PIRATES TAKE THIRD OVERALL, FIRST OF DIII SCHOOLS

TEMPLE, Texas – The Southwestern women’s golf team finished in third place overall at the UMHB Lady Crusader Fall Invitational on Tuesday behind Lubbock Christian and Western Texas. The Pirates beat out eight Division III schools and were better than 13 schools overall.

Senior Kristen Davenport was smoking all tournament, finishing in a tie with Lubbock Christian’s Rachael Dansby for first place overall out of 88 golfers. With a four-over-par 76 on the first 18 she improved on the solid score to shoot at two-over-par 74 to end with 150 strokes.

First-year Stephanie Scholer got off to a rocky start on day one, shooting a 13-over-par 85, but came back hot on day two. She shot a 77 on the second day to end as the second highest finisher for SU and tied for 12th overall with 162 strokes.

Fellow first-year Kelsey Coburn took the third highest spot for Southwestern with a first-round 81 and second round 85 to end in a tie for 17th place with 166 strokes. Junior Cody Wallace was close behind with her consistent play over the two days. She shot an 83 on day one and 85 on day two, finishing in a tie for 24th with 168 strokes.

First-year Erin Perry rounded out the Pirate competition with 172 strokes (90-82) to finish in a tie for 32nd.

The Pirates will look to continue their top 10 streak at the Alamo City Classic at Spring Branch, TX on October 12-13.