranked (No. 25) Louisiana State won the tournament, finishing the two-day event with a final score of 873 (288-295-290).
The Pirates (5-10-0) , who finished ahead of Kentucky, Maryland and No. 29 Florida State, shot a two-day total of 914 (295-312-307) and finished 41 strokes behind the leader. Tennessee (876) finished three strokes behind Tigers, while Furman (881), Virginia (883) and Wake Forest (887) rounded out the top five.
"Despite a poor finish, there were a lot of positives in this tournament for us," said ECU head coach Kevin Williams. "The team showed me they can compete with the best in the country and I am really excited about this season."
ECU senior Adrienne Millican finished in a tie for 24th place, finishing the tournament at 225 (71-78-76).
The women will return to action Oct. 1-3 when they travel to Tampa, Florida to compete in the Beacon Woods Invitational.
Top Pirate Finishes T24 Adrienne Millican 71-78-76=225 T32 Emelie Lind 72-77-78=227 T39 Michelle Williams 75-78-76=229 T54 Heidi Helliesen 78-79-77=234 T59 Jessica Hauser 77-79-79=235 Top Individual Finishes 1. Rachel Smith (UVA) 74-70-68=212 2. Violeta Retamoza (Tenn) 70-69-74=213 T3 Vicky Meyer (LSU) 71-71-72=214 T3 Leah Wigger (UVA) 70-71-73=214 5. Jenny Suh (Furman) 72-74-69=215 Top Team Finishes 1. Louisiana State 288-295-290=873 2. Tennessee 289-292-295=876 3. Furman 290-298-293=881 4. Virginia 294-293-296=883 5. Wake Forest 296-293-298=887
