GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Methodist University women's golf team held off a final round charge by two-time defending champion Belmont Abbey College to win the Agnes McAmis Memorial title by a single stroke Tuesday at Link Hills Country Club.

The Monarchs finished with a two-day tournament record 604 to edge Belmont Abbey by a shot 605. The Crusaders, who were looking to record their third straight McAmis Memorial title, made a valiant final round charge, shooting an 18-hole tournament record 296. The 296 was two shots better than the 298 posted by Methodist on Monday. The Monarchs, who are the 12-time defending NCAA Division III national champions, broke the previous 36-hole record of 606, posted by Belmont Abbey in 2008.

Methodist senior Susan Martin captured medalist honors with her four-under par 140, including a second round 69 (-3) to edge Wingate University individual competitor Ashley Denton, who finished runner-up with 71-70=141 (-3). Martin, the defending NCAA III national champion, came one shot shy of tying both an 18-hole and 36-hole record.

Catawba College's Kelsey Babos finished third with back-to-back rounds of 71-71=142 (-2), while Katie Thackerson of Lenoir-Rhyne University finished fifth with 147, including Tuesday's final round 70 (-2). Three players finished tied for fifth place at 148, including Carson-Newman College's Jessica Tarbet, Paige Caldwell of Methodist and Anderson University's Laura Buyers. Tarbet earned the fifth and final spot on the All-Tournament Team by virtue of a scorecard playoff.

Carson-Newman finished third with 611, while Anderson (615) and Queens University of Charlotte (619) finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Catawba posted consecutive scores of 317 to post 634 and finish sixth. Lincoln Memorial University shot 315 to place seventh, while host Tusculum College finished eight with 642.

Lenoir-Rhyne finished ninth with 655, followed by Concord University (655), Mars Hill College (670), Erskine College (677), Tiffin University (687), Limestone College (719) and King College (764).

Tusculum freshman Jillian Corum tied for 25th with 81-77=158. Included in her Tuesday 77, Corum eagled the par four, 12th-hole as she drove the green and knocked home a seven-foot putt for the eagle two. Junior Emily Palenkas tied for 77-82=159, while senior Mary Ann Vizcarrondo, playing in her final collegiate home tournament at Link Hills, tied for 34th place with 83-78=161. Katie Doane shot 81-85=166 to tie for 45th, while Adriana Vizcarrondo shot 85-83=168 to tie for 49th to round out the team scores. Playing as individual competitors, Aly Pugh (84-82=166) and Haley Rye (91-85=176) finished 45th and 71st respectively.

The Pioneers return to action next Monday as they compete in the South Atlantic Conference Golf Championship in Etowah, N.C.

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FINAL RESULTS Agnes McAmis Memorial
Link Hills C.C. Greeneville, TN
Dates: 04/12 - 04/13 (Today:04-13-2010)
Par: 72
Yardage: 5805

Fin. School Scores
1 Methodist University 298 306 604 +28
2 Belmont Abbey Coll. 309 296 605 +29
3 Carson Newman Coll 304 307 611 +35
4 Anderson Univ. (SC) 311 304 615 +39
5 Queens Univ of Charl 310 309 619 +43
6 Catawba College 317 317 634 +58
7 Lincoln Memorial U. 325 315 640 +64
8 Tusculum College 322 320 642 +66
9 Lenoir-Rhyne Univ. 327 320 647 +71
10 Concord University 324 331 655 +79
11 Mars Hill College 347 323 670 +94
12 Erskine College 334 343 677 +101
13 Tiffin University 347 340 687 +111
14 Limestone College 366 353 719 +143
15 King College 390 374 764 +188

