March 19, 2008

ST. GEORGE, Utah - Abbie Lei Archibald shot a career best 76 on Saturday, March 14th as Utah Valley women's golf competed in a two-day dual against Southern Utah.

SUU edged the Wolverines 268-255 as the event used the modified Stableford Scoring System. The teams played at the Bloomington Country Club on Saturday and Coral Canyons Golf Course on Sunday in St. George.

Echo Thatcher finished second overall with 62 points, just one point behind Southern Utah's Mandi Incorvaia.

In stroke play, Thatcher shot a 77 on the opening day and followed that up with a 78 in the final round.

Archibald finished tied for third with SUU's Candra Sumedhatip with 58 points and Ashley MacKay finished fifth with 55 points.

The match, which was held in conjunction with the Utah WinterChamps tournament, allotted six points for an eagle, four points for a birdie, two points for a par and one point for one over par.

The Wolverines led by 15 points after Saturday's total but the T-Birds made up that deficit to win the event. Up next for Utah Valley is the BYU Dixie Classic on April 1-2 in St. George.

FINAL RESULTS
1 Mandi Incorvaia (SUU) 28-35--63
2 Echo Thatcher (UVU) 31-31--62
3 Abbie Archibald (UVU) 34-24--58
3 Candra Sumedhatip (SUU) 27-31--58
5 Ashley MacKay (UVU) 28-27--55
6 Morgan Kerber (SUU) 19-32--51
7 Whitney Walker (SUU) 26-22--48
7 Sara Turner (SUU) 23-25--48
9 Kasey Larson (UVU) 25-19--44
10 Jade Dickson (UVU) 20-16--36
11 Nikki Torgersen (SUU) 18-11--29
12 Sarah Coop (UVU) 12-15--27