Oct. 14, 2007
Knoxville, Tenn. (www.ucfathletics.com) - The UCF women's golf team wrapped up play at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship on Sunday as sophomore Sara Hurwitch (Potomac Falls, Va./Dominion) fired her second-consecutive 73 (+2) to lead the Knights in final round action.
Hurwich edged teammate Mayule Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Fla./Gateway) for the best finish among the Knights. Hurwich tied for 34th with a three-day total of 223 (+10), while Tomimbang was one stroke behind at 224 (+11) to finish tied for 37th.
Junior Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md./The Pendleton School) poster her best score of the tournament in her last 18 holes, firing a 75 (+4). Connelly tied for 65th (230, +17). Freshman Katie Detlefsen (Eagan, Minn./Minnehaha) and sophomore Victoria Tomko (Lontzen, Belgium/Brandenton Acadmey) rounded out the team scoring for UCF, posting an 80 (+9) and 81 (+10), respectively , in their final rounds.
Florida held on to win the team title (865, +13) as Gator standout Sandra Gal shared medalist honors with Auburn's Cydney Clanton. Gal and Clanton posted identical 54-hole scores of 210 (-3) to tie for first. Purdue took second (870, +18) finishing five shots behind the Gators. Arkansas (878, +26), Auburn (879, +27) and Kent State (881, +29), rounded out the top five on the team leaderboard. UCF finished in 17th.
The Knights will return to tournament action at their third-consecutive event hosted by a Southeastern Conference school when they play at the Alabama-Ann Rhodes Intercollegiate in Tuscaloosa on Oct. 26-28.
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Team Leaderboard (Final Round)1 (6) Florida 289-288-288 = 865 (+13)2 (14) Purdue 291-291-288 = 870 (+18)3 (20) Arkansas 285-297-296 = 878 (+26)4 (7) Auburn 292-296-291 = 879 (+27)5 (15) Kent State 296-297-288 = 881 (+29)
Individual Leaderboard (Final Round)1 Cydney Clanton (Auburn) 72-70-68 = 210 (-3) Sandra Gal (Florida) 69-71-70 = 210 (-3)3 Stacy Lewis (Arkansas) 69-71-71 = 211 (-2) Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) 71-72-68 = 211 (-2)5 Kathleen Eakey (Alabama) 68-70-76 = 214 (+1) Diana Cantu (Tennessee) 71-73-70 = 214 (+1) Blair Lamb (Furman) 72-71-71 = 214 (+1)
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