KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. --- Armstrong State overcame a six-shot deficit to win the 14th annual Tusculum/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate Women's Golf Tournament on Sunday.

The Pirates finished with a two-day score of 629, including a final round 318 on Sunday to edge defending champion Florida Southern (305-327=632) by three strokes. ASU placed two players in the top five as Armstrong captures its first ever Tusculum/Kiawah Intercollegiate title.

West Alabama's Jessica Smyth captured medalist honors with her 36-hole score of 74-78=152, just one shot better than runner-up Pamela Mosley of Armstrong (73-80=153). Joining Smyth and Mosley on the All-Tournament Team were Wingate's LeAnn Domtrovits, Lenoir-Rhyne's Abbey Hartsell and Belmont Abbey's Kaitlyn Gribbon.

Gribbon was one of six golfers tied for the fifth at 156 for All-Tournament honors as she earned the final sport via a playoff. Also finishing fifth were Nikita Arjun (Armstrong State), Amanda Floberg (Pfeiffer), Sydney Gallant (Lincoln Memorial), Ashilii Thompson (UNC Pembroke) and Abbey Williams (Florida Southern).

Lincoln Memorial and West Alabama finished tied for third with 643, followed by UNC Pembroke (6460, Wingate (649), Converse (652), Carson-Newman (655), Pfeiffer (655), Faulkner (660), Newberry (667), Anderson (670), Tusculum (678), Belmont Abbey (680), Lenoir-Rhyne (681) and Barton (701).

Leading the charge for the host Pioneers was sophomore Ciara Rattana as she posted 79-78=157 to tie for 11th place. Senior Calley Lawson posted back-to-back rounds of 84-84 to shoot 168 and finish 46th. Freshman Katie Tomassoni posted 91-88=179 to place 69tth, while Lindsay Butler (93-88=181, 75th) and Taylor Lambertsen (86-97=183, 76th) rounded out the team scoring for the Pioneers.

The Tusculum freshmen duo of Cydney Murrell (81-89=170, 51st) and Kesley Haun (90-85=175, 64th) were participating as individual competitors for the Pioneers.

The Tusculum/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate was held on the par-72, 5,825-yard Cougar Point Golf Club.

Tusculum returns to action Feb. 22-23 as the Pioneers play in the Converse Invitational.

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Tusculum/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate
Cougar Point GC
Kiawah Island, S.C.
Dates: 02/06-07/2016
Par 72, 5825 yards

Fin. Team Scores Total Par
1 Armstrong State................ 311 318 629 +53
2 Florida Southern............... 305 327 632 +56
t 3 Lincoln Memorial............... 318 325 643 +67
t 3 West Alabama................... 315 328 643 +67
5 UNC Pembroke................... 324 322 646 +70
6 Wingate........................ 326 323 649 +73
7 Converse....................... 324 328 652 +76
t 8 Carson-Newman.................. 331 324 655 +79
t 8 Pfeiffer....................... 324 331 655 +79
10 Faulkner....................... 324 336 660 +84
11 Newberry....................... 329 338 667 +91
12 Anderson....................... 335 335 670 +94
13 Tusculum....................... 340 338 678 +102
14 Belmont Abbey.................. 332 348 680 +104
15 Lenoir-Rhyne................... 328 353 681 +105
16 Barton......................... 351 350 701 +125

Fin. Player Team Scores Total Par
1 Jessica Smyth........ West Alabama................... 74 78 152 +8
2 Pamela Mosley........ Armstrong State................ 73 80 153 +9
t 3 LeAnn Domitrovits.... Wingate........................ 77 78 155 +11
t 3 Abbey Hartsell....... Lenoir-Rhyne................... 73 82 155 +11
t 5 Kaitlyn Gribbon...... Belmont Abbey.................. 75 81 156 +12

