A final round comeback didn't materialize for the Murray State Racers Tuesday at the 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Golf Championship in Dickson, Tenn., at Greystone Golf Club. MSU started the day five shots behind leader Jacksonville State and finished with a team 928 and behind champion JSU who finished 910. Morehead State finished second at 923.
Murray State's Delaney Howson closed by tying the lowest round of the event with a 1-under-par 71 to finish third to earn a spot on the OVC All-Tournament Team. Howson was the Racers' top performer in the 54-hole event with rounds of 78-75-71=224. Alexandra Lennartsson took home fifth place and also a spot on the all-tournament team with scores of 75-73-79=227.
“I'm proud of our team and the way they competed the last three days,” MSU Head Coach Milkman said. “I'm also happy that Delaney and Alexandra played their way onto the all-tournament team.”
The Racers say goodbye to senior Morgan Cross who finished eighth after scores of 75-80-78=233. Cross and the Racers fell short this season, but she leaves with two OVC titles and two appearances in the NCAA Tournament while a Racer. She was also a two-time All-OVC pick and made the All-OVC Tournament Team as a junior last season.
“Morgan has been a big part of our program since she arrived as a freshman,” Milkman said. “She is such a tremendous competitor and always gave her best for Murray State.”
“I've enjoyed my time at Murray State,” Cross said. “It seems like these four years playing golf for the Racers has gone by so fast. I'm happy that I got to play for Coach Milkman and I'll always be a Racer.”
The Racers were looking for their ninth OVC title and their first since winning the last of three straight in 2010. Milkman's coaching peers thought enough of her to honor her with the Bobby Nichols OVC Coach of the Year award. This marks the ninth time she has been named the OVC Coach of the Year.
After the Racers' third place showing, Eastern Kentucky (942), Austin Peay (967), Tennessee Tech (978) and Eastern Illinois (985) rounded out the OVC field,
For the week, the Greystone course played 5,964 yards and to a par of 72.
Morehead State's Marisa Kamelgarn and JSU's Ornella Arrizon shared medalist honors each with a 222 total.
The women's event was just the beginning of collegiate golf this week in middle Tennessee as the OVC Men's Golf Championship moves into Greystone Wednesday as the participating schools have their practice rounds. The first round of the men's event begins Thursday morning and runs through Saturday.
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