KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - As a team the Anderson women's golf team sliced 18 strokes off Saturday's opening round to finish 12th at the ninth annual Tusculum/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate, hosted by Tusculum College at the par 72, 5,800-yard Cougar Point Golf Club.

Sophomore Lindsay Parks (86-79) carded a final-round seven-over par 79 to move up eight spots to finish 47th, while rookie Katie Eskew (85-81) improved by four strokes to tie for 48th.

Junior Laura Buyers (89-81) led the charge for AU, trimming eight shots off her first-round 89 to claim a share of 54th. Fellow junior Kalyn Johnson (90-84) cut six strokes from Saturday's round and finished 61st, while senior Hayley Parks (83-97) shared the 69th spot.

Florida Southern rallied from nine strokes back to win the event. The Mocs, the second-ranked team in NCAA Division II posted the lowest team score in the final round with 300 to finish with a two-day total of 605, edging runner-up Rollins (No. 17 in NCAA II) by a stroke (296-310=606).

The Florida Southern duo of Emily Flanigan and Melanie Audette paced the final round rally as each carded 73. Flanigan and Audette also finished tied for first place with UNC Pembroke's Megan Moore at 147. Moore captured medalist honors on a scorecard playoff as she posted a two-day 75-72=147.

Rollins' Joanne Coe and Brianna Seo also earned spots on the All-Tournament Team as they tied for fourth place at 148. Columbus State's Kimesha Anthony also finished with 148, but Coe and Seo won the tie-break on a scorecard playoff.

Belmont Abbey finished third with 617, followed by No. 15 UNC Pembroke (617), No. 16 Barry (619), No. 11 Savannah College of Art & Design (630), Armstrong Atlantic State (631), Lynn (640), Lincoln Memorial (649), Columbus State (651) and Mount Olive (651) to round out the top 10. Tournament host Tusculum made the biggest improvement of the field posting a final round 324 to shave 21 shots off its opening round to shoot 669 and finish 13th. Wingate was 14th with 676, followed by Lenoir-Rhyne (679), Queens University of Charlotte (680) and Coker (762).

Florida Southern, who is the only multi-time winner in the nine-year history of this event, recorded its third Tusculum/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate title (2008, 2009, 2011).

The 17-team field included five colleges and universities that are currently nationally ranked in the National Golf Coaches Association's Division II Top 25.

The Trojans have a break of three weeks before competing at the Ann Rhoads/Birmingham Southern Shootout.

Team Results
Pl. Team Scores Par
1 Florida Southern 305-300--605 +29
2 Rollins 296-310--606 +30
3 Belmont Abbey 312-304--616 +40
4 UNC Pembroke 307-310--617 +41
5 Barry 309-310--619 +43
6 Savannah College of Art & Design 314-316--630 +54
7 Armstrong Atlantic State 316-315--631 +55
8 Lynn 322-318--640 +64
9 Lincoln Memorial 324-325--649 +73
10 Columbus St. 324-327--651 +75
Mount Olive 331-320--651 +75
12 Anderson 343-325--668 +92
13 Tusculum 345-324--669 +93
14 Wingate 340-336--676 +100
15 Lenoir-Rhyne 345-334--679 +103
16 Queens University of Charlotte 346-334--680 +104
17 Coker 377-385--762 +186

Individual Results
# - Medalist in scorecard playoff
% - All-Tournament in scorecard playoff
+ - All-Tournament Team
Pl. Player School Score
1 Meghan Moore#+ UNC Pembroke 75-72--147 +3
Emily Flanigan+ Florida Southern 74-73--147 +3
Melanie Audette+ Florida Southern 74-73--147 +3
4 Joanne Coe%+ Rollins 69-79--148 +4
Brianna Seo%+ Rollins 74-74--148 +4
Kimesha Anthony Columbus St. 71-77--148 +4
7 Elizabeth Over Barry 73-76--149 +5
Andrea Perez SCAD 77-72--149 +5
9 Melissa Siviter Belmont Abbey 78-72--150 +6
10 Ellen Chambers Lynn 77-74--151 +7
Valentina Urquiola Mount Olive 74-77--151 +7
12 Meagan Wallace Belmont Abbey 79-73--152 +8
Rebecca Goldman Armstrong Atlantic 73-79--152 +8
14 Ashley Denton Wingate 76-77--153 +9
Isadora Stapff Barry 76-77--153 +9
Taylor Babcock Barry 78-75--153 +9
17 Emelie Andersson Mount Olive 78-76--154 +10
Michele Low Belmont Abbey 77-77--154 +10
Cecilia Kleinert Rollins 75-79--154 +10
20 Nikki Crowley Columbus St. 77-79--156 +12
Fabia Rothenfluh Rollins 78-78--156 +12
Shauna Walor UNC Pembroke 79-77--156 +12
Silvie Dittertova Florida Southern 77-79--156 +12
Kelly Pearce Armstrong Atlantic 82-74--156 +12
25 Barbora Vejlupkova Florida Southern 80-78--158 +14
Brittany McCown Lincoln Memorial 79-79--158 +14
Nikki Stewart SCAD 77-81--158 +14
Marianne Andersson Florida Southern 82-76--158 +14
Katja Dammann UNC Pembroke 78-80--158 +14
30 Mary-Michael Burns SCAD 81-78--159 +15

