Spartans Finish 6th At EKU Invitational
4/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 5, 2008
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Richmond, Ky. - Julie Miller shot a 77 to lead USC Upstate to a team total 319 Saturday in the final round of the EKU Spring Invitational, leading the Spartans to a sixth-place finish in the tournament hosted by Eastern Kentucky.
Upstate finished with a 36-hole total of 644, lowering its score by six strokes from Friday's first round to Saturday's second round. The tournament was scheduled to be a 54-hole event, but bad weather forced the delay of yesterday's round and one round was cancelled.
"We had our most consistent scores of the semester," said Upstate head coach Todd Lawton. "We posted a good score against a pretty strong field. Julie hit the ball well today and could have gone lower. I'm excited, because it was a good way to finish the year and build towards next season."
Upstate finished sixth in the tournament, finishing ahead of Ohio University by seven strokes. Eastern Michigan won the tournament with a 606 total, turning in back-to-back 303 scores. Winthrop was second with a 626 total and was followed by Tennessee Tech (633), Eastern Kentucky (636) and Evansville (636), Upstate (644) and Ohio (651).
Miller paced the Spartans in the tournament. She finished with a 157 total to claim a top 10 finish, tied for 10th. Richelle Wedzik shot an 81 Saturday and finished with a 161 total to finish in a tie for 20th. Richia Wedzik finished one stroke back at 162 and in a tie for 22nd. Audrey Church turned in a 164 total and finished tied for 24th. Jessica Wofford was disqualified during the second round and did not register a total score. Traci Bodner, playing as an individual in the tournament, finished tied for 27th with a 165 total.
The tournament marked the final tournament for Upstate this season, its first on the NCAA Division I level. Upstate turned in three top five finishes in 10 tournaments this year. Individually, Upstate individuals claimed nine top 10 finishes.
