Penn State Women's Golf Finishes Cougar Classic Tied for 17thPenn State Women's Golf Finishes Cougar Classic Tied for 17th

Penn State Women's Golf Finishes Cougar Classic Tied for 17th

Sept. 13, 2011

Final Stats

CHARLESTON, S.C. -

Cougar Classic Final Results

The Penn State women's golf team finished the Cougar Classic, hosted by the College of Charleston, with its best score in the tournament, ending in a tie for 17th place out of 22 teams. Head coach Denise St. Pierre's squad improved five strokes on the final day carding an 11-over-par 299. The Nittany Lions totaled a three-round score of 911 (308-304-299) for a 47-over-par at the 6,205-yard, par-72 Yeaman's Hall Golf Club.

Tied for the 12th-best three-round total in school history, the score of 911 helped Penn State catch Minnesota on the final day, as the Gophers fell one spot to a tie for 17th place. The Nittany Lions also stayed ahead of the 20th-place Wisconsin Badgers, the only other Big Ten team in the tournament.

Junior Emily Ransone (Hilliard, Ohio) finished as the top Nittany Lion in the field with a tie for 58th place and a score of 225 (77-73-75). Sophomores Ellen Ceresko (Jefferson Township, Pa.) Christina Vosters (Bethany Beach, Del.) each carded a 2-over-par on the day. Ceresko finished the tournament two strokes ahead of Vosters with a total of 226 and a tie for 63rd place, while Vosters finished in a tie for 72nd.

Freshman Katlyn Elliott (Peterborough,Ont.) finished in a tie for 92nd place with a total of 235 (77-77-79), while classmate Elyse Archambault (St-Jean-sur-Rich, Que.) finished one stroke behind in a tie for 98th place. Competing as an individual, junior Jamie Lavin (Deerfield, Ill.) carded a three-round score of 248.

The LSU Tigers carded a tournament-best score of 277 on the final day and regained the lead to win the team championship with a combined score of 848. The Tigers also provided the individual winner, as Austin Ernst carded a score of 13-under-par 203 (67-69-67).

The Nittany Lions will be back in action again at the Cardinal Cup, hosted by Louisville, on Monday (Sept. 19). The tournament will take place in Louisville, Ky.