University of Louisville
CARDINAL CUP
Women’s Golf Captures Fourth-Consecutive Cardinal Cup Title
October 20, 2015 | Women's Golf
Lexie Long was the highest finishing individual, tying for third in the tournament.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Behind another solid third-round score for the second-consecutive year, the University of Louisville women's golf team captured the Cardinal Cup team title on Tuesday afternoon at the UofL Golf Club.
The Cardinals posted a 6-over-par 294 on the final day to earn their fourth-consecutive team title, beating four top-50 programs: No. 26 East Carolina, No. 30 Notre Dame, No. 33 Florida State, and No. 41 Illinois. Louisville, which finished at 14-over-par 878 after three rounds, had three of its top scorers place inside the top 10 on the individual leaderboard.
Laura Restrepo fired another quality round, helping Louisville earn its first victory of the season, with an even-par 216. After opening the tournament with a 2-under-par 70, she compiled consecutive rounds of 1-over-par 73.
Lexie Long, who played on the Louisville Red Team that finished sixth and ahead of Notre Dame, East Carolina and Illinois, was in the running to earn her first career victory. After shooting a 2-over-par through the first two rounds, she carded a 1-under-par 71 to finish the tournament at 1-under-par 215 and tied for third in the 81-player field.
The tournament's par leader, Katie Mitchell tied for sixth with a 4-over-par 220. The senior, who earned her second top-10 finish of the season, tapped in for par 43 times. Her teammate, Olivia Cason logged 34 pars and tied for ninth after shooting a 5-over-par 221.
Jacqueline Twitty, Shannon Gramley, and Molly Skapik each recorded top-25 finishes. Twitty's 4-under-par 68 in the second round was tied for the second-best score in the tournament, helping her to a tie for 17th. Gramley was consistent each day, tying for 21st, and Skapik tied for 23rd.
Louisville returns to action this weekend, competing at the Palmetto Intercollegiate from Sunday through Tuesday in Kiawah Island, S.C., at the Turtle Point Golf Club.
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TEAM STANDINGS
1. Louisville Black – 287-297-294; 2. Florida State – 296-289-304; 3. Chattanooga – 303-298-294; 4. Wisconsin – 302-295-299; 5. Virginia Tech – 301-298-298
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
t-3. Lexie Long – 70-74-71; 5. Laura Restrepo – 70-73-73; t-6. Katie Mitchell – 73-73-74; t-9. Olivia Cason – 71-74-76; t-17. Jacqueline Twitty – 79-68-76; t-21. Shannon Gramley – 73-77-75; t-23. Molly Skapik – 76-78-72; t-37. Louise Oxner – 76-75-79; t-57. Ellen Kehoe – 77-82-75; t-74. Meredith Moir – 82-78-85
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