Oct. 14, 2008

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - Freshman Jessica Hollandsworth picked up an individual victory in only her third collegiate event, leading the University of Maryland to the team victory Tuesday at the Spider Fall Invitational women's golf event hosted by the University of Richmond.

Hollandsworth, from Floyd, Va., finished at 1-under-par 143 over the 36-hole event to win by one stroke over Mary Carmody of Longwood. Stevy Loy of Columbia was third at 145 after opening with a 70 in Monday's first round and ending the day tied with Alex Rankin of Wofford.

Hollandsworth had rounds of 72 and 71 to pick up the win at the Independence Golf Club.

Maryland placed three golfers in the top 10 to earn the victory, with Hilary Lawson placing fifth at 148 after a 70 on Tuesday and Lauren Varnas tying for 10th at 151. Lara Peffley had a 78 on Tuesday to tie for 31st at 158, with Kerri Connolly posting a 162 total to tie for 42nd.

Maryland, which started the day 10 shots behind first-round leader Wofford, shot 295 on Tuesday to finish at 600. Wofford ended up in second place, three strokes behind the Terrapins, with Longwood in third at 605.

Maryland plays next at the Lady Pirate Invitational at Greenville, N.C., on Oct. 19-21.

TEAM STANDINGS

1 Maryland, U. of         305 295 600
2 Wofford College         295 308 603
3 Longwood University     305 300 605
4 Columbia University     298 308 606
5 Richmond, U. of         309 306 615
6 Wm. & Mary, Coll. of    309 309 618
7 Towson University       315 307 622
8 High Point U.           319 315 634
9 Bucknell University     320 316 636
10 Morehead State - KY    322 324 646
11 Methodist University   330 318 648
12 Marshall University    331 324 655
13 Brown University       329 337 666
14 Old Dominion Univ.     330 343 673