Courtesy: Cathy Kushner/JMU Athletics Communications
Madison struggled in its final round and posted a 19-over 307 to finish at 56-over 920 in a tie with Florida Gulf Coast. Chattanooga led wire-to-wire in putting forth a tournament record 5-under 859, including another tournament record in the final round with a 10-under 278, to win by 33 shots over runner-up East Carolina at 28-over 892. Campbell was third at 30-over 894, with South Florida and Miami tying for fourth at 39-over 903.
The Dukes were led by freshman Ginger Mak (North Point, Hong Kong/The International School of Macao), who posted her second top-20 finish of the season with a tie for 17th at 8-over 224, including a team-best 2-over 74 in the final round. Redshirt senior Mary Chamberlain (Dennis, Mass./Suffield Academy) was next in a tie for 37th at 13-over 229, while junior Nicole Sakamoto (Honolulu, Hawaii/Kalani) finished in a tie for 46th at 15-over 231. A pair of JMU individuals were next as junior Valentina Sanmiguel (Bogota, Colombia/Gimasio La Montana) tied for 62nd at 20-over 236 and senior Catrin Gunnarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden/Sanda Gymnasiet) tied for 73rd at 22-over 238. Senior Laura Mesa (Manizales, Colombia/Colegio Granadino) tied for 77th at 24-over 240, with freshman Sara Stanley (Chantilly, Va./Westfield) wrapping up the Dukes' efforts in a tie for 90th at 29-over 245.
Chattanooga had a 1-2 finish individually with Christine Wolf setting her second tournament record with a 54-hole score of 7-under 209, four shots better than teammate Emma de Groot.
Madison returns to the course Mon.-Tue., March 21-22 at the John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate. Hosted by Georgia State, the tournament will be played at Eagles Landing Golf Club in Stockbridge, Ga.
Team Results (Golfstat Ranking) Scores
1. Chattanooga 296-285-278=859 (-5)
2. East Carolina 304-290-298=892 (+28)
3. Campbell 311-292-291=894 (+30)
4. South Florida 308-296-299=903 (+39)
Miami 306-298-299=903 (+39)
6. Stetson 303-305-298=906 (+42)
7. Illinois 309-295-304=908 (+44)
8. Maryland 305-301-306=912 (+48)
9. Longwood 316-298-302=916 (+52)
10. UNC Greensboro 306-305-308=919 (+55)
11. Florida Gulf Coast 305-317-298=920 (+56)
James Madison 309-304-307=920 (+56)
13. Kennesaw State 312-303-307=922 (+58)
Illinois State 312-310-300=922 (+58)
15. Georgetown 317-307-302=926 (+62)
16. Central Arkansas 312-308-310=930 (+66)
17. Elon 315-306-315=936 (+72)
18. Jacksonville 321-314-324=959 (+95)
Individual Results (Top 5 Plus JMU)
1. Christine Wolf (Chattanooga) 75-66-68=209 (-7)
2. Emma de Groot (Chattanooga) 76-70-67=213 (-3)
3. Maria Ronderos (Miami) 75-73-67=215 (-1)
4. Briana Carlson (Fla. Gulf Coast) 70-76-71=217 (+1)
5. Amy Otteson (East Carolina) 75-71-72=218 (+2)
t17. Ginger Mak (JMU) 75-75-74=224 (+8)
t37. Mary Chamberlain (JMU) 76-77-76=229 (+13)
t46. Nicole Sakamoto (JMU) 80-73-78=231 (+15)
t62. Valentina SanMiguel * (JMU-Ind.)
81-74-81=236 (+20)
t73. Catrine Gunnarsson * (JMU-Ind.)
85-76-77=238 (+22)
t77. Laura Mesa (JMU) 82-79-79=240 (+24)
t90. Sara Stanley (JMU) 78-87-80=245 (+29)
