Sunday, September 25, 2005

TUSCULUM FINISHES 16^TH AT BAY TREE CLASSIC

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. --- The Tusculum College women's golf team finished 16^th at the 2005 Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic, held this weekend at Bay Tree Golf Club. The Pioneers finished with a three-day score of 1026 against the predominant NCAA Division I field.

Tusculum fired a 338 in Sunday's final round on the par 72, 6,007-yard layout.

Shannon Palenkas was Tusculum's top player of the tournament posting a 242 to tie for 57^th place. Amanda Bowen tied for 63^rd with 245, while Mandy Hartsock shot 266 to tie for 80^th. Becca Friddle and Amber Ladner carded three-round totals of 273 and 296, respectively to round out the scoring for the Pioneers.

Middle Tennessee State won the team title with 901, while the College of Charleston's Angie Hill claimed medalist honors with 218.

Tusculum will be in action once again on Oct. 11-12 when they return to the Myrtle Beach area to compete in the Lenoir-Rhyne Intercollegiate.

- TC -

Team Results
Fin.	Teams	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	Totals
1	Middle Tennessee State	298	304	299	901
2	Coastal Carolina	312	298	298	908
	Cincinnati	305	302	301	908
4	Charleston, Coll. of	304	307	301	912
5	Ball State	309	316	297	922
6	Western Michigan	308	318	299	925
7	Texas-Pan American	310	312	305	927
8	Methodist	318	305	308	931
9	Florida International	309	310	313	932
10	Southern Illinois	319	315	311	945
11	William & Mary	327	313	314	954
12	Tennessee Tech	316	320	321	957
13	Newberry	334	313	328	975
14	Charleston Southern	337	329	325	991
15	Old Dominion	334	337	333	1004
16	TUSCULUM	337	351	338	1026

Tusculum Individual Results
Fin.	Player	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	Totals
T57	Shannon Palenkas	77	83	82	242
T63	Amanda Bowen	82	82	81	245
T80	Mandy Hartsock	89	91	86	266
85	Becca Friddle	89	95	89	273
87	Amber Ladner	103	96	97	296