Lady Railsplitter Golf Finishes Third At Tusculum Fall Classic
September 28, 2010
GREENEVILLE, TN -- LMU's Brittany McCown finished tied for second and the Lady Railsplitter golf team finished third in the Tusculum Fall Classic. LMU finished with a 610, which was eight strokes behind tournament champion Belmont Abbey and seven behind UNC Pembroke.
McCown's (73-75=148) second place finish is a career-best for the sophomore. Junior Maria Stapleton finished eighth with 77-74=151, while senior Kristen Wolff finished 11th with 76-78=154. Desta Coaker finished tied for 13 with 76-81=157 and Whitney Ball finished tied for 37th with 85-86=171. Two Lady Railsplitters played as individuals: Rhoni Daikoff finished 48th with 96-83=179 and Megan Rutter finished 55th with 94-91=185.
LMU's third place finish was the best amongst the South Atlantic Conference teams in the tournament. Host Tusculum came in fourth with 633. Catawba (645) was fifth and Lenoir-Rhyne (656) finished sixth.
The Lady Railsplitters will next hit the links at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational in Myrtle Beach Oct. 4-5.
# Indicates individual player
9/27-9/28, 2010 -- Tusculum Fall Classic
Link Hills Country Club -- Greeneville, TN
Par 72, 5805 yards -- 12 teams, 64 players
| Lincoln Memorial | 302 | 308 | 610 | +34 | 3rd |
| Brittany McCown | 73 | 75 | 148 | +4 | t-2nd |
| Maria Stapleton | 77 | 74 | 151 | +7 | 8th |
| Kirsten Wolff | 76 | 78 | 154 | +10 | 11th |
| Desta Coaker | 76 | 81 | 157 | +13 | t-13th |
| Whitney Ball | 85 | 86 | 171 | +27 | t-37th |
| Rhoni Daikoff# | 96 | 83 | 179 | +35 | 48th |
| Megan Rutter# | 94 | 91 | 185 | +41 | 55th |
