Showing posts with label Samford Women's Golf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Samford Women's Golf. Show all posts

Monday, December 11, 2006

Samford Women’s Golf Ends Fall Play On A Good Note

--- Bulldogs improve one spot to ninth place in the Troy Intercollegiate ---

Oct. 31, 2006

TROY, Ala. ---- The Samford women’s golf team jumped up one spot from Monday to ninth in the final day of the Troy Women’s Intercollegiate. The Bulldogs improved seven strokes in the second round, bring their total score to 318-311 = 616.

Katelyn Stanier was the top player for the Bulldogs again in this tournament. Stanier finished at 32nd place, shooting 76-80 = 156. Heather Arnold improved to 37th place from her first round spot at 46th by shooting 77 in the second round, bring her total to 157. Courtney Warr (83-76 = 159) jumped 13 places to 48th place, improving seven strokes from Monday.

Rounding out the Samford team were Maria Troche (84-78 = 162) at 55th place, and Kellie O’Connell (79-84 = 163) at 61st place. Playing as an individual was Stephanie Larson who finished 66th, shooting 80-86 = 166.

“I challenged the team last night to go out and perform better today and that’s what they did,” Samford head coach Ian Thompson said. “We ended the semester on a decent note. Our stroke average is already 10 strokes better than last year, and both freshmen have each shot an individual round under par. We are on track to have a good spring campaign.”

Samford take a break until February when they begin to prepare for the spring season.

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Samford Women’s Golf Sits At 10th After One Day Of Play

--- Bulldogs wrapping up fall play at Troy Women’s Intercollegiate ---

Oct. 30, 2006

TROY, Ala. ---- The Samford women’s golf team sits at 10th place out of 15 teams after round one of the second annual Troy University Women’s Intercollegiate Monday. The tournament is being held at the Arrowhead Country Club in Montgomery, Ala.

“It was a great day to play golf,” Samford head coach Ian Thompson said. “It was a beautiful, sunny day in Montgomery.”

Samford shot a combined 310 as a team in the first round of the tournament. South Alabama leads the field followed by Louisiana-Monroe, Austin Peay, Belmont, and Murray State rounding out the top five. Bulldogs golfer Katelyn Stanier is currently in a seven-way tie for 20th place, shooting 76 on the day.

“Katelyn had a good round today,” said Thompson. “She just struggled a little bit at the end. She was one over with three holes left and just lost it on the last hole. She still did well. If everyone had shot 76, we would be in better shape. We should have been in the low 300s. We just didn’t play well. Tomorrow, we need to go out and play better and hopefully we can get up to the top five.”

Also playing for the Bulldogs is Kellie O’Connell, who is in a tie for 39th place after the first day, shooting 79. Heather Arnold shot 80 to put her in a tie with Stephanie Larson, who is playing as an individual for Samford. Courtney Warr shot 83 to put her in a tie for 61st, while Maria Troche shot 84 to place her in a tie for 63rd.

The Bulldog women will resume play Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. This will conclude competition in the Troy Women’s Intercollegiate as well as Samford’s fall campaign.

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Samford Women’s Golf To Compete In Troy Invitational

--- Bulldogs wrap up fall play with Troy Tournament ---

Oct. 29, 2006

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- The Samford women’s golf team with conclude play for the fall campaign Monday and Tuesday as they compete in the second annual Troy Women’s Intercollegiate at Arrowhead Country Club in Montgomery.

A field of 15 teams will hit the par-72, 5,850-yard course Monday morning. New Orleans is the defending team champion, while Shauna McVeigh, now an assistant coach at Troy, won medalist honors at the inaugural event.

Joining Samford and host Troy will be Louisiana-Monroe, South Alabama, Western Kentucky, Austin Peay, Belmont, Centenary, Jackson State, Jacksonville State, Murray State, Nicholls State, Northern Colorado, and Tennessee State.

Tournament play will consist of 18 holes each day, starting at 8 a.m. Results will be available immediately following play at www.troytrojans.com, while recap of the events will be posted at www.samfordsports.com.

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Friday, October 27, 2006

Samford Men's Golf Fourth; Women Sixth In F&M Bank Intercollegiate

--- Bradley Pate sits at first after two rounds ---

Oct. 23, 2006

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. ---- The Samford University men’s and women’s golf completed the first day of competition at the F&M Bank Intercollegiate, hosted by Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay. Despite the cold, windy weather, the men’s team sits in a tie for sixth place with Cincinnati and UT Martin, while the women are in sixth.

After two rounds of play at the par 72 links at the Novadell course, the Samford men shot a combined score of 589, 17 over par, to tie for sixth on the day. The men shot a 290 in the first round, to put them at fourth, but dropped to sixth after shooting 299 in the second round. Troy University and Murray State University currently lead the field shooting 575.

