Lady Braves Capture Armstrong Pirate Women’s Invitational Title
POOLER, Ga. – Meghan Moore carded a two-round total of 153 to capture her third career tournament title and lead ninth-ranked UNCP to its fifth tournament championship of the season on Tuesday afternoon at the Armstrong Pirate Women's Invitational in Pooler, Ga.
Moore captured the individual title with a second-round 77 to finish with a nine-over-par 153 total, three strokes better than Armstrong's Jenna Birch, who shot a two-over-par 74 for the tournament's best single round to finish with a 156 total. Dana Watkins logged a top-10 finish as well after registering a 158 (77-81) en route to finishing in a tie for third. Kelly Sumner (82-80/162) booked an 11th place finish, while Shauna Walor (83-80/163) and Lizzie Bundy (94-88/182) concluded the tournament tied for 12th and tied for 62nd, respectively.
The Braves shot a second straight round of 318 to finish the tournament with a 636 total, holding off No. 23 Central Oklahoma, who shot the best round of the tournament with a second-day 316 to finish with a 646 total. The host Pirates and Lander tied for third with 653 totals, while No. 19 Flagler rounded out the top five schools with a 655 total.
UNCP will be back in action again this weekend when the Braves head to Southport to take part in the Richmond-hosted Spider Spring Break Invitational at St. James Plantation.
Team Scores
1. No. 9 UNC Pembroke 318-318/636 +60
2. No. 23 Central Oklahoma 330-316/646 +70
T-3. Armstrong Atlantic 327-326/653 +77
T-3. Lander 330-323/653 +77
5. No. 19 Flagler 326-329/655 +79
6. SCAD-Savannah 342-325/667 +91
7. Columbus State 330-339/669 +93
8. Lincoln Memorial 340-335/675 +99
9. Mount Olive 350-338/688 +112
10. Lenoir-Rhyne 350-340/690 +114
11. North Georgia 357-338/695 +119
12. Wittenberg 362-359/721 +145
13. Coker 366-367/733 +157
14. West Georgia 390-353/743 +167
15. Belmont Abbey 370-379/749 +173
16. Urbana 406-409/815 +239
UNCP Scores
1. Meghan Moore 76-77/153 +9
T-3. Dana Watkins 77-81/158 +14
T-11. Kelly Sumner 82-80/162 +18
T-13. Shauna Walor 83-80/163 +19
T-62. Lizzie Bundy 94-88/182 +38