FINAL RESULTS Agnes McAmis Memorial
* Individual Link Hills C.C. Greeneville, TN
Dates: 04/12 - 04/13 (Today:04-13-2010)
Par: 72
Yardage: 5805
Top 5 Individuals named to All-Tournament Team
#All-Tournament via scorecard playoff
Fin. Name School Scores
1 Susan Martin Methodist 71 69 140 -4
2 *Ashley Denton Wingate U. 71 70 141 -3
3 Kelsey Babos Catawba 71 71 142 -2
4 Katie Thackerson LenoirRhyn 77 70 147 +3
5 #Jessica Tarbet Carson-New 73 75 148 +4
Paige Caldwell Methodist 73 75 148 +4
Laura Buyers AndersonSC 79 69 148 +4
8 Melissa Siviter B. Abbey 76 73 149 +5
9 Sarah Jane Sinard Carson-New 73 77 150 +6
10 Sophie Dembroski AndersonSC 78 73 151 +7
Camilla Mallberg Queens NC 77 74 151 +7
12 Carley Warrington B. Abbey 77 75 152 +8
Vivian Garciaferro ConcordWV 75 77 152 +8
Michele Low B. Abbey 82 70 152 +8
Alana Swain Methodist 75 77 152 +8
16 Melanie Manis Carson-New 74 79 153 +9
17 Julia Wennerlund Queens NC 78 76 154 +10
Meagan Wallace B. Abbey 76 78 154 +10
19 *Allie Osberg Wingate U. 80 75 155 +11
Brittany McCown LMU 78 77 155 +11
Brenna Martens LenoirRhyn 76 79 155 +11
22 *Liz Cortez B. Abbey 79 77 156 +12
23 Kalyn Johnson AndersonSC 77 80 157 +13
Natalie Mirra Queens NC 77 80 157 +13
25 Jillian Corum Tusculum 81 77 158 +14
Maria Stapleton LMU 85 73 158 +14
27 Athena Smolka Mars Hill 80 79 159 +15
Elizabeth Smith Catawba 81 78 159 +15
Hayley Parks AndersonSC 77 82 159 +15
Sara Jackson B. Abbey 80 79 159 +15
Emily Palenkas Tusculum 77 82 159 +15
32 Chelsey Bond Mars Hill 84 76 160 +16
Erica Ray Carson-New 84 76 160 +16
34 Mary Ann Vizcarrondo Tusculum 83 78 161 +17
Deborah Landis Tiffin U. 81 80 161 +17
Laura Belanger Queens NC 78 83 161 +17
Megan Katsch Erskine 82 79 161 +17
38 Ansley Smith Limestone 85 77 162 +18
39 Sofia Svensson ConcordWV 82 81 163 +19
*Allyson Burak Methodist 78 85 163 +19
41 Desta Coaker LMU 84 80 164 +20
Andrea Daly Methodist 79 85 164 +20
43 Kristen Wolff LMU 79 86 165 +21
*Rita Kim B. Abbey 80 85 165 +21
45 Katie Doane Tusculum 81 85 166 +22
Mallory Ruhling Queens NC 87 79 166 +22
*Alyson Pugh Tusculum 84 82 166 +22
48 Kelly Berry Catawba 81 86 167 +23
49 Tiffany Hutchinson Erskine 81 87 168 +24
Brittany Lynch Tiffin U. 87 81 168 +24
Adriana Vizcarrondo Tusculum 85 83 168 +24
52 *Kaitlyn Prescott SprtbgMeth 80 89 169 +25
Samantha Lackey Catawba 87 82 169 +25
Chelsea Boshears LMU 84 85 169 +25
55 Britni Gregory Limestone 83 87 170 +26
Nicole Shaw ConcordWV 83 87 170 +26
Shelby Myers ConcordWV 84 86 170 +26
*Rohni Daikoff LMU 84 86 170 +26
59 Eileen Purpur Catawba 84 87 171 +27
Ashley Shealy LenoirRhyn 87 84 171 +27
61 Manda Minor King Coll. 87 85 172 +28
Janna Bontreger Erskine 86 86 172 +28
63 Kelsey Magnine Methodist 86 87 173 +29
*Kelly Wilson Catawba 88 85 173 +29
*Caroline Seymour AndersonSC 86 87 173 +29
66 *TaKima Butler SprtbgMeth 87 87 174 +30
Lauren Carter LenoirRhyn 87 87 174 +30
Miranda Van Arsdale Limestone 83 91 174 +30
Lindsay Parks AndersonSC 89 85 174 +30
70 Taylor Banks Mars Hill 89 86 175 +31
71 *Haley Rye Tusculum 91 85 176 +32
72 Lauren Johns Erskine 85 93 178 +34
Stephanie Templeman Tiffin U. 89 89 178 +34
74 Heather Payne King Coll. 86 93 179 +35
75 Sara Durkee Tiffin U. 90 90 180 +36
76 Clarissa Wells ConcordWV 89 92 181 +37
77 Leah Hagedorn Carson-New 92 91 183 +39
78 *Heather McMillen ConcordWV 90 94 184 +40
79 Tonya Gruel-Wright Mars Hill 103 82 185 +41
80 Courtney Balcome Erskine 95 91 186 +42
Malorie McBride King Coll. 96 90 186 +42
82 Diedre Biehn Mars Hill 94 93 187 +43
83 Kahla Bernacchi Tiffin U. 96 101 197 +53
84 Rachael Hageman Limestone 115 98 213 +69
85 Ashely Jones King Coll. 121 108 229 +85
86 Erica Snapp King Coll. 124 106 230 +86

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