Nov. 5, 2007
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Vanderbilt women’s golf team posted a win in their second round match, 4-1, over Louisville in the morning session, but lost a tiebreaker, 2-2-1, to New Mexico in the afternoon at the 2007 Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship on the Independence Course at the Ginn Resort. The tiebreaking loss to New Mexico eliminated the Commodores from the tournament.
New Mexico emerged victorious over the Commodores in the afternoon after taking two of the five matches and halving a third. The Lobos won the match because their margin of victory was larger than Vanderbilt’s in their two wins. Jodi Ewart of New Mexico defeated Jacqui Concolino of Vanderbilt, 4 and 3, and the Lobos’ Morgan Grantham took out the Commodores’ Julie Bartholomew, 7 and 6. Vanderbilt won its two matches when Megan Grehan knocked off Giselle Claux, 3 and 1, and Brooke Goodwin beat Mikaela Backstedt, 1 up. Liebelei Lawrence of Vanderbilt and Alexandra Phleps of New Mexico ended their match in a tie.
“It was fun to watch Liebelei and Brooke come back,” said Vanderbilt head coach Greg Allen. “They were all three down, and Brooke came back to win, and Liebelei won her final hole to half the match. Megan had solid second and third rounds of the tournament, and Jacqui ran into a girl who was on fire today. Now, the fall season is over, and we’ve got to work on some things, but I think we’ll be ready to compete in the spring. I expect us to be in the hunt in every tournament this spring.”
In the early match, the Commodores finished off Louisville, 4-1, after the match was postponed on Sunday night because of darkness. Sophomore Brooke Goodwin clinched her match, 6 and 5, over Louisville’s Laura Anderson on Sunday evening. The Commodores’ Jacqui Concolino defeated the Cardinals’ Cindy LaCrosee, 1-up, VU’s Megan Grehan beat Louisville’s Jenny Calkins, 4 and 2, and fellow Commodore Liebelei Lawrence triumphed over U of L’s Sara-Maude Juneau, 2 and 1. Louisville’s Amanda Hendry defeated Vanderbilt’s Julie Bartholomew, 1-up, to claim the Cardinals’ lone point.
The 2007 Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship concludes the Commodores’ fall season.
Match 2:
(7) Vanderbilt University vs. (15) University of Louisville, 4-1-0
Jacqui Concolino, Vandy def. Cindy LaCrosse, Lville., 1-up
Megan Grehan, Vandy def. Jenny Calkins, Lville., 4&2
Liebelei Lawrence, Vandy def. Sara-Maude Juneau, Lville., 2&1
Brooke Goodwin, Vandy def. Laura Anderson, Lville., 6&5
Amanda Henry, Lville. def. Julie Bartholomew, Vandy, 1-up
Match 3:
(11) University of New Mexico def. (7) Vanderbilt University, 2-2-1 (Tiebreak)
Jodi Ewart, UNM def. Jacqui Concolino, Vandy, 4&3
Megan Grehan, Vandy def. Giselle Claux, UNM, 3&1
Liebelei Lawrence, Vandy – Alexandra Phleps, UNM, Match Halved
Brooke Goodwin, Vandy def. Mikaela Backstedt, UNM, 1-up
Morgan Grantham, UNM def. Julie Bartholomew, Vandy, 7&6
