Murray State University Athletics
Racers Carry Lead Into Final Round At Drake Creek Invitational
9/14/2009 11:30:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Racers fired rounds of 295-303=598 to earn a six-stroke lead over second place Eastern Kentucky at 604.
"I was very pleased with the way our team battled on a long hot day here at Drake Creek," MSU Head Coach Velvet Milkman said. "The course was tougher in the afternoon and we stayed focused and grinded out a good day."
Andrea Downer led MSU with a two-under 70 in the morning to go along with a 77 in the afternoon and stood in second place in the field of 58 competitors with a 147. Alex Hinteregger and Megan McKinney shared a spot in fifth place. Hinteregger had rounds of 76-74=150, while McKinney had scores of 77-73=150. Joyce Trus was in 10th position after scores of 72-79=151, while Caroline Lagerborg was in 38th place with rounds of 79-83=162.
MSU has four individuals in the field.
Morgan Cross fired scores of 77-75=152 and had a spot in 12th place, while Claudia Schwan was in 21st place after scores of 77-79=156. Jilian Brake had scores of 90-84=174 and had a spot in 54th place.
Austin Peay was in third place in the field of nine teams with a 611. Belmont (617), Western Kentucky (620), and Tennessee Tech (627) made up the top six. Evansville (628) was in seventh place, while APSU Red (632) was in eighth place and Lipscomb (657) was in ninth.
This isn't the first time the Racers have played at Drake Creek.
Megan McKinney and Andrea Downer were freshman when the Ohio Valley Conference championship was held at Drake Creek in 2006 and they competed as sophomores in 2007.
The final round of the event is Tuesday and begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
Drake Creek is playing to a par of 72 for the tournament and a length of 6,178 yards.
