Bulldogs Tie For Eighth At Memphis Invitational
GERMANTOWN, TENN. -- Junior Clare Cornelius posted a “Top
10” individual finish and Butler wound up tied for eighth in
the team competition at the weather-shortened Memphis Women’s
Invitational, which wrapped up on Tuesday (Oct. 26). Illinois
captured championship in the 18-team event held at Ridgeway Country
Club.
Cornelius shot a team-best 75 in the first round of the scheduled
54-hole tournament. She came back with a 78 in the second
round, which concluded on Tuesday after being suspended by
darkness. The third round was eventually cancelled because of
storms in the Memphis area. Her two-round total of 153 left
her one stroke out of fifth place and three strokes behind third
place.
Senior Molly Field finished second for the Bulldogs and tied for
16th overall with rounds of 82 and a team-best 73 (155), while
junior Michele Nash tied for 37th with rounds of 80 and 81
(161). Sophomore Julia Porter finished with a 36-hole total
of 167 (84-83) and tied for 58th, while senior Marcella Moreman
posted a 170 (83-87) and tied for 71st.
Erika Thornton of Mississippi State and Vicky Correa of Southern
Mississippi each shot a two-round total of 147 and the two tied for
first in the tournament.
The tournament in Tennessee was the final event on Butler’s
fall schedule.
Memphis Women’s Invitational
Illinois, 615
Memphis, 621
Missouri State, 621
Mississippi State, 623
Boise State, 625
Southern Mississippi, 630
UAB, 633
Butler, 635
Cincinnati, 635
Arkansas State, 646
Marshall, 649
Samford, 652
UMKC, 655
Austin Peay, 656
Belmont, 666
Evansville, 671
Indiana State, 680
IPFW, 762
