Charleston Southern University Athletics
Fall Invitational @ Braselton, Ga.
Thompson's 70 carries CSU in final round at Fall Invitational
10/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
BRASELTON, Ga. – Junior Shelby Thompson pieced together CSU's lowest round of the year to lift the Buccaneers to a tie for 10th at the Fall Invitational, which wrapped up Tuesday afternoon at Chateau Elan Resort near Atlanta. Thompson's 2-under 70 was among the low rounds of the day and helped CSU finish knotted with Bethune-Cookman in the 13-team.
Thompson had three birdies in her round and was CSU's top finisher in a tie for 22nd.
Sophomore Hayley McNeill and junior Bella Johnson both added solid rounds on Tuesday to finish strong. McNeill had three birdies in her round of 73 (+1) to finish 29th, while Johnson posted a 74 (+2) and finished 33rd. She also had three birdies, but made a double-bogey on the par-3 fourteenth.
Chattanooga held off Ole Miss to take the team title by one at 12-under. Middle Tennessee State was third at 8-under, followed by Memphis (+6), and East Tennessee State (+7) top round out the top five. Big South foe Gardner-Webb was ninth, finishing nine shots ahead of the Bucs.
Chattanooga's Emily McLennan (-11) held off Ole Miss' Abby Newton by one stroke to claim medalist honors. The Rebels' Madisen Bentley (-5) finished third.
Junior Hannah Barger tied for 63nd as an individual and fired a 79 (+7) on Tuesday. Milleina Ohara added an 83 (+11) for CSU.
CSU returns to action at the Pinehurst Challenge on Monday in Pinehurst, N.C.
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