ECU Finishes Tied For Second At American Championships

Tuesday, April 17

Palm Coast, Fla.

All Day

East Carolina University

American Athletic Conference Championships

2018 Women's Golf Team AAC Championships

April 17, 2018 | Women's Golf

Final Results

PALM COAST, Fla. – ECU carded a final round 285 (3-under par) Tuesday at the 2017 American Women's Golf Championships to finish tied for second with a score of 884. The three-day, 54-hole event was being held at the Conservatory Course at Hammock Beach Resorts & Golf Club.

"Real proud of the team finishing tied for second at the American Championships. Houston is a Top 25 team for a reason and played an unbelievable round today. Proud of our effort and coming back from fourth place and battling to get into the top two. Dorthea played great today, especially down the stretch birding the last three holes to get into the playoff, which unfortunately she lost. Now we are excited to see where we will end up for a Regional next week when the tournament bracket is announced."

Dorthea Forbrigd (211) finished the event tied for first with Wichita State's Taryn Torgerson but lost in a playoff hole to finish as the 2018 runner-up. The sophomore, who tied her career-low round with a 67 on the day, recorded her sixth Top 10 finish of the season and it was her second first place finish that resulted in a playoff hole – other was at the Pirate Collegiate Classic where she defeated teammate Kate Law for her first collegiate win.

Junior Carley Cox posted a final score of 222 (76-76-70) finishing 11th which was her sixth Top 20 placement of the year. Freshman Kathryn Carson also tallied a Top 15 finish after her final round 76 for a three-day score of 224, which was her sixth Top 20 of the year. Rounding out the Pirates roster were senior Lisa Pettersson (t25/228) and sophomore Catherine Ashworth (44th/243).

No. 23 Houston (870) won its second-straight team title by 14 strokes over ECU (884) and UCF (884). The Cougars fired the low round of the event an 11-under par 277, while the Pirates had the second-lowest round of the day. Rounding out the Top 5 were Memphis (885) and Wichita State (905).

The Pirates (115-32-2) will have to wait until Wednesday, April 25 to see if they are selected to participate in NCAA Regional action. The field will be announced live on the Golf Channel at 5:30 p.m. (ET).