Women's Golf Finishes Eighth At Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- The Michigan State women's golf team finished in eighth place after the final round of play at the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate Championship, played at the University of Tennessee's Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville, Tenn. The Spartans shot a final-round 299, their best of the three-day tournament, and ended action with a three-round score of 907 (301-307-299).

Ohio State took tournament team honors, shooting an 884. Oklahoma State came in second place, one stroke behind, with an 885. The Swedish Junior National Team (892), Tulane (893) and Georgia (897) round out the top-five leaderboard.

Ohio State's Allison Hanna and Arkansas' Courtney Mahon finished the tournament tied for first place, with Hanna winning a playoff hole and taking tournament medalist honors.

Leading the way for the Spartans, sophomore Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.) jumped up one spot from her second-round finish, completing the tournament in a three-way tie for ninth place. Burleigh shot a third-round 74, and finished with a 221 (72-75-74).

Senior Sarah Martin (Grosse Ile, Mich.) finished in a seven-way tie for 17th place. She shot a final round 73, and finished with a 223 (73-74-76). Meanwhile, senior Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.) finished in a six-way tie for 50th place overall. Fouch shot a third-round 77, finishing tournament play with a 232 (76-79-77).

Rounding out the Spartan squad were freshmen Mandi McConnell (Grand Blanc, Mich.) and Heather Rose (Chillicothe, Ohio), who ended in a four-way tie for 56th place with a 233. McConnell shot a third-round 77, while Rose shot a final round 75- her best round of the tournament.

The Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate marked MSU's final outing of the fall. The Spartans open the spring season Feb. 14-15 at the Spartan/Wildcat Cup in Orlando, Fla.

-- Complete Results Follow --

Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate ChampionshipFox Den Country Club (Knoxville, Tenn.)Oct. 19-21, 2003
Team Standings (Final)Place   Name    Scores1   Ohio State  296-292-296--8842   Oklahoma State  291-298-296--8853   Swedish Jr. 291-314-287--8924   Tulane          296-304-293--8935   Georgia         299-292-306--8976   Arkansas    305-300-296--9017   Northwestern    307-297-301--9058   Michigan State  301-307-299--9079   UNLV            303-302-305--910T10 Tennessee   300-311-308--919T10 Louisiana State 301-309-309--91912  Kent State  311-302-308--92113  South Carolina  304-307-315--92614  Alabama         310-307-311--92815  Penn State  318-303-309--93016  Virginia    327-308-297--93217  Purdue          310-308-317--935
Top 10 Individual Results (Final)Place   Name, School                    ScoresT1  Allison Hanna, Ohio State   73-69-75--217T1  Courtney Mahon, Arkansas    72-74-71--217T3  Liliana Alvarez, Tulane         73-76-70--219T3  Louise Stahle, Swedish Jr.  74-78-67--219T3  Annie Thurman, Oklahoma State   77-73-69--219T3  Gabby Wedding, Kent State   75-71-73--219T7  Lindsay Knowlton, Ohio State    73-73-74--220T7  Onnarin Sattayabanphot, Purdue  73-70-77--220T9  Dayna Burleigh, Michigan State    72-75-74--221T9  Ashley Knoll, Oklahoma State    71-76-74--221T9  Kelly Robb, Northwestern    72-75-74--221
MSU Individual Standings (Final)Dayna Burleigh        72-75-74--221  (tied for 9th)Sarah Martin        74-76-73--223  (tied for 17th)Allison Fouch      76-79-77--232  (tied for 50th)Mandi McConnell          79-77-77--233  (tied for 56th)Heather Rose        79-79-75--233  (tied for 56th)