Pioneers finish sixth, Rattana third at Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate

Pioneers finish sixth, Rattana third at Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. --- The Tusculum College women's golf team carded a two-day score of 626 to finish sixth at the Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate. The two-day, 36-hole event was held at the Lion's Paw Golf Links at the Ocean Ridge Plantation.

Junior Ciara Rattana was the top finisher for the Pioneers as she tied for third place with five-over par 148, including Tuesday's final round 75.  She finished three shots off the pace set by tournament medalist Ashlii Thompson of UNC Pembroke who posted a 36-hole tally of 74-71=145 (+1).

West Georgia led wire-to-wire as the Wolves finished with 608, including 309 in the final round. UWG won by six shots over runner-up Lenoir-Rhyne and were seven shots better than third-place Wingate.  UNC Pembroke was fourth with 316, followed by Anderson (623), Tusculum (626), Lincoln Memorial (629), Newberry (636), Coker (641), Mount Olive (659), Emmanuel (659), Belmont Abbey (665), Barton (665), Pfeiffer (704), Virginia-Wise (722) and Sandhills Community College (737).

TC sophomore Katie Tomassoni tied for seventh place with 75-77=152 to record her third straight top-10 finish to open the season.  Sophomore Cydney Murrell tied for 38th with 80-81=161, while sophomores Taylor White (90-79=169) and Kelsey Haun (86-83=169) tied for 59th place to wrap up the Tusculum team scoring.

Two Pioneers played as individual competitors this week.  Senior Taylor Lambertsen was the top individual competitor of the event as she tied for 17th place with 78-77=155.  TC's Blythe Scrivner tied for 79th place with 86-93=179.

Tusculum returns to action next Monday and Tuesday as they travel to Salisbury, North Carolina for the Patsy Rendleman Invitational.

Team Scores

Pl

Team

1st

2nd

TOT

1

West Georgia

299

309

608

2

Lenoir-Rhyne

308

306

614

3

Wingate

312

303

615

4

UNC Pembroke

308

308

616

5

Anderson

312

311

623

6

TUSCULUM

314

312

626

7

Lincoln Memorial

318

311

629

8

Newberry

324

312

636

9

Coker

314

327

641

10

Mt. Olive

330

329

659

 

Emmanuel

331

328

659

12

Belmont Abbey

331

334

665

 

Barton

327

338

665

14

Pfeiffer

352

352

704

15

Virginia-Wise

351

371

722

16

Sandhills

370

367

737

17

Chowan

DNF

DNF

DNF

 

Tusculum Individual Scores

Pl

Player

1st

2nd

TOT

T3

Ciara Rattana

73

75

148

T7

Katie Tomassoni

75

77

152

T17

Taylor Lambertsen*

78

77

155

T38

Cydney Murrell

80

81

161

T59

Taylor White

90

79

169

T59

Kelsey Haun

86

83

169

T79

Blythe Scrivner*

86

93

179

* Individual competitor