“I saw a lot of promise in the first round today,” said Samford men’s head coach Woodie Eubanks. “This was the best tournament round we’ve played this year so far. We played outstanding considering the cold and windy weather conditions. We just need to whole team to come together tomorrow and play well and want it.”

Individually, the Bulldogs placed two in the top-20, with Bradley Pate sitting at the number one position. Pate shot 66 in the first round to put at the top of the field, and he stayed there after shooting a 71 in the second round. Reed Davis, shooting 144, is currently tied at 16th with Jake Brodhead of Troy, Michael Craft of Murray State, and Matt Gann of Morehead State.

The Samford women shot a combined 335 in the first round of the 36-hole tournament at the par-71 Clarksville Country Club, and are in good position to move up in the rankings, as only five strokes separates Samford from Austin Peay who sit at fourth. Currently, Butler University leads the tournament with a combined score of 322.

“It was a very difficult day to play golf,” said Samford women’s head coach Ian Thompson. “It was very windy and very cold. It was a struggle, but to have played like we did and still be within reasonable distance of the leaders is what we’ve got to take from today.”

For the women, Courtney Warr tied for 15th overall, after shooting 82 on the day. Katelyn Stanier followed right behind tied for 19th, shooting 83, and Maria Troche and Heather Arnold tied at 30th, each shooting 85. Kellie O’Connell shot 87 to put her at 39th place.

“We’ve got something to play for tomorrow and hopefully we will have an opportunity to move up and get near the lead,” said Thompson. “I’ve challenged the team to do that. Today was a tough day, and tomorrow will be tough again, but we’ve been playing well and hopefully we can produce a good number tomorrow.”

The Bulldogs will wrap up competition at the F&M Bank Intercollegiate Tuesday. The women’s team is set to tee off with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m., while the men’s team will tee off in a 9 a.m. shotgun start.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Samford Women’s Golf Finished Sixth In Chris Banister Classic

--- Freshman Katelyn Stanier has incredible third round to finish 11th ---

Oct. 17, 2006

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. ---- The Samford women’s golf team enjoyed much better weather today as they finished out the final round of the Jacksonville State Chris Banister Fall Classic. The Bulldogs finished sixth in the tournament, shooting overall 329-330-310 = 969 on Silver Lakes Golf Course.

After the first two rounds yesterday, Samford sat at sixth place with just about equal scores in each round. However, the Bulldogs showed much improvement in the final round, improving 20 strokes from yesterday’s performance.

“Although we did not move up, shooting 310 and improving that much on this course is remarkable,” Samford head golf coach Ian Thompson said. “That is the best we have ever shot on this course.”

Freshman Katelyn Stanier (80-84-71 = 235) was the standout player today for the Bulldogs, shooting one under par in the third round. This 13-stroke improvement from round two brought Stanier to an 11th place finish today, five places up from her 16th place tie yesterday.

“Katelyn Stanier definitely played rock solid golf today,” said Thompson. “This now has both of our freshmen shooting a round under par and they have only played in three tournaments.”

Sophomore Maria Troche (78-83-77 = 238) dropped one spot, from 12th to 13th place, but improved six strokes from yesterday. Freshman Heather Arnold stayed at 22nd place, shooting 80 in the final round, bring here final scores to 87-80-80 = 247. Sophomore Kellie O’Connell (86-83-82 = 251) dropped two places to 29th place, improving one stroke from round two. Rounding out the Bulldogs was junior Courtney Warr, who tied for 34th place (85-87-86 = 258).

“We take a lot of positives from the final round,” said Thompson. “We beat Tennessee Tech, who typically has a good team, by 45 strokes. We had a lot of fun, despite the weather yesterday, and we take pride in our improvement.”

Next, the Samford women will join the Samford men in the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate in Clarksville, Tenn., next Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 23-24. The women will play at the Clarksville Country Club, a par-71 course, and the men will play on the Links at Novadell, at par-72 course.

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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Samford Women’s Golf Sits At Sixth After First Day Of Chris Banister Classic

--- Bulldogs weather unpleasant conditions to get 36 holes in ---

Oct. 16, 2006

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. ---- The Samford University women’s golf team endured the wind and the rain today, finishing in sixth place after 36 holes in the first day of the Chris Banister Fall Classic. The tournament, hosted by Jacksonville State, is being held at the Silver Lakes Golf Course.

“It was raining most of the day, and windy,” Samford head women’s golf coach Ian Thompson said. “Those were difficult conditions on an already difficult course.”

Due to a possible storm coming through the area tomorrow, the teams decided to play 36 holes today instead of 27 holes as plan. Samford sat at fourth place out of eight teams after the first round of 18, shooting 329. Following the second round, the Bulldogs had dropped to sixth place after shooting 330, 659 overall.

“That score of 329 is close to what I expected,” said Thompson, “especially in the conditions we were playing in on such a hard course.”

