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Sports Release                                                                                        October 12, 2006

Lady Splitter Golf Team Finishes 5th at Lindsey Wilson Fall Invitational 

BURKESVILLE, KY – A 5th place finish was in the clubs for the Lincoln Memorial University women’s golf team on Monday and Tuesday when they competed in the Lindsey Wilson Fall Invitational in Burkesville, Kentucky. (Results)

The Lady Railsplitters finished behind host team Lindsey Wilson (1st place – 642), the University of Mobile (2nd place – 643), Trevecca Nazarene University (3rd place – 680) and Georgetown College in 4th place with a 686.  LMU posted a team score 712 on their way to 5th place.

Finishing in 6th behind Lincoln Memorial was Campbellsville University (763); Ohio Dominican University placed 7th (776) and the University of the Cumberlands finished in last place with a team score of 874.

LMU’s Millicent Chaney (Prattville, AL) had the best tournament among the Lady Railsplitters.  Chaney shot rounds of 82 and 79 for a two-day total 161 to finish 17 strokes back in 6th place.

Lady Railsplitter senior Rachel Spurs (Whitby, Ontario, Canada) tied for 18th place with rounds of 87 and 83 for a final 170, while Sarah Oswalt (Bluffton, IN) shot an 88 and a 91 for a total 179 to finish 22nd and Courtney Jeter (Germantown, TN) was 32nd with scores of 98 and 104 for a final 202.

The Lady Railsplitters now prepare to round out their fall season on October 22-24 when they host the LMU Fall Invitational at Woodlake Golf Course in Tazewell, Tennessee

-LMU-

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