2006 SCAC Women's Golf Championships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 28, 2006
Contact: Dwayne Hanberry, SCAC Associate Commissioner

Second-ranked DePauw wins fifth straight SCAC title; Gates is medalist for record third straight year

WINCHESTER, Tenn. - The second-ranked DePauw University Tigers claimed their fifth straight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference title and junior Sarah Gates earned medalist honors for a record third straight year.

The Tigers totaled a 668 and won by 17 strokes over Oglethorpe and 29 over Southwestern.

With their victory, the DePauw women become the first program (men's or women's) in the 44-year history of the CAC/SCAC to win five straight golfing championships.

Final Women's Team Scores
1.	DePauw	339-329--668	6.	Centre	424-386--810
2.	Oglethorpe	343-342--685	7.	Sewanee	427-420--847
3.	Southwestern	352-345--697	8.	Rose-Hulman	530-521--1051
4.	Trinity	352-358--710	DNS	Hendrix
5.	Rhodes	360-363--723	DNS	Millsaps

Gates, teammate Ali Murtaugh and Oglethorpe's Carrie Shirah each shot a 164 and entered a playoff to determine the medalist. Murtaugh was elminated after the first playoff hole and Gates claimed the honors on the third hole.

Women's All-SCAC Golf Team
*First Team*
*Sarah Gates, DePauw	82-82--164 (+22)
Carrie Shirah, Oglethorpe	85-79--164 (+22)
Ali Murtaugh, DePauw	80-84--164 (+22)
Lisa Chambers, DePauw	88-80--168 (+26)
Leslie Spear, Southwestern	84-84--168 (+26)
*Medalist/2006 SCAC Women's Golfer of the Year
*Second Team*
Paige Cohick, Trinity	86-83--169 (+27)
Julia Gates, Oglethorpe	81-89--170 (+28)
Marisa Mauldin, Southwestern	86-85--171 (+29)
Mallory Pusch, Oglethorpe	86-86--172 (+30)
Kristen Kriegshauser, DePauw	89-83--172 (+30)
*Honorable Mention*
Jen Hudson, Rhodes	89-86--175 (+33)
Lauren Brummett, DePauw	89-94--183 (+41)

Fin. Player                Team                              Scores   Total    Par
1. *Sarah Gates.......... DePauw University..............   82   82    164    +22
2. Ali Murtaugh......... DePauw University..............   80   84    164    +22
      Carrie Shirah........ Oglethorpe University..........   85   79    164    +22
4. Lisa Chambers........ DePauw University..............   88   80    168    +26
      Leslie Spear......... Southwestern University........   84   84    168    +26
6. Paige Cohick......... Trinity University.............   86   83    169    +27
7. Julia Gates.......... Oglethorpe University..........   81   89    170    +28
8. Marisa Mauldin....... Southwestern University........   86   85    171    +29
9. Kristen Kriegshauser. DePauw University..............   89   83    172    +30
      Mallory Pusch........ Oglethorpe University..........   86   86    172    +30
11. Monica Mercado....... Trinity University.............   83   91    174    +32
12. Jen Hudson........... Rhodes College.................   89   86    175    +33
13. Delilah Dominguez.... Southwestern University........   89   87    176    +34
14. Brittany Austin...... Rhodes College.................   87   90    177    +35
15. Paige McCollum....... Oglethorpe University..........   91   88    179    +37
      Michelle McCullough.. Trinity University.............   87   92    179    +37
17. M. Galligan-Oltmann.. Rhodes College.................   90   90    180    +38
18. Jenny Howell......... Southwestern University........   93   89    182    +40
19. Lauren Brummett...... DePauw University..............   89   94    183    +41
20. Amanda Carpenter..... Oglethorpe University..........   96   91    187    +45
21. Molly Powers......... Rhodes College.................   94   97    191    +49
22. Teresa Muth.......... Trinity University.............   96   96    192    +50
      Elizabeth Powell..... Millsaps College............... 102   90    192    +50
24. Amelia Dasovich...... Rose-Hulman Institute Tech.....   98   95    193    +51
25. Bethany Davis........ Univ. of the South-Sewanee.....   95 101    196    +54
      Whitney Irwin........ Trinity University............. 104   92    196    +54
      Lindsay Maurer....... Centre College................. 101   95    196    +54
28. Rachel Stuart........ Rhodes College................. 100   97    197    +55
29. Jennifer Jackson..... Centre College................. 106   94    200    +58
30. Kate Smiley.......... Centre College................. 104 100    204    +62
31. Kristina Simonton.... Univ. of the South-Sewanee..... 100 106    206    +64
32. Andrea Bishop........ Centre College................. 115   97    212    +70
33. Erin Ladd............ Univ. of the South-Sewanee..... 116 104    220    +78
34. Annie Soutter........ Univ. of the South-Sewanee..... 116 109    225    +83
35. Kim Tuthill.......... Univ. of the South-Sewanee..... 117 109    226    +84
36. Erin Powers.......... Centre College................. 113 125    238    +96
37. B. Brown-Clerk....... Rose-Hulman Institute Tech..... 122 138    260   +118
38. Becca Mayeux......... Hendrix College................ 140 128    268   +126
39. Lauren Lightfoot..... Millsaps College............... 129 142    271   +129
40. Sarah Rosbottom...... Rose-Hulman Institute Tech..... 146 126    272   +130
41. Eisha Gregory........ Rose-Hulman Institute Tech..... 164 162    326   +184

* Sarah Gates won on the 3rd playoff hole.

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