Kansas Golf Wraps Up Play at Liz Murphey Collegiate

Team Standings

Individual Standings

March 29, 2009

ATHENS, Ga. – After two consecutive days of cancelled rounds due to inclement weather, Kansas women’s golf was finally able to step onto the UGA Golf Course Sunday to complete the final round of the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. In the first and only round of the rain-shortened event, the Jayhawks shot a 327 to finish in 18th place.

Emily Powers shot a five-over-par 77 to lead the way for the Jayhawks. The junior from Quincy, Ill. tied for 30th place in the individual standings. Rounding out the lineup for KU were sophomores Meghna Bal (83, t79), Grace Thiry (83, t79) and Sydney Wilson (84, t85) and junior Meghan Gockel (84, t85).

Auburn, who is ranked seventh in the golfweek.com collegiate rankings, won the tournament after shooting a 299 on Sunday. Taking the individual honors was Kathleen Ekey of Alabama, who shot a three-under-par 69.

The Jayhawks return to action April 5-6 when they travel to Norman, Okla., to compete in the Maxwell Berning Classic. Check back to kuathletics.com for complete coverage of the team’s spring season.

Final Team Standings
1.Auburn 299
T2. Kent State 302
T2. Alabama 302
T4. North Carolina 304
T4. Ohio State 304
T6. LSU 305
T6. Georgia 305
8. Virginia 306
T9. Kentucky 308
T9. Mississippi 308
T9. Oklahoma State 308
T12. Wake Forest 309
T12. Florida State 309
14. Arkansas 310
T15. Michigan State 318
T15. Coastal Carolina 318
17. Mississippi St. 321
18. Kansas 327

Individual Standings
1 Kathleen Ekey, Alabama 69
2 Kirby Dreher, Kent State 70
T3 Candace Schepperle, Auburn 72
T30 Emily Powers, KU 77
T79 Meghna Bal, KU 83
T79 Grace Thiry, KU 83
T85 Meghan Gockel, KU 84
T85 Sydney Wilson, KU 84