CHARLESTON, S.C. ? Freshman Christine Wolf finished tied for third as the Lady Mocs took fifth in their first-ever Southern Conference women's golf championship at The Links at Stono Ferry Golf Club in Charleston, S.C.
Wolf finished with an 8-over 224 after firing a third-round 74 on the par 72, 6,022 yard course. She carded four birdies in the final round to finish at 2-over on the day and finished tied for third with Steffi Kirchmayr of the College of Charleston, ranked 68th by Golfstat.com. Freshman Emma de Groot concluded final round play with a pair of birdies and closed with a three-round total 239.
Sophomore Katie Taylor also carded a three-day score of 239 while Kayla Stewart had a 241. Chattanooga was fifth in the championship with a three-day score of 943.
Furman, with a 901, reclaimed the title after a two-year break. It is the Lady Paladins 12th overall since 1994. Stefanie Kenoyer, ranked 85th by Golfstat.com, was four strokes off the lead at the start of the day in third and carded five birdies to finish 2-under and claim medalist honors.
Elon's Danielle Mills maintained her hold on second with 6-over, 222 with Wolf and Kirchmayer two strokes back in third. UNC Greensboro placed second with a three-day total of 909 and were led by Erica Creed with a 9-over, 225 for fifth.
Furman placed four in the top 10. Jaclyn Hilea was tied with Creed for fifth and Blair Lamb was seventh with a 12-over. Corrine Carr closed out the tournament with a 76 and finished in a four-way tie at 10th with a 14-over, 230.
The Lady Paladins earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Region Tournament and an opportunity to qualify for the National Championships to be played in New Mexico.
1 Furman University 294 304 303 901 +37
2 UNC Greensboro 297 307 305 909 +45
3 Elon 301 315 310 926 +62
4 Coll. of Charleston 314 306 308 928 +64
5 Chattanooga 305 313 325 943 +79
6 Wofford College 317 319 319 955 +91
7 Western Carolina 324 319 320 963 +99
8 Appalachian State 320 342 336 998 +134
9 The Citadel 363 376 369 1108 +244
Finish top 20 players school scores
1 Stefanie Kenoyer Furman 70 78 70 218 +2
2 Danielle Mills Elon 71 75 76 222 +6
T3 Steffi Kirchmayr Coll. of Charleston 82 70 72 224 +8
T3 Christine Wolf Chattanooga 74 76 74 224 +8
T5 Erica Creed UNC Greensboro 74 78 73 225 +9
T5 Jaclyn Hilea Furman 73 71 81 225 +9
7 Blair Lamb Furman 77 75 76 228 +12
T8 Annelie Weimenhog UNC Greensboro 74 78 77 229 +13
T8 Samantha Widmer Elon 75 78 76 229 +13
T10 Corrine Carr Furman 74 80 76 230 +14
T10 Ashley Mylton UNC Greensboro 73 75 82 230 +14
T10 Emily Rapp Coll. of Charleston 78 72 80 230 +14
T10 Erin Wells Wofford 78 74 78 230 +14
T14 Sofia Aidemark UNC Greensboro 76 81 76 233 +17
T14 Desiree Karlsson Western Carolina 79 74 80 233 +17
16 Katja Dammann Western Carolina 80 79 76 235 +19
17 Gabby DiMora UNC Greensboro 81 76 79 236 +20
T18 Meredith Few Wofford 78 77 82 237 +21
T18 Tara McFadden Elon 73 82 82 237 +21
T20 Fiona Puyo Coll. of Charleston 76 82 80 238 +22