Leading the Bulldogs in the first day of the tournament was sophomore Maria Troche, shooting 78-83 = 161, putting her at 12th place overall. Freshmen Katelyn Stanier (80-84 = 16) and Heather Arnold (87-80 = 164) sit in ties after two rounds, Stanier at 12th and Arnold at 22nd. Sophomore Kellie O’Connell is in 27th place, shooting 86-83 = 169, and junior Courtney Warr (85-87 = 172) is in a tie for 31st.

“I thought, anyone shooting 80 was good for us, considering the difficulty of the course,” said Thompson. “Maria Troche had a great first round but had uncharacteristic high numbers in the second round. Kately Stanier had a solid first day, and Heather Arnold showed much improvement in the second round.

“I’d hoped for a little more but considering the conditions, we can’t be disappointed. We are definitely a better team this year, and that shows.”

Playing as individuals for Samford were junior Brooke Barriento (88-84 = 172), sophomore Stephanie Larson (89-87 = 176), sophomore Caroline Herman (94-86 = 180), and senior Ashleigh Hicks (91-92 = 183).

The final round of the 54-hole event will begin with a shot-gun start at 8 a.m.

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Samford Women’s Golf To Play In Chris Banister Classic

--- Bulldogs hope to better previous 10th place performance ---

Oct. 16, 2006

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- The Samford University women’s golf team will tee off today in the Chris Banister Golf Classic hosted by Jacksonville State. The 12th annual tournament, held at Silver Lakes Golf Course, is a tribute to the late Chris Banister, a former Jacksonville State assistant golf coach.

Last year, Samford finished 10th in this tournament (325-334-339 = 998). Host team Jacksonville State is the reigning tournament champion. Jacksonville State has won the last four tournaments including a Spring tournament in 2005. The only other repeat champion is Troy State, who won the title in the first two year of the tournament in 1996 and 1997.

The last time the Bulldogs were in action was Sept. 25-26, at the Fred Marx Invitational, where they finished fourth overall. Freshman Heather Arnold also finished fourth overall.

The Chris Banister Classic was named in honor of former JSU assistant golf coach Chris Banister. The University has also established an endowed scholarship fund to help young golfers in the community achieve the goals they have set for themselves.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Arnold Finishes Fourth In Fred Marx Invitational, Bulldogs Fourth Overall

--- Samford women’s golf looks at a promising year ---

Sept. 26, 2006

MONROE, La. ---- The Samford University women’s golf team saw an impressive performance from freshman Heather Arnold as she finished fourth overall in the Louisiana-Monroe Fred Marx Invitational while helping lead Samford to a fourth overall finish as well.

The Bulldogs shot 317 in the third round of the tournament, bringing their total for the two-day event to 933. Arnold shot 225 overall, with 79 in the third round, only four shots behind the number one golfer of the day.

“Overall, we didn’t do as well today as we did yesterday, but we still had a great tournament,” said Head Coach Ian Thompson. “We had a great second round, and a steady first and third rounds.”

Freshman Bulldog Katelyn Stanier and junior Courtney Warr tied for 18th place with two other participants. Stanier shot 83 in today’s third round (80-75-83=238), and Warr shot 82 (81-75-82=238). Sophomore Kellie O’Connell shot 82 in the first two round and 75 in the third round, bringing her total score to 239 and putting her in a tie for 22nd place. Sophomore Maria Troche tied for 24th place, shooting 81 in round three.

“Our best round came from Kellie O’Connell in the third round, shooting 75, which was the best for us today and great for her since her rounds didn’t count in the first two,” said Thompson.

When the Bulldogs finished their first two rounds yesterday, they sat in third place behind host Louisiana-Monroe and McNeese State. Arnold had a great day, sitting in the top five all day, and finally settling in at second place at the end of the day. After today, the Bulldogs dropped a spot to finish fourth and Arnold fell two spots to finish fourth as well. However, the Samford women were very pleased with their performance.

“I think we have the makings of a great team that will do well this year,” said Thompson. “We are going to keep pushing forward. We have a break for a bit, and then we have three tournaments in three weeks.”

The Samford Lady Linksters will take a few weeks off to rest, but will head back out to the greens on Oct. 16 as they begin competition in the Chris Banister Fall Golf Classic in Glencoe, Ala. Then they will wrap up the fall season with tournaments at Austin Peay and Troy University.

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Women Linksters On Top Of Their Game In First Day Of Fred Marx Invitational

--- Bulldogs sit in a tie for third, Arnold currently at number two ---

Sept. 25, 2006

MONROE, La.
---- It was a great first day at the Fred Marx Invitational for the Samford women’s golf team as they sat at the top of the leaderboard for most of the day. Samford currently sits in a tie with Sam Houston State for third place overall, and freshman Heather Arnold is the number two golfer of the day.

