April 19, 2007
SEC Tournament Central Including Live Stats
WEST POINT, Miss. — The seventh-ranked Vanderbilt women’s golf begins competition at the 2007 Southeastern Conference Women’s Golf Championship Friday, April 20, at the Old Waverly Golf Club. The three-day 54-hole event is being hosted by Mississippi State University.
The Commodores will tee off from the first hole at 8:30 a.m. CT. The Old Waverly Course is 6,147 yards, Par 72.
Always considered one of the most challenging women’s golf conferences in the nation the SEC features nine teams ranked in the latest Golfweek and Golfstat computer rankings. Georgia (third), Auburn (fifth) and Florida (10th) join Vanderbilt in the top 10 rankings. Other league squads in the top 30 include: No. 13 Tennessee, No. 24 Arkansas, No. 25 LSU, No. 26 Alabama and No. 28 South Carolina.
Seven players currently listed in the top 25 of the Golfweek rankings will be challenging for medalist honors, including: fourth-ranked Sandra Gal of Florida; seventh-ranked Jacqui Concolino of Vanderbilt and 13th-ranked Taylor Leon of Georgia.
“We’re in a good place entering this tournament,” Vanderbilt head coach Martha Richards said. “Everyone has prepared well for what should be a very competitive event.”
Concolino has posted seven top-10 finishes in 12 events this season for Vanderbilt and enters the weekend with a 72.56 stroke average.
Other Commodores competing at the event include: seniors Kristen Svicarovich and Chris Brady, junior Liebelei Lawrence and freshman Brooke Goodwin.
Vanderbilt played host to the SEC Championship last season at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn. The Commodores finished fourth in the team standings. Concolino shot a 2-over par 216 to take fourth place individually.
The Commodores will be in search of their second SEC Championship. Vanderbilt won the event in 2004.
