HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Led by sophomore Victoria Hall and junior Anna Freeman's two-day 8-over-par 152s, the Anderson University women's golf team finished in ninth place, Tuesday at the Battle at Hilton Head.
Lincoln Memorial and Barton co-hosted the 36-hole, two-day event at the 5,934 yard, par-72 Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort.
"The team really struggled on a stretch of 4-5 holes on their first 9 and dug a pretty deep hole to climb out of, but they really fought back hard to salvage the round," said Anderson head coach Danny Neal. "After starting on the back, Anna, Victoria, Emma and Kerington actually all shot even-par on the front 9 to finish strong. We finished ninth, right as we were ranked to finish. Being our first tournament of the semester, we have a lot of positives to build on the rest of the semester."
Lee led wire-to-wire and claimed the team title by two strokes over runner-up Carson-Newman, which moved up from a tie for fifth. Catawba was four shots further back in third place, with Missouri-St. Louis and Limestone sharing fourth place. Mount Olive claimed the sixth spot, while Lenoir-Rhyne and Simon Fraser finished in a tie for seventh. Anderson finished ninth, with UNC Pembroke alone in 10th place.
Columbus State, Queens, Davenport, Belmont Abbey, Lincoln Memorial, Barton and Southern Wesleyan rounded out the 17-team field.
UMSL's Tove Rosengren, Catawba's Sarah Coltrane and Lenoir-Rhyne's Ainee O'Connor all finished atop the individual leaderboard after carding 3-over-par 147s. Columbus State's Anna Meleshkina, Simon Fraser's Emily Leung and Limestone's Pilar Martinez finished in a tie for fourth place after notching 4-over-par 148s.
Hall and Freeman finished in a seven-way tie for 13th place, with freshman Emma Charles posting a two-day 155 and finishing tied for 31st. Senior Kate Hill shared 48th place after notching a 160, while sophomore Kerington Lamb finished in a tie for 56th place after posting a 163.
Following a two-week layoff, the Trojans will return to the links at the Peggy Kirk Bell Memorial at the Golden Bear Club in Windermere, Fla.
9 Anderson 307 312 619 +43
T 13 Victoria Hall 76 76 152 +8
T 13 Anna Freeman 76 76 152 +8
T 31 Emma Charles 78 77 155 +11
T 48 Kate Hill 77 83 160 +16
T 56 Kerington Lamb 78 85 163 +19
Pos. School Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Total To Par
1 Lee 296 309 605 +29
2 Carson Newman 300 307 607 +31
3 Catawba 299 312 611 +35
4 Missouri-St. Louis 299 314 613 +37
Limestone 298 315 613 +37
6 Mount Olive 310 306 616 +40
7 Lenoir-Rhyne 307 311 618 +42
Simon Fraser 310 308 618 +42
9 Anderson 307 312 619 +43
10 UNC Pembroke 300 320 620 +44
11 Columbus State 312 317 629 +53
12 Queens Charlotte 313 325 638 +62
13 Davenport 323 319 642 +66
14 Belmont Abbey 324 319 643 +67
15 Lincoln Memorial 341 337 678 +102
16 Barton 346 336 682 +106
17 Southern Wesleyan 340 350 690 +114