t 5 Nikita Arjun......... Armstrong State................ 78 78 156 +12
t 5 Amanda Floberg....... Pfeiffer....................... 78 78 156 +12
t 5 Sydney Gallant....... Lincoln Memorial............... 77 79 156 +12
t 5 Ashlii Thompson...... UNC Pembroke................... 78 78 156 +12
t 5 Abbey Williams....... Florida Southern............... 76 80 156 +12
t 11 Elizabeth England.... Carson-Newman.................. 80 77 157 +13
t 11 Colleen Panosian..... Florida Southern............... 75 82 157 +13
t 11 Ciara Rattana........ Tusculum....................... 79 78 157 +13
t 11 Hannah Sager......... Faulkner....................... 78 79 157 +13
t 15 Alex Bruce........... Converse....................... 78 80 158 +14
t 15 Ansley Vaughan....... Converse....................... 81 77 158 +14
t 17 Bailey Buie.......... Armstrong State................ 78 81 159 +15
t 17 Madison Wetzel....... Florida Southern............... 81 78 159 +15
t 19 Lise Malherbe........ Lincoln Memorial............... 78 82 160 +16
t 19 Danielle Haizlip..... Pfeiffer....................... 81 79 160 +16
t 19 Linette Holmslykke... West Alabama................... 80 80 160 +16
t 22 Laura Bird........... UNC Pembroke................... 81 80 161 +17
t 22 Cristina Casanella... Wingate........................ 81 80 161 +17
t 24 Taylor Hayes......... Carson-Newman.................. 83 79 162 +18
t 24 Brendie Rockholt..... Armstrong State................ 83 79 162 +18
t 26 Mariam Colon......... Newberry....................... 78 85 163 +19
t 26 Michaela Conway...... Lincoln Memorial............... 82 81 163 +19
t 26 Tiffany Elam......... Anderson....................... 83 80 163 +19
t 29 Sophie Bargeron...... Armstrong State................ 82 82 164 +20
t 29 Reagan Greene........ Lincoln Memorial............... 81 83 164 +20
t 29 Taylor Heinz......... Faulkner....................... 77 87 164 +20
t 29 Meghan Holbrooks..... Pfeiffer....................... 78 86 164 +20
t 29 Riley Lovorn......... Anderson....................... 80 84 164 +20
t 29 Emma Marlatt......... Florida Southern............... 77 87 164 +20
t 29 Shannon McKew........ Florida Southern............... 77 87 164 +20
t 29 Makalyn Poole........ Anderson....................... 81 83 164 +20
t 37 Meridith Hawkins..... Carson-Newman.................. 82 83 165 +21
t 37 Amanda Levy.......... UNC Pembroke................... 82 83 165 +21
t 37 Laura Nunez.......... Wingate........................ 80 85 165 +21
t 37 Savannah Payne....... West Alabama................... 82 83 165 +21
t 41 Megan Dresser........ Converse....................... 83 83 166 +22
t 41 Nabila Inak.......... Newberry....................... 88 78 166 +22
t 41 Hali Lyle............ Faulkner....................... 83 83 166 +22
t 41 Anne Parlmer......... Belmont Abbey.................. 82 84 166 +22
45 Savannah Thompson.... UNC Pembroke................... 86 81 167 +23
t 46 Abigail Evans........ Lincoln Memorial............... 85 83 168 +24
t 46 Calley Lawson........ Tusculum....................... 84 84 168 +24
t 46 Rebecca Mirovich..... UNC Pembroke................... 83 85 168 +24
t 49 Maria Garcia......... Barton......................... 87 82 169 +25
t 49 Chelsea Mansel....... Lenoir-Rhyne................... 78 91 169 +25
t 51 Tyler Dawson......... Converse....................... 82 88 170 +26
t 51 Victoria Hedrick..... Catawba........................ 88 82 170 +26
t 51 Cydney Murrell....... Tusculum....................... 81 89 170 +26
t 54 Jessica Hart......... Carson-Newman.................. 86 85 171 +27
t 54 Madison Moore........ Catawba........................ 88 83 171 +27
t 54 Caitlin Starrs....... Wingate........................ 88 83 171 +27
t 54 Sydney Turner........ Barton......................... 85 86 171 +27
t 58 Ye Eun Jim........... West Alabama................... 79 93 172 +28
t 58 Tori Smith........... West Alabama................... 85 87 172 +28
t 60 Mikaela Hadaway...... Wingate........................ 91 82 173 +29
t 60 Haley Helton......... Belmont Abbey.................. 83 90 173 +29
t 60 Taylor Lance......... Newberry....................... 77 96 173 +29
t 60 Karly Mims........... Newberry....................... 86 87 173 +29
t 64 Kelsey Haun.......... Tusculum....................... 90 85 175 +31
t 64 Allyson Heinz........ Pfeiffer....................... 87 88 175 +31
66 Kelli Pemberton...... Carson-Newman.................. 89 87 176 +32
t 67 Amanda Burton........ Faulkner....................... 86 92 178 +34
t 67 Evelyn Stein......... Lenoir-Rhyne................... 88 90 178 +34
t 69 Tessa Davis.......... Barton......................... 88 91 179 +35
t 69 Braiden Furtick...... Anderson....................... 91 88 179 +35
t 69 Katie Tomassoni...... Tusculum....................... 91 88 179 +35
t 69 Tessa Young.......... Lenoir-Rhyne................... 89 90 179 +35
t 73 Brooke Fuller........ Faulkner....................... 93 87 180 +36
t 73 Blake Hodges......... Anderson....................... 91 89 180 +36
75 Lindsay Butler....... Tusculum....................... 93 88 181 +37
76 Taylor Lambertsen.... Tusculum....................... 86 97 183 +39
77 Ali Lindo............ Catawba........................ 98 86 184 +40
t 78 Sarah King........... Belmont Abbey.................. 92 93 185 +41
t 78 Kelsey Woodall....... Barton......................... 91 94 185 +41
t 80 Annabelle Dallery.... Newberry....................... 99 88 187 +43
t 80 Lauren Larison....... Barton......................... 96 91 187 +43
82 Jamie Treece......... Belmont Abbey.................. 97 97 194 +50
83 Brianna Williams..... Lenoir-Rhyne................... 99 98 197 +53
Cristina del Diego... Pfeiffer....................... - - DNF
Marley Felthousen.... Converse....................... 84 - DNF

