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The Lindsey Wilson College women's golf team earned the program's sixth straight trip to the national championships.
The Lindsey Wilson College women's golf team earned the program's sixth straight trip to the national championships.
Posted by Chris Wells - Tue, Apr 27, 2010 - [ Women's Golf ] - Viewed 873 times

GEORGETOWN, Ky.-- Lindsey Wilson College shot a final round 314 today to win the 2010 Mid-South Conference Women's Golf Championships at Cherry Blossom Golf Club.

The Blue Raiders won by 19 strokes after concluding the two-day tournament with a team-total of 632 (318-314). University of the Cumberlands finished second with a 651 (325-326).

Campbellsville University finished third with a 675 (344-331), while host Georgetown College finished fourth with a score of 742 (363-379). St. Catharine College grabbed fifth place by carding an 866 (427-439). Pikeville College did not finish after two of its student-athletes withdrew from the tournament.

Lindsey Wilson earns the conference's automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship on May 25-28 at the Meadowbrook Municipal Golf Club in Rapid City, S.D.

Lindsey Wilson's Jessica Smith is the tournament's medalist with a two-day total of 151 (76-75). She finished two shots clear of teammate Krista Burton, who finished with a 153 (78-75).

Cumberlands' McKinzie Price ended in third with a 158 (76-82) while Cumberlands' Emma Cutmore (81-79) and Lindsey Wilson's Cheslee Stone (78-82) tied for fourth with 160s.

Following the round, the conference handed out its year-end awards.

Smith earned MSC Player of the Year honors after finishing the season-long competition with the lowest stroke total. All-conference honors were based on the best four scores throughout the six conference rounds played during the season.

Burton, Price, Cutmore, Stone, Lindsey Wilson's Chelsey Key and Campbellsville's Katie White joined Smith on the all-conference team.

Campbellsville's Lauren Gooden, Kaela Smith and Shelly Minix, Cumberlands' Laura Beth Harris and Lindsey Wilson's Paola Gonzales earned honorable mention all-conference.

Price earned MSC Freshman of the Year honors and Campbellsville's Lindsay Hines and Lindsey Wilson's Chris Wells were named MSC Co-Coach of the Year, as voted on by their peers.

Cumberlands' Kelli Garvin is the MSC Women's Golf Champions of Character recipient. Garvin earned the award -- as voted on by the conference athletics director -- for her civic and servant leadership within the campus and community.

Eleven student-athletes were honored following the events for their work in the classroom. Academic all-conference honors are reserved for sophomore or above standing and maintaining at least a 3.25 GPA.

Members of the academic all-conference team includes: Campbellsville's Lindsay Jones, Jessica Miller and Cheris Young; Cumberlands' Garvin, Whitney Blankenship and Brittany Napier; Georgetown's Emily Drake and Brittany Locklear; and Lindsey Wilson's Burton, Stone and Tracy McClain.

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