Mercer University
A-Sun Championship
Women's Golf Places Sixth at A-Sun Championship
4/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
DELAND, Fla. – The Mercer women's golf team capped its performance at the Atlantic Sun Championship with a 311 in Wednesday's final round. Mercer's three-day total of 926 placed the team sixth in the final standings.
Stetson captured its third-straight league title with a tournament score of 894 and also boasted the individual champion, sophomore Alexandria Buelow. Campbell (906) finished second while Kennesaw State, East Tennessee State and Florida Gulf Coast all shot 917 and tied for third.
"We played with a lot of heart today," Mercer head coach Gary Guyer said. "We've come a long, long way and we've got a lot more pride now."
Sophomore Kimmy Graff took Mercer's top individual finish, a tie for 11th place among the 50-player field. Graff's 54-hole total of 227 came with a final round 78 and was her second-lowest three-round score in her collegiate career.
"Kimmy gave it everything she had this week," Guyer said. "I'm very proud of how she has progressed."
Freshman Lacey Fears carded Mercer's low round on Wednesday, a four-over 76. Fears finished in a tie for 15th place overall with a three-day score of 231.
Freahman Mary Alice Murphy and sophomore Kaitlin Marrin joined ETSU's Mayte Vizcarrondo in a three-way tie for 25th place. Both Mercer players booked 79's in the final round of the event.
Sophomore Aurelie Wiriath fired her lowest round of the tournament on Wednesday. Wiriath used 78 strokes in the final 18 and placed in a tie for 36th place overall (242).
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