Tusculum/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate
Cougar Point GC
Kiawah Island, S.C.
Dates: 02/06-07/2016
Par 72, 5825 yards (17 teams, 85 players)

Armstrong State............... 311 318 629 +53 1st
Pamela Mosley................. 73 80 153 +9 2nd
Nikita Arjun.................. 78 78 156 +12 t- 5th
Bailey Buie................... 78 81 159 +15 t-17th
Brendie Rockholt.............. 83 79 162 +18 t-24th
Sophie Bargeron............... 82 82 164 +20 t-29th

Florida Southern.............. 305 327 632 +56 2nd
Abbey Williams................ 76 80 156 +12 t- 5th
Colleen Panosian.............. 75 82 157 +13 t-11th
Madison Wetzel................ 81 78 159 +15 t-17th
Emma Marlatt.................. 77 87 164 +20 t-29th
Shannon McKew................. 77 87 164 +20 t-29th

Lincoln Memorial.............. 318 324 642 +66 3rd
Sydney Gallant................ 77 79 156 +12 t- 5th
Lise Malherbe................. 78 82 160 +16 t-19th
Michaela Conway............... 82 81 163 +19 t-26th
Reagan Greene................. 81 83 164 +20 t-29th
Abigail Evans................. 85 83 168 +24 t-46th

West Alabama.................. 315 328 643 +67 4th
Jessica Smyth................. 74 78 152 +8 1st
Linette Holmslykke............ 80 80 160 +16 t-19th
Savannah Payne................ 82 83 165 +21 t-37th
Ye Eun Jim.................... 79 93 172 +28 t-58th
Tori Smith.................... 85 87 172 +28 t-58th

UNC Pembroke.................. 324 322 646 +70 5th
Ashlii Thompson............... 78 78 156 +12 t- 5th
Laura Bird.................... 81 80 161 +17 t-22nd
Amanda Levy................... 82 83 165 +21 t-37th
Savannah Thompson............. 86 81 167 +23 45th
Rebecca Mirovich.............. 83 85 168 +24 t-46th

Wingate....................... 326 323 649 +73 6th
LeAnn Domitrovits............. 77 78 155 +11 t- 3rd
Cristina Casanella............ 81 80 161 +17 t-22nd
Laura Nunez................... 80 85 165 +21 t-37th
Caitlin Starrs................ 88 83 171 +27 t-54th
Mikaela Hadaway............... 91 82 173 +29 t-60th

