Aug. 4, 2011
Vanderbilt’s two teams participating in the 2nd Annual Hooters Women’s Collegiate Team Championship finished in the top 13, with Marina Alex and Lauren Stratton finishing in a tie for second at 11-under par, 277 (73-60-144) and Anna Leigh Keith and Rene Sobolewski ending the three-day event in a tie for 13th place with an even par, 288 (73-71-144).
Alex and Stratton ended the final day’s team stroke play with an even-par 144, which made the duo 11-under par for the tournament, one stroke back of Caroline Powers and Lindsey Solberg of Michigan State, who won the tournament at 12-under par.
The Vanderbilt duo led the tournament for most of the day, but a pair of bogeys on the final hole dropped them to second. Both had a great day Thursday, combining for seven birdies, including a stretch for Alex of three consecutive birdies on 13, 14, and 15. On Wednesday, Stratton and Alex shot a 12-under par, 60, for the tournament’s best round of the day.
Keith and Sobolewski also had a solid tournament, finishing in a tie for 13th after the two combined for an even-par 144 on Thursday. Keith posted a one-over par, 73, while Sobolewski carded a one-under, 71.
Alex, Keith, Sobolewski, Stratton and their teammates arrive back for the fall semester in three weeks, and will play in their first tournament in Charleston, S.C., at the Cougar Classic September 11-13.
