SCAC Has Three Teams Finish in Top 10 at 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships

SCAC Has Three Teams Finish in Top 10 at 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships

(Portions of this story were taken from the Southwestern University, DePauw University and Centre College websites)

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla.
- Southwestern University, DePauw University and Centre College all finished in the top ten at the 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship held at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort just outside of Orlando, Fla. Southwestern finished in fifth, DePauw finished sixth and Centre ended up tied for 10th.

For the fifth time the Southwestern University Pirate golf team ended the National Championships as one of the top five teams in the nation, this year placing fifth at 178 over par.

Southwestern senior Kristen Davenport matched her second round effort, shooting an 81 the final day to end tied for 12th place with Gustavus Adolphus' Taylor Drenttel at 324 strokes and 32 over par. First-year Kelsey Coburn was on fire on her final day of action, shooting the lowest round of the day for Southwestern and second lowest for the tournament, with a 77. The great final round moved Coburn into a tie for 18th place with Gretchen McLean of Methodist at 35 over par and 327 strokes. Fellow first-year Stephanie Scholer has played some of her best golf of the season at the Championships and continued that run the final day ending at 10 over par 83 to come in 46th place over all. Senior Cody Wallace closed out her final tournament as a Pirate well at 14 over par. Her 351 strokes for the tournament landed her in a tie for 59th place. First-year Erin Perry closed out the tournament in a tie for 93rd place with 375 strokes.

Southwestern was the highest SCAC finisher of the NCAA tournament with DePauw coming in 6th and Centre coming in 10th. Methodist was once again at the top of pack capturing first place at 114 over par, 19 strokes ahead of second place finisher Gustavus Adolphus.

DePauw shot a final-round 324 and finished in sixth place with a 1349.

The Tigers' Taylor Beaty finished in a tie for 22nd with a 332 after shooting a 79 today. Erin Kielty was 29th with a 336 and shot an 84 in the final round. Natalie Gough shot a final round 78 and tied for 33rd with a 338, while Kelly Gaughan tied for 50 with a 347 including today's 83. Camila Romero shot a 95 in the final round and finished tied for 75th with a 358.

Wisconsin-Stevens Point's Jessica Urban shot a 77 today and finished with a 313 to earn individual medalist honors.

The Tigers made their ninth consecutive appearance at the Championships which is topped only by Methodist's 11 and Wisconsin-Eau Claire's 10. DePauw finished in a tie for 11th last year and in the top four seven times.

The Centre women's golf team ended up 10th overall in the nation at the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships after shooting a 1368 in four rounds of play. In the first round of action the Colonels shot a 347, then they went on to record a 344 in the second round, a 339 in the third round, and a 338 in the fourth round.

Sophomore Emily Bachert ended up seventh in the nation overall as she recorded a 319 after four days of play. After completing the first round with an 83 she went on to shoot an 84 in the second round, a 75 in the third round, and a 77 in the fourth round. Senior Katie McKenna recorded an 87 for the fourth round to tie for 40th place. Freshman Whitney Miller tied for 64th place after shooting an 88 in the final round and junior Paige Burton tied for 75th as she completed the fourth round with an 86. Senior Marissa Cianchetti had a 90 in the final round and she tied for 99th place.

For complete results from the 2010 NCAA Women's Golf Championship, click here.

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