Tuesday, October 21, 2003

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (October 21, 2003) - With a two-round team score of 610 - a new women's golf record at East Tennessee State University - the Lady Bucs finished strong on the final day of the Great Smokies Women's Collegiate at the Waynesville Country Club and picked up a fourth-place finish.

The Buccaneers were led by sophomore Ashley Barton (Seffner, Fla.), sophomore Kailey Brooks (Bracebridge, Ontario) and senior Kristen Fletcher (Cookeville), all of whom finished tied for 14th on the individual leaderboard with scores of 8-over 152. The efforts of both Barton and Brooks were career bests, as all three Lady Bucs finished just seven-strokes behind individual champion Brandy Anderson of Western Carolina. In the team competition, homestanding Western Carolina brought home the trophy by nine strokes over Murray State.

As for the rest of the ETSU squad, sophomore Laura Diaz (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) finished tied for for 42nd at 157, while junior Danielle O'Reilly (Vancouver, British Columbia) ended the event tied for 50th at 158. This event wrapped up the Lady Bucs fall season.

Great Smokies Women's Colleg.
* Individual Waynesville C.C. Waynesville, NC
Dates: 10/20 - 10/21 (Today:10-21-2003)
Par: 72
Yardage: 5867

Team Results
Fin.	Top 20 Teams	Scores
1	Western Carolina U.	300	292	592
2	Murray State Univ.	294	307	601
3	Xavier University	302	300	602
4	East Tennessee St.	308	302	610
5	Elon University	306	309	615
6	Eastern Kentucky	307	311	618
7	Appalachian State U.	312	308	620
8	Tennessee Tech U.	313	308	621
9	Charleston Southern	318	305	623
10	Wofford College	320	304	624
11	Gardner-Webb Univ.	320	309	629
	Austin Peay State U.	321	308	629
13	Western Kentucky U.	321	314	635
14	Methodist College	323	314	637
15	Dayton, U. of	314	327	641
16	Samford University	327	316	643
17	South Alabama, of U.	327	317	644
18	High Point U.	325	321	646
19	Belmont University	314	335	649
20	Loyola University	337	320	657
Individual Results
Fin.	Top 20 Players	School	Scores
1	Brandy Andersen	W Carolina	71	74	145
2	Emily Shoplik	Xavier	72	74	146
3	Lee-Anne Pace	Murray St.	72	75	147
4	Lynn Mantooth	Aust. Peay	78	71	149
	Rebecca Twiner	W Carolina	76	73	149
	Bianca Melone	W Carolina	76	73	149
	Ashley Hovda	W Carolina	77	72	149
ETSU Results
4	East Tennessee St.	308	302	610
T 14	Ashley Barton	77	75	152
T 14	Kristen Fletcher	75	77	152
T 14	Kailey Brooks	78	74	152
T 42	Laura Diaz	81	76	157
T 50	Danielle O'Reilly	78	80	158