University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Finish 14th At Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic
April 1, 2001 | Women's Golf
April 1, 2001
Athens, Ga. -- North Carolina's women's golf team finished fourteenth with a total score of 968 at this weekend's Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic. Duke University held on to its 36-hole lead to win the tournament with a score of 902. The University of Georgia finished second with a score of 913 while Auburn University came in third with a three-day total of 926.
Duke's Kalen Anderson fired a final round 73 to capture the individual title at five-over-par 221. After shooting a final round 80, Texas' Randi Meadows slipped to second at seven-over-par 223. Maria Beautell of Wake Forest, Sarah Johnston of Alabama, Kristy McPherson of South Carolina, and Celeste Troche of Auburn all finished tied for third at eight-over-par 224.
For the Tar Heels, Junior Shelley McKevitt carded a final round 76 to finish tied for 20th place 16-over-par 232. Freshman Ashley Prange ended the weekend tied for 51st place at 243, while Abby Spector finished tied for 69th place at 248. Beth Lever and Heather Angell were two of four golfers tied for 72nd place at 250.
The 54-hole event was played at the University of Georgia Golf Course, which features a par 72, 6,014-yard layout.
FINAL TEAM SCORES (54 HOLES)
1. Duke University 291-303-308--902
2. Georgia 304-301-308--913
3. Auburn 315-305-306--926
4. Texas 302-304-322--928
5. Wake Forest 314-303-315--932
6. Alabama 310-306-320--936
7. Vanderbilt 315-300-325--940
8. Furman 319-307-318--944
9. Michigan St. 315-312-319--946
10. Nebraska 320-307-324--951
Northwestern 320-308-323--951
12. South Carolina 321-320-320--961
13. Mississippi 319-322-321--962
14. North Carolina 326-321-321--968
15. Tulane 323-321-331--978
16. Arkansas 324-322-337--983
17. Kentucky 331-325-337--993
18. Mississippi St. 331-333-338--1002
TOP INDIVIDUALS (54 HOLES)
1. Kalen Anderson (Duke) 74-74-73--221
2. Ramdi Meadows (Texas) 72-71-80--223
3. Maria Beautell (Wk. Forest) 74-77-73--224
Sarah Johnston (Alabama) 72-79-73--224
Kristy McPherson (South Carolina)77-73-74--224
Celeste Troche (Auburn) 78-71-75--224
CAROLINA'S INDIVIDUALS (54 HOLES)
T20 Shelley McKevitt 77-79-76--232
T51 Ashley Prange 79-79-85--242
T69 Abby Spector 86-81-81--248
T72 Beth Lever 84-82-84--250
T72 Heather Angell 86-84-80--250
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