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Hines and Louth lead Women's Golf to 19-stroke victory over Texas State
03.01.2009 | Women's Golf
March 1, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas -- Seniors Caney Hines and Kelley Louth each carded tournament-best scores of 2-over-par 74 en route to Texas' 19-stroke victory (306-325) over Texas State in an 18-hole stroke play event at The University of Texas Golf Club on Sunday.
Hines and Louth fought challenging hole locations and strong winds throughout the day to share co-medalist honors in Texas' home course warm-up for the 2009 Betsy Rawls slated for Mar. 20-22.
Freshman Nicole Vandermade and senior Kristin Walla rounded out the Longhorns' top-four team scores with 7-over 79s. Junior Shannon Fish finished the dual match with a 9-over 81.
Texas resumes competition on Sunday, Mar. 8 at the three-day UCF Challenge in Sorrento, Fla.
Texas - 306 (+18)
Caney Hines - 74 (+2)
Kelley Louth - 74 (+2)
Nicole Vandermade - 79 (+7)
Kristin Walla - 79 (+7)
Shannon Fish - 81 (+9)
Megan Rosenfeld - 83 (+11) *
Alex Richards - 86 (+14) *
Texas State - 325 (+37)
Sydney Liles - 76 (+4)
Caitlin Bliss - 81 (+9)
Trine Mortensen - 84 (+12)
Gabby de Reuck - 84 (+12)
Adin Stromgren - 91 (+19)
Amy Glazier - 82 (+10) *
Katinka Dufour - 87 (+15) *
* - denotes competing as an individual
POST-ROUND QUOTES
Head Coach Martha Richards
On the team's overall performance: I think we did some really good things today, especially considering the conditions we were playing in. I'm very pleased with Caney and Kelley's rounds. To shoot 74s on this golf course today with this wind and some tricky hole locations was a display of some really great golf. I'm excited for them. Overall, I saw a lot of really good golf, but we still have some work to do.
On preparing for the UCF Challenge: It was good to get a day of competition in before we tee it up in Florida next weekend. Anytime you can tee it up in a competitive round against another team helps you assess what you need to work on. We're going to have three good days of practice before we get on that airplane, and I think we have a pretty clear picture of what we need to work on.
