Wednesday, April 04, 2012

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. –  The Lipscomb women’s golf team wrapped up the 2012 regular season with a fifth-place finish in the Belmont Invitational that concluded on Tuesday at the Old Hickory Country Club.

The Lady Bison were paced by sophomore Savanna Schubert, who carded a +7, 151 (72-79) to finish in fourth place in the event earning All-Tournament honors.  Freshman Danielle Grace posted a 163 (82, 81) to tie for 20^th.

Fellow rookie Morgan Bucher finished one shot behind Grace with a 164 (82, 82) in a tie for 24^th. That was three shots ahead of freshman Samantha Khan’s 167 (81, 86), who landed in 28^th place.  Sophomore Sabrina Ferreri rounded out the Lady Bison competitors with a 173 (85, 88) in a tie for 35^th.

Belmont took home top honors in the event with a team score of 616 ahead of Evansville, who finished second at 633.  The Lady Bison finished with a 645 in the event.

The Lady Bison head to the “Sunshine State” this weekend for the Atlantic Sun Conference championships hosted by Stetson in Deland, Fla.