Converse...................... 324 328 652 +76 7th
Alex Bruce.................... 78 80 158 +14 t-15th
Ansley Vaughan................ 81 77 158 +14 t-15th
Megan Dresser................. 83 83 166 +22 t-41st
Tyler Dawson.................. 82 88 170 +26 t-51st
Marley Felthousen............. 84 wd

Carson-Newman................. 331 324 655 +79 t- 8th
Elizabeth England............. 80 77 157 +13 t-11th
Taylor Hayes.................. 83 79 162 +18 t-24th
Meridith Hawkins.............. 82 83 165 +21 t-37th
Jessica Hart.................. 86 85 171 +27 t-54th
Kelli Pemberton............... 89 87 176 +32 66th

Pfeiffer...................... 324 331 655 +79 t- 8th
Amanda Floberg................ 78 78 156 +12 t- 5th
Danielle Haizlip.............. 81 79 160 +16 t-19th
Meghan Holbrooks.............. 78 86 164 +20 t-29th
Allyson Heinz................. 87 88 175 +31 t-64th
Cristina del Diego............ wd wd

Faulkner...................... 324 336 660 +84 10th
Hannah Sager.................. 78 79 157 +13 t-11th
Taylor Heinz.................. 77 87 164 +20 t-29th
Hali Lyle..................... 83 83 166 +22 t-41st
Amanda Burton................. 86 92 178 +34 t-67th
Brooke Fuller................. 93 87 180 +36 t-73rd

Newberry...................... 329 338 667 +91 11th
Mariam Colon.................. 78 85 163 +19 t-26th
Nabila Inak................... 88 78 166 +22 t-41st
Taylor Lance.................. 77 96 173 +29 t-60th
Karly Mims.................... 86 87 173 +29 t-60th
Annabelle Dallery............. 99 88 187 +43 t-80th

Anderson...................... 335 335 670 +94 12th
Tiffany Elam.................. 83 80 163 +19 t-26th
Riley Lovorn.................. 80 84 164 +20 t-29th
Makalyn Poole................. 81 83 164 +20 t-29th
Braiden Furtick............... 91 88 179 +35 t-69th
Blake Hodges.................. 91 89 180 +36 t-73rd

Tusculum...................... 340 338 678 +102 13th
Ciara Rattana................. 79 78 157 +13 t-11th
Calley Lawson................. 84 84 168 +24 t-46th
Cydney Murrell#............... 81 89 170 +26 t-51st
Kelsey Haun#.................. 90 85 175 +31 t-64th
Katie Tomassoni............... 91 88 179 +35 t-69th
Lindsay Butler................ 93 88 181 +37 75th
Taylor Lambertsen............. 86 97 183 +39 76th

Belmont Abbey................. 332 348 680 +104 14th
Kaitlyn Gribbon............... 75 81 156 +12 t- 5th
Anne Parlmer.................. 82 84 166 +22 t-41st
Haley Helton.................. 83 90 173 +29 t-60th
Sarah King.................... 92 93 185 +41 t-78th
Jamie Treece.................. 97 97 194 +50 82nd

Lenoir-Rhyne.................. 328 353 681 +105 15th
Abbey Hartsell................ 73 82 155 +11 t- 3rd
Chelsea Mansel................ 78 91 169 +25 t-49th
Evelyn Stein.................. 88 90 178 +34 t-67th
Tessa Young................... 89 90 179 +35 t-69th
Brianna Williams.............. 99 98 197 +53 83rd

Barton........................ 351 350 701 +125 16th
Maria Garcia.................. 87 82 169 +25 t-49th
Sydney Turner................. 85 86 171 +27 t-54th
Tessa Davis................... 88 91 179 +35 t-69th
Kelsey Woodall................ 91 94 185 +41 t-78th
Lauren Larison................ 96 91 187 +43 t-80th

Catawba....................... dnc dnc
Victoria Hedrick#............. 88 82 170 +26 t-51st
Madison Moore#................ 88 83 171 +27 t-54th
Ali Lindo#.................... 98 86 184 +40 77th

# Indicates individual player