October 26, 2003

GEORGIA SWEEPS LADY PALADIN GOLF TITLES IN RECORD FASHION;
HOST FURMAN FINISHES FIFTH

GREENVILLE, South Carolina -- The seventh ranked Bulldogs of Georgia swept the team and individual titles Sunday at the Lady Paladin Invitational in record style, firing 291-283-292 for a three-day 866 total, 26 strokes better than second-place Tulsa, and 11 better than the previous tournament record of 877, set in 2000 by Auburn. In addition, Natalia Nicholls fired a final round 70 to move from sixth to first in the individual standings, winning medalist honors with a three-round 215.

In addition to Nicholls¹ first place finish, UGA¹s Whitney Wade placed second at 216, Kelly Froelich was fourth at 219, Allison Martin was sixth at 221, and Lisa Tyler took ninth at 222. TCU¹s Brooke Tull, the defending Lady Paladin Invitational individual champion, placed second with a three round 216, while Tulsa¹s Cas Bridge tied for fourth at 219.

The 16th ranked Lady Paladins had their worst scores of the fall in finishing fifth at 907. Furman fired a 301 in the final round with freshman Jenny Suh securing a sixth place individual showing with a 221 total, while senior Sarah Johnston fired 77-74-76 to place 20th at 227. Junior Tiarna Harman carded a final-round 74 to place 24th, while Connor Atkinson took 38th at 234 and Monique Gesualdi finished 55th at 241.

Sunday¹s win marked the fifth Lady Paladin Title won by the University of Georgia and the first since 1998.