In the first day of the tournament, Samford shot 316 in round one and 300 in round two.

“Three hundred is the best that we’ve ever had since I’ve been here I think,” said Head Coach Ian Thompson. “It’s been a great day for us, and we are pleased to be in the position we are in right now.”

Arnold shot 75-71=146 (-1) to take the number two position on the day. Fellow freshman Bulldog Katelyn Stanier follows behind in a tie at 13, shooting 80-75=155 (+3). Junior Courtney Warr shot 81-75=156 (+3) to put her in a tie for 15th place. Sophomore Maria Troche is currently tied for 20th, shooting 80-79=159, and rounding out the Samford team is Kellie O’Connell shooting 82 in both rounds for a total of 164.

“We started to see the potential in last week’s tri-match,” said Thompson, “and now we are just enjoying the fact that we are in the hunt. Again, I’m pleased that we are in the position that we are in, and we’ll just give it everything we’ve got tomorrow.”

Samford will finish out the tournament tomorrow playing 18 holes with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.

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Monday, September 25, 2006

Women’s Golf Heads To Monroe To Compete In The Fred Marx Invitational

--- Bulldogs will try their hand on the links at the Bayou Desiard Country Club ---

Sept. 24, 2006

MONROE, La. ---- The Samford women’s golf team will be in Monroe, La., for the next two days as they take part in the Frex Marx Invitational hosted by the University of Louisiana-Monroe.

This is the second time that the Lady Linksters have taken to the green, but this will be the first tournament of this size for the Samford women this year. Last week, Samford competed in the Birmingham Tri-Match with cross-town rivals UAB and Birmingham-Southern. The ladies placed second in that match.

Samford will be competing with nine other team in the tournament including Centenary College, McNeese State, Texas State, Henderson State, Nicholls State, Troy University, Jackson State, Sam Houston State, and host Louisiana-Monroe.

Competing on the Bulldog team are linksters Maria Troche, Katelyn Stanier, Heather Arnold, Courtney Warr, and Kellie O’Connell.

The Fred Marx Invitational is a 54-hole event that beginning at 9 a.m., on Monday, Sept. 25, and will conclude on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Teams will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 on Tuesday. Both rounds will be shotgun starts.

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Thursday, September 21, 2006

Samford Women’s Golf Places Second At Birmingham Tri-Match


--- Freshmen finish on top for Bulldogs ---

Sept. 18, 2006

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- The Samford University women’s golf team finished second behind Birmingham-Southern today in the BSC-UAB-Samford Tri-Match at Bent Brook Golf Course in McCalla, Ala. The Bulldogs shot 312 in the first round and 308 in the second round for a final total of 620.

Samford finished 10 shots ahead of University of Alabama-Birmingham, who the Bulldogs have had trouble beating in the past.

“I’m very pleased with our scores today,” said Head Coach Ian Thompson. “We weren’t ecstatic with the scores, but we were pleased, and I think that shows that our program is moving in the right direction. Our team knows that they can do better, and it’s something to work toward.”

Freshmen Katelyn Stanier and Heather Arnold finished first and second for the Bulldogs, respectively. Stanier shot 79 in the first round and 74 in the second round to finish on 153. Arnold finished one shot behind her, shooting 155 with 77 in round one and 78 in round two.

The Samford team for this tournament included Stanier and Arnold along with sophomores Maria Troche (76-80-156) and Kellie O’Connell (82-75-157) as well as junior Courtney Warr (80-85-165).

“I was pleased with our two freshman finishing one and two,” said Thompson. “Maria Troche didn't do as well as she normally does, but I was pleased with Kellie O’Connell’s come back in the second round with a 75 after shooting an 82 in the first.”

The other Bulldogs playing individually were sophomore Stephanie Larson (77-87-164), Caroline Herman (78-86-164), Brooke Barriento (85-84-169), and Ashleigh Hicks (87-90-177).

The Samford women’s golf team will be back in action next Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 25-26, as they travel to Monroe, La., to compete in the Fred Marx Invitational.

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Monday, September 11, 2006

Troche Makes First Career Hole-In-One In Qualifying

--- Bulldogs prepare for BSC-UAB-Samford Tri-Match

Sept. 11, 2006

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Sophomore Maria Troche, the OVC’s 2006 Freshman of the Year, made a hole-in-one in qualifying on Saturday afternoon at Bent Brook Golf Course.

Troche made the hole-in-one from 170 yards with a 4-iron at number three on the Graveyard nine. She was playing with fellow teammates Courtney Warr and Heather Arnold. This was Troche’s first career hole-in-one.

Troche is a native of Asuncion, Paraguay, majoring in pre-nursing. She and the Bulldogs are preparing for their first match next Monday, Sept. 18, the BSC-UAB-Samford Tri-Match.

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