March 7, 2004

The University of South Carolina women’s golf team shot a 302, the second-lowest score of Sunday’s final round, to record a seventh-place finish in the 23rd LSU/Cleveland Classic. Senior team captain Adrienne Gautreaux finished second at two-over-par. The Mabank, Texas native fired two even par rounds (218) over the weekend for the best outing of her career.

North Carolina captured the overall team championship with a three-day score of 903. USC finished with a 928, 25 strokes behind the Tar Heels, at the 6,200-yard, par 72 tournament. North Carolina’s Ashley Prange captured the individual title with a one-under par (215) performance over the 54-hole event.

Held at the University Club in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, six of the 17 teams were from the SEC and will return to the course in April for the 2004 SEC Championship.

“We shot the second lowest round of the day and that was a positive way to finish up this tournament,” said USC head coach Kristi Coggins. “I think we could have finished higher than seventh place but we left some shots behind on the course over the weekend. I’m glad to have the opportunity to play this course now so we’ll be better prepared for the SEC Tournament in April. This weekend’s tournament showed us things that we need to work on so we’ll do better here next time. I’m proud of the way Adrienne Gautreaux played over the weekend. She did everything she could to win today. She was one-under on the last couple of holes and had the chance to win at the end.”

“I’m happy to have finished second but I’ll never be satisfied unless I win,” remarked Gautreaux. “I always look back and find shots that I could have capitalized on. I gave myself every opportunity to win this weekend. If a couple of putts had fallen, it might have been a different story. This LSU University Club course is very scorable and you can really shoot good numbers here. The wind was a bit of a factor but I just kept the ball below the trees. I think that we will be ready to go when we return here for the SEC Tournament in April. We have a great feel for the course and we’ll do well next time.”

South Carolina returns to the links next weekend to host its annual Lady Gamecock Classic at the University Club.

South Carolina Golfers    Golfer  Total Score 1st 2nd 3rd2   Adrienne Gautreaux   +2  218 72  74  72T36 Erica Battle   +21 237 80  80  77T45 Tiffany Catafygiotu +24 240 77  83  80T45 Marci Robinson   +24 240 79  84  77T52 Kory Thompson +26 242 77  89  76T30 Laura McCaslin   +20 236 77  77  82*
*   Playing as an individual
Team Scores
School  Total Score 1st 2nd 3rd1   North Carolina  +39 903 306 305 2922   Tulane  +42 906 308 296 3023   Louisiana State U.  +49 913 301 317 3064   Mississippi +51 915 313     296 3065   Furman  +58 922 310     308 3046   Alabama, U. of  +62 926 299     313 3127   South Carolina  +64 928 305 321     3028   N. Car. Wilmington  +65 929 304     310 3149   Louisville  +74 938 315     317 30610  Mississippi State   +82 631 317     314 31011  No. Carolina State  +90 946 328 311 31212  Birmingham So.  +91 947 314     319 31213  UAB +119    983 330 332     321    Kentucky    +119    983 329 330     32315  Augusta State   +120    984 324 329 32516  Memphis +138    1002    332 349 32117  Winthrop    +164    1028    340 350 338