Thalia Baigorria Lynn 78-81--159 +15
Emily Palenkas Tusculum 79-80--159 +15
33 Kim Knox Armstrong Atlantic 81-79--160 +16
Whitney Ball Lincoln Memorial 81-79--160 +16
Irene Calvo Lynn University 85-75--160 +16
Rita Kim Belmont Abbey 78-82--160 +16
37 Dana Watkins UNC Pembroke 75-86--161 +17
Katie Thackerson Lenoir-Rhyne 80-81--161 +17
Kelly Krusoe Rollins 79-82--161 +17
Julia Wennerlund Queens 82-79--161 +17
41 Sarah Johns Armstrong Atlantic 80-83--163 +19
Maria Stapleton Lincoln Memorial 81-82--163 +19
Samantha Pugh-Gilder Wingate 85-78--163 +19
Kelly Sumner UNC Pembroke 82-81--163 +19
45 Amelie Mogard SCAD 79-85--164 +20
Louise Perulf Barry 82-82--164 +20
47 Lindsay Parks Anderson College 86-79--165 +21
48 Katie Eskew Anderson College 85-81--166 +22
Sophie Weilguni Barry University 83-83--166 +22
50 Emy Ohling Mount Olive 87-80--167 +23
Anna Stepper Queens 84-83--167 +23
52 Anne Mason SCAD 83-85--168 +24
Brenna Martens Lenoir-Rhyne 87-81--168 +24
54 Paige Pillar Lynn 82-88--170 +26
Sara Howard Tusculum 87-83--170 +26
Laura Buyers Anderson 89-81--170 +26
57 Jennifer Brueshaber Columbus St. 86-85--171 +27
58 Andrea Velasquez Wingate 86-86--172 +28
59 Carrie George Armstrong Atlantic 88-85--173 +29
Kirsten Wolff Lincoln Memorial 83-90--173 +29
61 Kalyn Johnson Anderson 90-84--174 +30
62 Grace Brahler Lenoir-Rhyne 86-89--175 +31
Sara Jackson Belmont Abbey 93-82--175 +31
Katie Doane Tusculum 84-91--175 +31
65 Louise Sjoberg Queens 91-85--176 +32
Jenna Kennedy Columbus St. 90-86--176 +32
67 Megan Katsch Lenoir-Rhyne 96-83--179 +35
Tegan Skirpstas Mount Olive 92-87--179 +35
69 Camilla Mallberg Queens 93-87--180 +36
Haley Rye Tusculum 95-85--180 +36
Natalie Mirra Queens 89-91--180 +36
Hayley Parks Anderson 83-97--180 +36
73 Krista Thorpe Coker 87-94--181 +37
74 Desta Coaker Lincoln Memorial 97-85--182 +38
75 Aly Pugh Tusculum Individual 92-93--185 +41
76 Bobbi McKenzie Coker College 94-92--186 +42
Sarah Baniszewski Mount Olive 97-89--186 +42
78 Ashley Shealy Lenoir-Rhyne 92-96--188 +44
Natalie Falco Coker 91-97--188 +44
Heather Altiser Columbus St. 102-86--188 +44
Kathryn Rand Wingate 93-95--188 +44
82 Adriana Vizcarrondo Tusculum Individual 95-95--190 +46
83 Morgan Pegram Wingate 97-97--194 +50
84 Megan Tingen Coker College 105-102--207 +63
85 Jillian Corum Tusculum DQ-76