After two rounds of three round Bryan National Collegiate in the books, the tournament co-hosted by Wake Forest University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro was shortened due to rain.
The Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs finished in 16th place with a combined score of 628. MSU fired a 315 in the first round and improved in the second round with a 313. The Lady Linksters finished three strokes behind SEC West rival, Louisiana State.
The Lady Bulldogs were led by freshman Sofie Andersson, who fired a 153 total. Anna Knutsson finished three strokes behind Andersson. Beth Irwin finished with a 159 and tied for 63rd. Sophomore Janet Dyer was one stroke back of Irwin in a tie for 69th and Catalina Olarte finished the tournament in 84th position alone.
Defending tournament and National Champion, Duke took top team honors with a total team score of 580. SEC foes Vanderbilt and Georgia rounded out the top spots.
The tournament medallist was Nuria Clau of Wake Forest. Clau won the tiebreaker over Kristy McPherson of South Carolina and Courtney and May Wood of Vanderbilt.
The Lady Bulldogs will compete in the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic April 4-6 in Baton Rouge.
Team Scores
1 Duke 286 294 580
2 Vanderbilt 298 286 584
3 Georgia 300 296 596
4 Wake Forest 297 300 597
5 Tennessee 298 302 600
6 Auburn 298 303 601
6. S. Carolina 294 307 601
8 Purdue 306 297 603
9 Florida State 304 301 605
10 N. Carolina 303 303 606
11 Tulsa 297 311 608
12 Louisville 307 302 609
13 Furman 313 307 620
13.N.C. State 311 309 620
15 LSU 314 311 625
16 Mississippi St. 315 313 62817 UNCG 329 310 639
18 Memphis 324 326 650
MSU Individual Scores
t36 Sofie Andersson 74-79=153
t52 Anna Knutsson 78-78=156
t63 Beth Irwin 81-78=159
t69 Janet Dyer 82-78=160
84 Catalina Olarte 86-81=167