March 11, 2007
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Keyed by tournament runner-up
Catherine Matranga, the TCU women's golf team finished second after Sunday's final round of the SunTrust Lady Gator Invite in Gainesville, Fla.
Matranga carded a 74 Sunday to conclude the tournament with a 5-over-par 215. The senior from Fort Worth was five strokes behind medalist Sandra Gal of Florida.
The 12th-ranked Gators won the team title by 14 strokes over the No. 28 Frogs. TCU finished ahead of No. 9 Tennessee, No. 21 North Carolina, No. 22 Michigan State, No. 25 Kent State and No. 26 Florida State.
TCU's Camille Blackerby and Valentine Derrey both shot final-round 76s to tie for eighth and 11th, respectively. Blackerby concluded play with an 11-over-par 221, while Derrey totaled a 12-over 222.
Frog senior Elin Emanuelsson tied for 40th with Carrie Morris finishing in a deadlock for 50th.
TCU has placed in the top six in seven of its eight tournaments during the 2006-07 campaign.
The Frogs return to action Friday in Austin when they begin play at the Betsy Rawls Invitational.
Team Scores
1. Florida - 293-292-291=876
2. TCU - 297-291-302=890
3. Michigan State - 301-288-303=892
4. Tennessee - 300-298-301=899
5. South Florida - 304-297-300=901
6. Louisville - 300-294-308=902
7. North Carolina - 300-296-307=903
8. Florida State - 305-305-297=907
9. Kent State- 304-307-298=909
10. Central Florida - 309-300-303=912
11. Florida International - 307-311-304=922
12. Michigan - 309-304-325=938
13. Mississippi St. - 308-320-319=947
14. Georgia State - 317-307-325=949
15. Mississippi - 323-302-329=954
16. UNC Greensboro - 320-313-324=957
TCU Scores
2. Catherine Matranga - 70-71-74=215
T8. Camille Blackerby - 71-74-76=221
T11. Valentine Derrey - 76-70-76=222
T40. Elin Emanuelsson - 79-77-76=232
T50. Carrie Morris - 79-77-79=235
