April 8, 2008

Final Results

Miami Lakes, Fla. -- The Furman women's golf team carded rounds of 289 and 292 on Tuesday to finish second at the Canes & Cardinal Classic at the 6,210-yard Don Shula Golf Club in Miami Lakes, Fla.

Furman (303-289-292=884) resumed second round play on Tuesday morning, suspended late Monday by rain and lightning, and posted a one-over-par 289 to climb into the top five. The Paladins, ranked 35th in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, followed with a four-over 292 in the afternoon to finish in a tie with 36th-ranked Georgia State for second place at 20-over-par for the tournament.

No. 27 Louisville (284-297-290=871) captured first place and the Cardinals' Cindy LaCrosse (67-74-71=212) took individual medalist honors at four-under-par.

Furman's Blair Lamb (72-74-71=217) grabbed a share of fifth place with a 54-hole score of one-over-par. Lamb posted a two-over 74 Tuesday morning before shooting a one-under 71 in the afternoon's final round. Paladin freshmen Jaclyn Hilea (79-70-73=222) and Stefanie Kenoyer (74-73-75=222) finished in a tie for 16th at six-over-par. Hilea, a native of Kaneohe, Hawai'i, posted a two-under 70 in round two before finishing the tournament with a final round 73. Corrine Carr (79-72-73=224) played the final two rounds at one-over to take a share of 23rd place.

The Paladins finished ahead of both 25th-ranked Notre Dame and 33rd-ranked Tulsa in the 15-team event.

Furman returns to action April 20-22, at the Southern Conference Championships in Charleston, S.C.

T2 Furman 303 289 292 884

T5 Blair Lamb 72 74 71 217

T16 Jaclyn Hilea 79 70 73 222

T16 Stefanie Kenoyer 74 73 75 222

T23 Corrine Carr 79 72 73 224

T52 Ashley Baker 78 78 76 232