Oct. 20, 2009

Complete Results

GREENVILLE, N.C. - The University of Maryland women's golf team tied for the lowest score of the day Tuesday afternoon in the final round of the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, hosted by East Carolina, at Greenville Country Club, jumping three spots on the day to finish in eighth place.

Led by Jessica Hollandsworth's even-par 71, the Terrapins shot an 8-over-par 292 Tuesday to finish with a 903. The 292 was 13 strokes better than their first-round score and 14 better than the second round.

Hollandsworth finished sixth in the individual standings, finishing with a 6-over-par 219. Kerri Connolly shot 1 over pat Tuesday to finish at 225. Christine Shimel shot 229 (78-76-75), improving in each round of the tournament. Rounding out the counted scores for the Terps was Hayley Brown, who shot 231 (78-79-74). Lauren Varnas finished at 235 (78-78-79).

Georgia State edged host East Carolina by two strokes to win the team championship. Elon's Tara McFadden won individual medalist honors.

Maryland concludes its fall season next week at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate in Kiawah Island, S.C.

TEAM SCORES

   1 Georgia State Univ.      293  293  293    879   +27
   2 East Carolina Univ.      296  293  292    881   +29
   3 East Tennessee State     296  290  305    891   +39
   4 Xavier University        301  295  296    892   +40
   5 Elon University          302  298  295    895   +43
   6 N. Car.- Greensboro      302  301  296    899   +47
   7 James Madison Univ.      310  298  293    901   +49
   8 Maryland, U. of          305  306  292    903   +51
T  9 Michigan, U. of          308  300  301    909   +57
T  9 Wm. & Mary, Coll. of     303  305  301    909   +57
  11 Texas El Paso, U. of     308  301  301    910   +58
  12 Miami, U. of             317  305  313    935   +83
  13 Georgetown U.            312  307  317    936   +84
  14 Gardner-Webb Univ.       317  313  315    945   +93
  15 Old Dominion Univ.       312  317  318    947   +95 

MARYLAND SCORES

   6  Jessica Hollandsworth Maryland     71   77   71    219    +6
T 21  Kerri Connolly        Maryland     78   75   72    225   +12
T 31  Christine Shimel      Maryland     78   76   75    229   +16
T 36  Hayley Brown          Maryland     78   79   74    231   +18
T 52  Lauren Varnas         Maryland     78   78   79    235   +22 

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