JACKSONVILLE, Ala.-Playing in
her first tournament in nearly 17 months, Angela Drane set a ULM school record
en route to winning the Chris Banister Gamecock Classic on Tuesday with a 1-under-par 215
for the three-round tournament. Drane helped lead the Warhawks to a third-place
finish with a school record 54-hole total of 911. The tournament also marked the debut of new ULM head coach Ashley Tonore.
Drane, who redshirted last
season to complete necessary course work for graduation, fired an even-par 72
in Tuesday's final round at the 5,943-yard
Silver Lakes on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. She entered the day tied
with Lamar's Linda Persson for the lead, but Persson faded shooting an 84 in
the final round. Drane, who broke her own school record of 218 for 54 holes,
finished two shots ahead of Jacksonville State's Lucia Fernandez.
Two Warhawks topped the birdies chart as Drane led the way with 11 over
the three rounds and Lina Billing was close behind in a tie for second with
nine. Taynee Pearson finished in a tie for 14th place for the
Warhawks after ranking fifth on the birdies list with seven.
Lamar held on to its second round lead despite shooting a 308 on Tuesday- its highest round of the tournament - to win the event with a three-round
score of 904. Jacksonville State shot a 303 in the final round to finish
second, while the Warhawks pulled within three shots of the host team carding a
301 on Tuesday.
Indiana State (918) and Arkansas State (918) finished tied for fourth
followed by Butler (946), Northeastern State (956) and West Georgia (1,005).
Playing in her first collegiate tournament, ULM freshman Lina Lagergren
finished in a tie for 18th after carding a pair of 77s in the final
two rounds. Billing shot her best round of the tournament on Tuesday firing a
final-round 76 to finish in 22nd place, while Victoria Gustafsson
also shot her best round of the season-opening event carding a final-round 76
to finish in 24th position.
The Warhawks return to the links next Monday and Tuesday at the
Worldlink North Texas Fall Classic in Denton, Texas.
Team Standings:
1. Lamar 303-293-308-904, 2. Jacksonville
Sate 299-306-303-908, 3.
ULM 306-304-301-911, T4. Indiana State 305-310-303-918, T4.
Arkansas State 318-305-295-918, 6. Butler 322-310-314-946, 7. Northeastern
State 319-329-308-956, 8. West Georgia 333-345-327-1005
Individual Leaders:
1. Angela Drane (ULM)
74-69-72-215, 2. Lucia Fernandez (Jacksonville State) 73-72-72-217, T3.
Stine Pedersen (Lamar) 74-70-79-223, T3. Breanne Smith (Indiana State) 73-77-73-223,
T3. Jennifer Welch (Arkansas State) 76-76-71-223
ULM Individuals:
1. Angela Drane 74-69-72-215, T14. Taynee
Pearson 75-77-80-232, T18. Lina Lagergren 80-77-77-234, 22. Lina Billing 79-81-76-236,
24. Victoria Gustafsson 78-85-76-239
