University of North Carolina Athletics
October 22, 2000 | Women's Golf
Oct. 22, 2000
GREENVILLE, S.C.-- North Carolina's women's golf team finished in fourth place with a 32-over-par 896 after shooting a final-round team score of one-over-par 289 at the Lady Paladin Invitational at Furman University. The Tar Heels finished 19 shots back of tournament winner Auburn, whose total team score of 13-over-par 877 bested second place South Carolina's 884 by seven shots. Tournament host Furman finished in third place with a final team score of 894, while Vanderbilt rounded out the top five with a 36-over-par 900.
UNC's Ashley Prange fired a tournament-low six-under-par 66 to finish tied for seventh place at four-over-par 220. Heather Angell finished tied for fifteenth place with a final round six-over-par 222, while Abby Spector ended the weekend tied with four other golfers, including fellow Tar Heel Shelly McKevitt, for 35th place with a 12-over-par 228. Beth Lever rounded out the Tar Heels finishing tied for 57th place at 20-over-par 236.
Auburn's Celeste Troche took the individual title after a three-day-score of six-under-par 210. Kristy McPherson of South Carolina finished four shots back at two-under-par 214, while Brittany Straza finished in third place at even-par 216. Vanderbilt's Nicki Cutler took fourth place after a one-over-par 217, while Meaghan Francella of Memphis and Nuria Clau of Wake Forest tied for fifth place at three-over-par 219.
The tournament was held at the Furman Golf Course, which is a par 72 course comprised of 5, 917 yards.
TEAM SCORES (AFTER 18 HOLES)
| 1. | Auburn | 219-290-296--877 |
| 2. | South Carolina | 296-296-292--884 |
| 3. | Furman | 295-299-300--894 |
| 4. | North Carolina | 302-305-289--896 |
| 5. | Vanderbilt | 297-302-301--900 |
| 6. | Georgia | 298-297-306--901 |
| 7. | Wake Forest | 295-302-305--902 |
| 8. | TCU | 300-299-306--905 |
| 9. | Memphis | 300-308-304--912 |
| 10. | Florida | 297-311-305--902 |
| 11. | Mississippi St. | 305-314-296--915 |
| 12. | Louisville | 309-308-301--918 |
| 13. | Florida St. | 313-307-304--924 |
| 14. | UNC Greensboro | 314-309-305--928 |
| 15. | Tulane | 308-315-309--932 |
| 16. | Miami | 312-310-317--939 |
| 17. | Kentucky | 323-316-312--951 |
| 18. | Charleston | 318-319-316--953 |
| 19. | Appalachian St. | 322-328-323--973 |
| 20. | Winthrop | 329-309-329--977 |
| 21. | Wofford | 336-341-341--1018 |
| 22. | Florida State | 334-331-335-997 |
| 23. | Coastal Carolina | 338-331-343-1012 |
| 24. | Appalachian State | 350-353-338-1041 |
TOP INDIVIDUALS (AFTER 18 HOLES)
| 1. | Celeste Troche (Auburn) | 68-71-71--210 |
| 2. | Kristy McPhearson (S Carolina) | 72-72-70--214 |
| 3. | Brittany Straza (Florida) | 72-71-73--216 |
| 4. | Nicki Cutler (Vanderbilt) | 72-74-71--217 |
| 5. | Meaghan Francella (Memphis) | 73-75-71--219 |
| Nuria Clau (Wake Forest) | 70-73-76--219 |
CAROLINA'S INDIVIDUALS
| T7 | Ashley Prange | 76-78-66--220 |
| T15 | Heather Angell | 71-79-72--222 |
| T35 | Abby Spector | 79-75-74--228 |
| T35 | Shelley McKevitt | 76-75-77--228 |
| T57 | Beth Lever | 79-77-80--236 |
