Terps Finish Fifth in the Lady Pirate Fall Invitational
10/22/2001 8:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 22, 2001
College Park, Md. - Terps Finish Fifth in the Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate
*The Terps' team of Marie Harper (West Point, Va.), Carter Crowther (Kilmarnock, Va.), Katie Redeker (Pepper Pike, Ohio), Kristen Shew (Hockessin, Del.) and Erin Clasper (Potomac, Md.) traveled to Greenville, N.C. for the first time to play in the Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate last week. The women had a strong two days finishing the tournament in 5th place of 18 teams.
* Carter Crowther finished eighth in a field 93 golfers (80-76-74--230), marking the first top-10 finish of her career and helping the team to its second top-10 finish of the fall season. Marie Harper finished 13th (78-76-77--231) and Kristen Shew rounded out the top 25 individual finshes in 25th place (80-82-77--239). Shew's last round 77 was the best round of her college career.
* So far this season, the Terps have had two top 10 individual finishes Katie Redeker , (Unlimited Potential/Baytree Classic, 77-79-74--230) and Carter Crowther , (Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate, 80-76-74--230) and two top 10 team finishes (Unlimited Potential/Baytree Classic in seventh place and Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate, fifth place).
Terps finish Dodge ACC/SEC Invitational in 11th place
* Led by Carter Crowther , the Terps finished in 11th place in their first showing at the Dodge ACC/SEC Invitational. Crowther's three day total was a 238, with a first day 79, second day 82 and third day 77, leaving her 25 over par and ending the weekend in 26th place out of a field of 60 golfers.
* Sophomore Marie Harper tied her career-low score, a 74 on Saturday, Sept. 29. The finish helped vault her 10 places in three days to a 36th place finish with a three day total of 242.
Terps At A Glance
* Head coach Jason Rodenhaver , who built the women's golf program from the ground up in 1999, has seen his squad steadily improve since its inception at Maryland three years ago. The Terps look to continue their success this fall with the return of eight letterwinners and the arrival of one outstanding freshman.
* The most consistent Terp last spring was Marie Harper , who posted a 78.92 stroke average across five tournaments. Her best finish, a sixth-place tying 152 (78-74--152), helped the Terrapins to the first-ever tournament championship in program history at the James Madison Lady Dukes Invitational April 7-8, 2001.
* Junior Carter Crowther registered a 79.80 average in two tournaments last spring after being sidelined by mononucleosis. Crowther's recovery was evident when she fired the first eagle in program history at the JMU Invitational.
* Junior captain Erin Clasper , sophomore Katie Redeker , sophomore Kara Gropler (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) and junior Jennifer Gibson (Havertown, Pa.) also return after making solid contributions last spring.
