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UCF Challenge
Stephens leads Women's Golf at UCF Challenge to a tie for fifth-place in spring debut
02.15.2011 | Women's Golf
Feb. 15, 2011
SORRENTO, Fla. -- Texas sophomore Haley Stephens carded a season-low 54-hole total of 1-under-par 215 at the UCF Challenge to finish tied for fifth place. As a team, the Longhorns (290-294-298) also finished tied for fifth place in their spring debut at 18-over 298.
Stephens (69-72-74) was UT's wire-to-wire leader after beginning the event with a career-best 69 on Sunday at the RedTail Golf Club. Her three-round scorecard included 11 birdies, eight bogeys and a lone double bogey.
Sophomores Katelyn Sepmoree (72-74-73) and Madison Pressel (72-73-74) also recorded top-20 finishes with totals of 3-over 219 to tie for 16th place. Sepmoree led UT on Tuesday with a final-round 73.
Junior Nicole Vandermade (77-75-77) tied for 50th place at 13-over 229 while freshman Rebecca Lee-Bentham (81-77-77) finished at 19-over 235 and tied for 66th place.
Junior Megan Rosenfeld (75-81-81=237, +21) tied for 72nd while competing as an individual for the Longhorns.
Coastal Carolina (285-289-293) won team honors with a 3-over 867. Tulane (284-295-289=868, +4) and Minnesota (288-295-286=869, +5) finished second and third, respectively.
Minnesota's Teresa Puga (70-72-66=208, -8) and Kentucky's Ashleigh Albrecht (66-70-72) were declared co-medalists after a two-hole playoff.
Texas continues spring action later this month at the Bruin Wave Invitational (Feb. 28-March 2).
Final Team Standings
1. Coastal Carolina - 285-289-293=867 (+3)
2. Tulane - 284-295-289=868 (+4)
3. Minnesota - 288-295-286=869 (+5)
4. Kentucky - 287-295-299=881 (+17)
T5. South Carolina - 294-284-304=882 (+18)
T5. TEXAS - 290-294-298=882 (+18)
7. UCF - 286-303-302=891 (+27)
8. South Florida - 293-302-300=895 (+31)
9. Augusta State - 296-299-304=899 (+35)
10. UTSA - 302-296-303=901 (+37)
11. Baylor - 297-302-304=903 (+39)
12. Mississippi - 291-302-312=905 (+41)
13. Kennesaw State - 292-301-313=906 (+42)
14. East Carolina - 299-304-306=909 (+45)
15. Memphis - 302-306-312=920 (+56)
16. Georgia State - 299-315-315=929 (+65)
17. Illinois State - 306-317-314=937 (+73)
Final Top 10 Individuals
*T1. Teresa Puga, Minnesota - 70-72-66=208 (-8)
*T1. Ashleigh Albrecht, Kentucky - 66-70-72=208 (-8)
3. Ashley McKenney, Tulane - 70-68-71=209 (-7)
4. Jessica Alexander, Coastal Carolina - 66-69-77=212 (-4)
T5. Ket Preamchuen, Kennesaw State - 68-72-75=215 (-1)
T5. Haley Stephens, TEXAS - 69-72-74=215 (-1)
T5. Valentina Fontaine, UCF - 69-72-74=215 (-1)
T8. Paola Valerio, UTSA - 75-69-72=216 (E)
T8. Katie Burnett, South Carolina - 72-67-77=216 (E)
T8. Mary Narzisi, Minnesota - 72-74-70=216 (E)
* - denotes co-medalists
Final Texas Individuals
T16. Madison Pressel - 72-73-74=219 (+3)
T16. Katelyn Sepmoree - 72-74-73=219 (+3)
T50. Nicole Vandermade - 77-75-77=229 (+13)
T68. Rebecca Lee-Bentham - 81-77-77=235 (+19)
^T72. Megan Rosenfeld - 75-81-81=237 (+21)
^ - denotes competing as an individual
