Golf (W)

April 21, 2009

Babos Leads Women's Golf to Third Place Finish at SAC Championships

ETOWAH, NC -- Carson-Newman led wire-to-wire to win the 2009 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Women's Golf Championship, which conluded on Tuesday at the 5,852-yard, par-72 Etowah Valley Country Club.  The Lady Eagles take the title in their first year fielding a team.  Catawba finished third at the Championships and were led by first team All-SAC selection, Kelsey Babos (Uniontown, OH/Lake HS), who was runner-up at the tournament.

Carson-Newman was led by medalist Sarah Jane Sinard, who shot three consecutive rounds of 75 to finish with a 225 total.  The score ties a SAC Tournament record.  Sinard matches the 225 posted by Catawba's Paige Haverty in the 2006 SAC Championship.  Babos finished two shots back and had a tournament low round of 73 in Monday’s second round.

Carson-Newman won the title by 15 shots over runner-up Wingate.  Catawba finished third with 999.  Babos earned all-tournament honors, along with Eileen Purpur (Boone, NC/Watauga HS).  Purpus was seventh, shooting a pair of 80s, to make the second team.

SAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Carson Newman 320-320-328=968
2. Wingate 327-332-324=983
3. Catawba 331-337-331=999
4. Tusculum 336-338-337=1011
5. Newberry 335-342-343=1020
6. Lenoir-Rhyne 340-337-345=1022
7. Lincoln Memorial 334-357-341=1032
8. Mars Hill 362-369-376=1107
9. Brevard 413-398-418=1229

Catawba Scores
2. Kelsey Babos, 77-73-77=227
7. Eileen Purpur, 80-82-80=242
16. Elizabeth Smith, 85-86-82=253
36. Samantha Lackey, 89-96-92=277