Maryland
Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup
Terps Rally For Eighth at Cardinal Cup
9/18/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Sept. 18, 2007
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. - For the second straight tournament, a strong final round helped the University of Maryland move up the leaderboard to earn a tie for eighth in the team standings Tuesday at the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup women's golf tournament hosted by the University of Louisville.
TheTerrapins fired a round of 299 as a team on Tuesday, moving up two spots in the standings. Maryland tied with Illinois State with a 916 total in the event, one shot ahead of Cincinnati and seven strokes better than Memphis. Only five teams shot better than 300 in the final round on Tuesday.
Senior Kelly Calkin led the Terrapins individually, closing with a 75 to post a 54-hole total of 225 and tie for 18th. Freshman Hilary Lawson, making her collegiate debut, led Maryland Tuesday with a 1-over-par 73 and a tie for 25th at 227. Lara Peffley and Katie Trotter each finished at 233 and a tie for 45th, while Kerry Connolly closed with a 75 Tuesday for a 236 total and a tie for 55th.
Notre Dame won the team competition, finishing at 878 and holding off a late charge by host Louisville. The Cardinals shot 291 on Tuesday to come within three strokes of the Fighting Irish. Augusta State was third at 890.
So-Hyun Park of Notre Dame finished at 3-under-par 213 to earn medalist honors, one shot better than Taryn Durham of Middle Tennessee State.
Maryland plays next on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at the Nittany Lion Fall Invitational hosted by Penn State.
TEAM STANDINGS
1 Notre Dame, U. of 292 290 296 878 +14 2 Louisville, Univ. of 295 295 291 881 +17 3 Augusta State 289 303 298 890 +26 4 Georgia State Univ. 303 291 302 896 +32 5 Middle Tennessee State 302 300 310 912 +48 T6 South Florida 307 307 299 913 +49 T6 East Tennessee St. 309 296 308 913 +49 T8 Maryland, U. of 311 306 299 916 +52 T8 Illinois State Univ. 305 308 303 916 +52 10 Cincinnati, U. of 308 304 305 917 +53 11 Memphis 311 306 306 923 +59 12 Coastal Carolina 317 304 305 926 +62 13 Missouri State 310 308 311 929 +65 14 Southern Mississippi 319 304 310 933 +69 15 Eastern Kentucky 312 316 308 936 +72 16 Xavier University 324 314 310 948 +84 17 Western Carolina U. 323 323 310 956 +92MARYLAND SCORES
T18. Kelly Calkin 78-72-75-225; T25.Hilary Lawson 79-75-73-227; T45. Lara Peffley 78-79-76-233; T45. Katie Trotter 76-80-77-233; T55. Kerry Connolly 81-80-75-236.
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