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Monday, March 11
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Trojans Look to Defend Lady Eagle Invitational Title
3/10/2013 6:33:00 PM | Golf (W)
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – On the heels of a top three finish at the Kiawah Island Classic, the Troy women's golf team will look to defend its team title from 2012 on Monday and Tuesday at the Lady Eagle Invitational.
The Trojans took the top honors last year in Hattiesburg after firing a two round score of 609, nine strokes better than second place and tournament host Southern Miss.
The event will take place at the Hattiesburg Country Club, a par-71, 6,902-yard course and will feature a 36-hole tournament format with 18 holes each on Monday and Tuesday.
All seven of Troy's golfers will compete in the event with Kalyn Hudson and Brooke Spinks competing as individuals. Sofia Bjorkman, Taylor McGraw, Langley Vannoy, Sydney Conrad and Sara Fennvik will compete on the five-member team for the Trojans.
Bjorkman, ranked third in the Sun Belt statistically, finished last year's action tied for fourth after firing a two-round total of 150. The Vanersborg, Sweden, native enters with a 74.12 stroke average and will look to continue her streak of six-straight top-10 finishes.
Vannoy, who finished tied for eighth in Hattiesburg in 2012, enters with a 76.41 stroke average ranked ninth in the Sun Belt. The sophomore began the spring schedule with two top-20 finishes and will look to improve on her top finish of a tie for 10th.
McGraw is coming off a tie for 47th at the Kiawah Island Classic, and looks to improve on her top-20 finish in last year's Lady Eagle Invitational.
Fennvik sits 21st in the Sun Belt with a 77.50 stroke average and is looking to continue her consistent play after finishing the past three events in the top-25 dating back to last fall.
Conrad, who last competed at the USA Invitational, has two top-25 finishes thus far in the season, and will look to improve on a 79.25 stroke average.
Spinks and Hudson will compete as individuals for the Trojans, and enter with stroke averages of 78.25 and 82.33, respectively.
Two of the 15 competing teams enter ranked in GolfStat.com's top-100, including tournament host No. 89 Southern Miss, and No. 10 in Division II, West Florida. Other teams in the tournament include Austin Peay, Belmont, Jackson State, ULM, Marshall, Memphis, New Orleans, South Alabama, Stephen F. Austin, Tennessee Tech, Texas-Pan American, UAB and William Carey.
Spinks will be featured in the first group to tee-off at 8:30 a.m., with Hudson to follow at 8:38. Troy's team of Conrad, McGraw, Fennvik, Vannoy and Bjorkman will all tee-off beginning at 9:18.
Live scoring of the event can be found at www.GolfStat.com.
For more information on Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter at @TroyAthletics, Troy Golf @TroyTrojansGolf, or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TroyAthletics.
The Trojans took the top honors last year in Hattiesburg after firing a two round score of 609, nine strokes better than second place and tournament host Southern Miss.
The event will take place at the Hattiesburg Country Club, a par-71, 6,902-yard course and will feature a 36-hole tournament format with 18 holes each on Monday and Tuesday.
All seven of Troy's golfers will compete in the event with Kalyn Hudson and Brooke Spinks competing as individuals. Sofia Bjorkman, Taylor McGraw, Langley Vannoy, Sydney Conrad and Sara Fennvik will compete on the five-member team for the Trojans.
Bjorkman, ranked third in the Sun Belt statistically, finished last year's action tied for fourth after firing a two-round total of 150. The Vanersborg, Sweden, native enters with a 74.12 stroke average and will look to continue her streak of six-straight top-10 finishes.
Vannoy, who finished tied for eighth in Hattiesburg in 2012, enters with a 76.41 stroke average ranked ninth in the Sun Belt. The sophomore began the spring schedule with two top-20 finishes and will look to improve on her top finish of a tie for 10th.
McGraw is coming off a tie for 47th at the Kiawah Island Classic, and looks to improve on her top-20 finish in last year's Lady Eagle Invitational.
Fennvik sits 21st in the Sun Belt with a 77.50 stroke average and is looking to continue her consistent play after finishing the past three events in the top-25 dating back to last fall.
Conrad, who last competed at the USA Invitational, has two top-25 finishes thus far in the season, and will look to improve on a 79.25 stroke average.
Spinks and Hudson will compete as individuals for the Trojans, and enter with stroke averages of 78.25 and 82.33, respectively.
Two of the 15 competing teams enter ranked in GolfStat.com's top-100, including tournament host No. 89 Southern Miss, and No. 10 in Division II, West Florida. Other teams in the tournament include Austin Peay, Belmont, Jackson State, ULM, Marshall, Memphis, New Orleans, South Alabama, Stephen F. Austin, Tennessee Tech, Texas-Pan American, UAB and William Carey.
Spinks will be featured in the first group to tee-off at 8:30 a.m., with Hudson to follow at 8:38. Troy's team of Conrad, McGraw, Fennvik, Vannoy and Bjorkman will all tee-off beginning at 9:18.
Live scoring of the event can be found at www.GolfStat.com.
For more information on Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter at @TroyAthletics, Troy Golf @TroyTrojansGolf, or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TroyAthletics.
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