MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – Led by junior Kerington Lamb's three-round, 6-over-par 222, the Anderson women's golf team made a run at the leader and closed the gap by nine shots, while finishing second Tuesday at Limestone's Low Tide Intercollegiate.
The two-day, 54-hole tournament, featuring a 17-team field, was hosted at the par-72, 6,100 yard Dunes West Golf Course.
"Our girls really played well today," said Anderson head coach Danny Neal. "Conditions were worse today, which tells you something about their resilience and grit. And to top the third-best team in the country by nine strokes in the final round says a lot about how good this team can be. Individually, Kerington had a great tournament. Jess played also played well to finish in seventh place. Now we go back to work and begin preparing for a top field event in Orlando."
The host Saints led AU by 12 strokes entering Tuesday's final round, but the Trojans fired the best round of the day - and the second-best round of the tournament – to finish just three strokes behind Limestone. North Georgia remained in third place, while Wingate and Carson-Newman flipped spots in the final standings. The Bulldogs overtook Carson-Newman for fourth place, with the Eagles slipping one spot to fifth. Lander and UNC Pembroke remained steady in sixth and seventh place, respectively, with Lenoir-Rhyne claiming sole possession of eighth place.
Mount Olive moved up three slots to share ninth place with Lincoln Memorial and Limestone B, with Montevallo fell from eighth into 12th place following Tuesday's final round. Young Harris, Converse, Newberry, North Greenville and Coker finished out the field.
North Georgia's Megan Sabol (72-74+75=221) overcame a two-stroke deficit following Monday's first two rounds to take home individual medalist honors after claiming a one-shot victory over a host of runners-up, including AU's Lamb.
Lamb carded the fourth-best score of the day, while jumping from a share of seventh place into a tie for second, alongside four other golfers. Freshman Jessica Rathbone moved up two spots to claim seventh place, with junior Victoria Hall finishing alone in 11th place. Senior Anna Freeman and sophomore Emma Charles each finished in a four-way tie for 14th, with Charles jumping from a tie for 21st place. Freshman Riley Mayhew rounded out the Trojan contingent in a share of 23rd place.
Following a two-week layoff, the Trojans will get back on the links at the Peggy Kirk Bell Memorial, which will be held at the Orange Tree Golf Club in Orlando, Fla.
COMPLETE RESULTS
2 Anderson 302 299 298 899
T2 Kerington Lamb 73 75 74 222
7 Jessica Rathbone 76 74 73 223
11 Victoria Hall 76 75 75 226
T14 Emma Charles 78 76 76 230
T23 Riley Mayhew 77 75 83 235
Team Scores
1 Limestone 301 288 307 896 +32
2 Anderson 302 299 298 899 +35
3 North Georgia 313 299 313 925 +61
4 Wingate 311 309 311 931 +67
5 Carson-Newman 312 305 315 932 +68
6 Lander 318 305 324 947 +83
7 UNC Pembroke 321 305 323 949 +85
8 Lenoir-Rhyne 316 315 320 951 +87
T9 Mount Olive 334 315 312 961 +97
T9 Lincoln Memorial 319 312 330 961 +97
T9 Limestone (B) 326 313 322 961 +97
12 Montevallo 320 307 335 962 +98
13 Young Harris 326 333 327 986 +122
14 Converse 332 322 338 992 +128
15 Newberry 338 337 331 1006 +142
16 North Greenville 347 346 344 1037 +173
17 Coker 353 348 346 1047
