Lady Paladins Place Fifth at Bryan National

April 3, 2005

GREENSBORO, North Carolina -

Furman's Lady Paladin golf team finished fifth at the Bryan National Collegiate with a three-round 913, following a final round 311 Sunday at the Bryan Park Champions Course.

Theresa Paik paced the Lady Paladins on Sunday, with a five-over 77, and finished 20^th at 229, but Jenny Suh was Furman's top finisher after a final-round 78 that left her tied for 10^th in the individual standings at 225.  Junior Connor Atkinson and sophomore Monique Gesualdi also carded 78s on Sunday to place 32^nd and 41^st, respectively, in the individual standings.  Freshman Sarah Sturm was the Lady Paladin non-counter with a third-round 85, that placed her 54^th overall at 240.

The Duke Blue Devils won the Bryan National with a three-round 883, while Tennessee took second at 893, Georgia placed third at 903, and Florida placed fourth at 908.  Duke's Brittany Lang won the individual title with an even-par 216.

The Bryan National is Furman's last tournament before hosting the Southern Conference Championship April 22-24, at the Furman University Golf Course.

Furman Results

5^th               Furman University 293-309-311=913

Furman Individuals

T10th          Jenny Suh                        73-74-78=225

T20th          Theresa Paik                    73-79-77=229

T32nd         Connor Atkinson               74-81-78=233

T41st          Monique Gesualdi             83-75-78=236

T54th          Sarah Sturm                     73-82-85=240