Women's golf
Women finish sixth at Lady Tar Heel event
By Valerie MendozaStaff Writer
The USC women's
golf team continued to show improvement with a sixth-place tie shared with
Kentucky at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C., last
weekend.USC was the only West Coast
school in a tournament that featured 16 schools -- five of which ranked in
the top 20.The Women of Troy shot a
309 on the second day of play -- 18 shots behind champion Duke at 291 and
20 shots back of second-round leader Wake Forest at 289. Although USC
improved on the third day with a 298, it wasn't enough to beat Duke, which
posted a score of 884, three strokes better than the Deacons' 887. USC ended the tournament
at 33-over-par.USC freshman Nicole Dalkas
finished tied for ninth at the event, despite shooting a 70 in the final
day of tournament play, and finished with a 2-over-par, 221 -- 10 shots
behind individual champion Jenny Chuasiriporn of Duke.Chuasiriporn, who won her
second consecutive tournament, shot 69-70-72 for a final score of 211 --
eight strokes under par and four strokes better than the Deacons'
Alexandra Armas. USC sophomore Linda Ishii
improved from last week's Dick McGuire Tournament, where she shot a
15-over-par with a 41st-place finish. She improved to 14th place this
weekend -- two shots behind teammate Dalkas.USC's next tournament
begins Oct. 13 at the Edean Ihanfeldt Invitational, hosted by Washington at
Sahalee Country Club in Seattle, Wash.