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UCF Women's Golf Team Finishes Seventh At Wildcat Invitational

Oct. 1, 2007

Lexington, Ky. (www.ucfathletics.com) - The UCF women's golf team finished in seventh place at the Wildcat Invitational on Monday, posting a 313 (+25) in final round action at the University Club's Big Blue Course (6,141 yards, Par 72). Freshman Jessy Tang (Miami, Fla./Olympia) was the top finisher for the Knights, tying for 18th with a three-round total of 227 (+11).

Sophomore Sara Hurwitch (Potomac Falls, Va./Dominion) posted the lowest round of the day for the Knights, carding a 77 (+5) to finish in a tie for 28th overall (232, +16). Junior Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md./The Pendleton School) and Tang both posted scores of 78 (+6) in the final round. Connelly ended up in a tie for 26th with a 54-hole score of 230 (+14).

Alabama won the team title by seven strokes with a score of 877 (+13). The Crimson Tide had the top three finishers on their roster as Courtney Harter tallied a 213 (-3) over three rounds to win medalist honors. Florida was second in the team standings at 885 (+21), while Arkansas took third (898, +34).

Freshman Liz Alger (Tequesta, Fla./Batt Private School) rounded out the scoring for UCF in the final round, carding an 80 (+8). Classmate Katie Detlefsen (Eagan, Minn./Minnehaha) led the team with five birdies in the tournament. Detlefsen and Alger tied for 42nd in the tournament with scores of 238 (+21).

The Knights finished with a team score of 924 (+60), one stroke ahead of Sunshine State rival USF (925, +61), who took eighth in the 12-team field.

UCF will return to the links on Oct. 12 in Knoxville, Tenn., for the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship.

Full tournament results are available at www.golfstat.com.

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Team Leaderboard (Final Round)1 Alabama 292-290-295 = 877 (+13)2 Florida 295-292-298 = 885 (+21)3 Arkansas 298-301-299 = 898 (+34)4 Kentucky 301-305-304 = 910 (+46)5 Mississippi State 311-307-303 = 921 (+57)
Individual Leaderboard (Final Round)1 Courtney Harter (Alabama) 67-71-75 = 213 (-3)2 Camilla Lennarth (Alabama) 71-68-75 = 214 (-2)3 Kathleen Ekey (Alabama) 73-71-72 = 216 (+1) Stacy Lewis (Arkansas) 69-76-71 = 216 (+1)5 Whitney Myers (Florida) 70-67-80 = 217 (+2)
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