Sunday, February 4, 2007

ROLLINS WINS TUSCULUM/KIAWAH ISLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE IN PLAYOFF

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. --- Third-ranked Rollins College shot a final round 290 and won the team title on a playoff at the 2007 Tusculum College/Kiawah Island Women's Intercollegiate Sunday afternoon at Cougar Point Golf Course. The Tars finished with 306-290=596 to tie top-ranked Florida Southern College, who posted 305-291=596 over the 36-hole tournament.

The tournament title was decided on a tie-breaker using the lowest score of each team's fifth player. Rollins' Cristina Gugier posted 85-78=163, two shots better than Mocs' fifth player.

Rollins' Marie-Pierre Bernier won medalist honors as she fired a final round five-under par 67 to shoot 75-67=142 (-2), edging out Kim Ulander of Florida Southern, who posted 74-69=143 (-1) on Sunday. Bernier established three tournament records, including lowest round (67), lowest second round score (67) and low 36-hole total (142).

Joining Bernier and Ulander on the All-Tournament team are Florida Southern's Lindsey Bergeon (71-73=144), Pfeiffer University's Brittany Beltran (75-73=148) and Laura Fourdraine (76-74=150) of Rollins. Fourdraine was in a three-way tie for fifth place, but earned All-Tournament status via scorecard playoff, including back-to-back birdies.

Defending Intercollegiate champion Nova Southeastern University finished third with 609, six shots better than last year's winning tally. Newberry College finished fourth with 645, while Berry College rounded out the top five with 647. Wingate University placed sixth with 649, followed by USC Upstate (650), Pfeiffer (656), host Tusculum (658), Belmont Abbey College (667), Lenoir-Rhyne College (686), Mt. Olive College (703), Queens University of Charlotte (713), Lincoln Memorial University (719), St. Andrews Presbyterian College (752), Limestone College (769) and The Citadel (800).

Rollins's Sunday round of 290 was the lowest team score in the five-year history of the event as was tournament total 596 by both the Tars and Florida Southern.

Tusculum knocked 16 shots off its opening round score with its final round 321. Amanda Bowen finished 19^th with 78-79=157, while TC teammate Shannon Palenkas placed 20^th with 82-77=159. Becca Friddle tied for 37^th with 87-81=168, while rookie Mary Ann Vizcarrondo shot 90-84=174 to tie for 51^st. Susanne Sisco tallied 94-92=186 to finish 69^th. Mandy Hartsock, playing as an individual, placed 68^th with 89-95=184 over the two-day tournament.

- TC -

Tusculum College/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate February 3-4, 2007 Team Totals - Final
Pl.	Team	Score
1	Rollins	306-290=596*
	Florida Southern	305-291=596
3	Nova Southeastern	306-303=609
4	Newberry	329-316=645
5	Berry	333-314=647
6	Wingate	327-322=649
7	USC Upstate	328-322=650
8	Pfeiffer	324-332=656
9	Tusculum	337-321=658
10	Belmont Abbey	350-317=667
11	Lenoir-Rhyne	346-340=686
12	Mt. Olive	366-337=703
13	Queens (N.C.)	364-349=713
14	Lincoln Memorial	368-351=719
15	St. Andrews Presbyterian	383-369=752
16	Limestone	407-362=769
17	The Citadel	402-398=800
-	Armstrong Atlantic State	369-WD
* won playoff of 5^th player's score

Tusculum College/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate Individual Scores (Final) * won scorecard playoff for 5^th place
Rk.	Name	School	Scores
1	Marie-Pierre Bernier	Rollins	75-67=142
2	Kim Ulander	Florida Southern	74-69=143
3	Lindsey Bergeon	Florida Southern	71-73=144
4	Brittany Beltran	Pfeiffer	75-73=148
5	Laura Fourdraine	Rollins	76-74=150*
	Vanessa Vela	Rollins	79-71=150
	Jackie Burenborg	Florida Southern	79-71=150
8	Maria Garcia Austr	Nova Southeastern	77-74=151
9	Richelle Wedzik	USC Upstate	79-73=152
	Andrea Maldonado	Nova Southeastern	78-74=152
11	Franziska Blum	Newberry	83-70=153
12	Julia Miller	USC Upstate	75-79=154
	Anne-Sophie Friis	Nova Southeastern	76-78=154
	Natile Lowe	Nova Southeastern	75-79=154
	Carley Warrington	Belmont Abbey	80-74=154
16	Beth Kirkham	Wingate	76-79=155
17	Amy Goble	Berry	80-76=156
	Surita Risseeuw	Rollins	76-80=156
19	Amanda Bowen	Tusculum	78-79=157
20	Shannon Palenkas	Tusculum	82-77=159
21	Jayne Curtis	Berry	82-79=161
	Stephanie Hemann	Newberry	78-83=161
23	Kristin Moberg	Mt. Olive	82-80=162
	Connie Reed	Florida Southern	81-81=162
25	Allessandra Maurtua	St. Andrews	83-80=163
	Stephanie Delgado	Lenoir-Rhyne	83-80=163
	Cristina Gugier	Rollins	85-78=163
28	Kacie Braxton	Wingate	84-80=164
	Lina Bjorklund	Nova Southeastern	87-77=164
30	Ashley Ratcliff	Newberry	84-81=165
	Charlene Reid	Pfeiffer	78-87=165
	Heather Burgner	Florida Southern	87-78=165
	Jordan Kennon	Belmont Abbey	90-75=165
34	Eva Cormann	Newberry	84-82=166
	Jennifer Tallent	Berry	87-79=166
	Shannon Smith	Wingate	84-82=166
37	Becca Friddle	Tusculum	87-81=168
	Brittany Staton	Wingate	83-85=168
	Allie Osberg	Wingate	87-81=168
40	Katie Clayton	Limestone	88-81=169
	Andrea Grier	Pfeiffer	85-84=169
	Katy Oliver	Lincoln Memorial