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UCF Women's Golf Finishes 17th at Liz Murphey Coll

March 23, 2008

Athens, Ga. (www.ucfathletics.com) - The UCF women's golf team concluded the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic on Easter Sunday placing 17th in the 54-hole event. The host Georgia Bulldogs captured the team title in a playoff with sixth-ranked Purdue after both teams posted scores of 900 (+36).

UCF junior May Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Fla.) was the top Knight finisher, tying for 34th after shooting a 78 (+6) on Sunday to finish with a three-round total of 234 (+18). Tomimbang's round was the low of the day for UCF, who will next compete at the Conference USA Championships in El Paso, Texas on April 14-16.

Classmate Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) was two strokes behind Tomimbang in a tie for 43rd with a total of 236 (+20). Connelly carded an 81 (+9) in her final round. Freshman Jessy Tang (Miami, Fla.) posted her low round of the tournament, turning in a score of 79 (+7). Tang finished in a tie for 77th. Sophomore Leigh Crosby (Athens, Ga.) equaled Connelly's 81 (+9) on the final day to give the Knights a team score of 319 (+31). UCF finished with a three-day score of 957 (+93).

Purdue, who trailed Georgia by three strokes entering the final round, caught the hosts behind the strong play of Maria Hernandez and Christel Boeljon. The Boilermaker duo turned in the low rounds of the tournament, respectively, as Hernandez shot a 68 (-4), while Boeljon posted a 69 (-3). Their scores enabled the Purdue standouts to tie for medalist honors with three-round totals of 218 (+2).

Team Leaderboard (Round Three)*1 Georgia 302-300-298 = 900 (+36) Purdue 302-303-295 = 900 (+36)3 Alabama 302-307-303 = 912 (+48)4 Arkansas 305-305-306 = 916 (+52)5 Duke 314-300-304 = 918 (+54) Kent State 303-307-308 = 918 (+54)* Won in playoff
Individual Leaderboard (Round Three)1 Maria Hernandez (Purdue) 76-74-68 = 218 (+2) Christel Boeljon (Purdue) 74-75-69 = 218 (+2)3 Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) 74-72-74 = 220 (+4) Kathleen Ekey (Alabama) 75-74-71 = 220 (+4)5 Calle Nielson (Virginia) 78-72-72 = 222 (+6)
UCF Players (Round Three)T37 May Tomimbang 80-76-78 = 234 (+18)T43 Stephanie Connelly 71-84-81 = 236 (+20)T77 Jessy Tang 81-83-79 = 243 (+27)T81 Leigh Crosby 83-80-81 = 244 (+28)88 Katie Detlefsen 83-85-85 = 253 (+37)

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