Chattanooga
Diane Thomason Invitational - Final Round
Mocs Move Up to 8th-Place Finish in Iowa
10/13/2013 3:27:00 PM | Women's Golf
IOWA CITY, Iowa --- The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team moved up to an eighth-place finish at Iowa's Diane Thomason Invitational on Finkbine Golf Course. UTC's 305 moved it passed Kansas State and Middle Tennessee on the leader board.
Emily McLennan (Queensland, Australia) led the ladies tying for 15th shooting 229. Her even-par 72 was the team's low round of the event included five birdies included three on par 5's on which she shot minus three today.
Jordan Britt (Chattanooga) tied for 26th at 233. Agathe Sauzon (Valence, France) was two behind her at 235, while Isabella Loza (Bucaramanga, Colombia) shot 240. Porsche Campbell (Vancouver, Canada) rounded out the team scoring shooting 248. Mette Kryger (Nivaa, Denmark) played as an individual posting 233, tying Britt in 26th.
The 305 was Chattanooga's best round of the event. It tied for the fourth-best total of the day. For the event, the Mocs topped the likes of Kansas State (938), Middle Tennessee (939), Michigan (946) and USF (960). The squad played head-to-head over the 54 holes with the Wolverines and Bulls beating the duo by 14 and 28, respectively.
Illinois claimed the five-shot win. The Fighting Illini went wire-to-wire in the lead. Kansas came in second at 904, while Wisconsin ended up third at 907.
Stephanie Miller led Illinois running away with the individual title. Her three-under par 213 was 10 shots clear of second-place Yupaporn Kawinpakorn of KU at 223. Ohio State's Jessica Porvasnik was third at 224.
Today's round end the fall portion of the 2013-14 schedule. The Mocs return to the tee in February at the UGA Individual (Feb. 8). The team is back in action February 17-18 at the Central District Invitational.
DIANE THOMASON INVITATIONAL
Oct. 12-13 – Finkbine Golf Course – Iowa City, Iowa
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1) Illinois |
299-301-299 |
899 (+35) |
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2) Kansas |
303-298-303 |
904 (+40) |
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3) Wisconsin |
304-305-298 |
907 (+43) |
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4) Ohio State |
305-301-305 |
911 (+47) |
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5) GRU Augusta |
303-300-314 |
917 (+53) |
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6) Iowa |
304-312-306 |
922 (+58) |
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7) Campbell |
311-303-309 |
923 (+59) |
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8) Chattanooga |
320-307-305 |
932 (+68) |
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9) Kansas State |
310-311-317 |
938 (+74) |
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10) Middle Tennessee |
313-307-319 |
939 (+75) |
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11) Michigan |
322-318-306 |
946 (+87) |
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12) USF |
319-316-325 |
960 (+96) |
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Mocs |
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T15) Emily McLennan |
84-73-72 |
229 (+13) |
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T26) Jordan Britt |
77-78-78 |
233 (+17) |
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T34) Agathe Sauzon |
81-77-77 |
235 (+19) |
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59) Isabella Loza |
83-79-78 |
240 (+24) |
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68) Porsche Campbell |
79-87-82 |
248 (+32) |
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T26) Mette Kryger (Ind.) |
75-79-79 |
233 (+17) |
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