FINAL RESULTS

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Three Elon women's golfers finished in the top eight individually to help the Phoenix to a second-place tie at the Terrier Intercollegiate on Tuesday.  The Phoenix shot a 295-309--604 in its first event of the season, falling by two strokes to Newberry.

Of the 54 golfers in the field, Elon's Katie Partridge finished in a tie for fifth.  Partridge followed up yesterday's round of 74 with a mark of 75 to finish with a 36-hole mark of 149, four strokes off the individual lead.  Playing in the first collegiate event of her career, Partridge recorded 23 pars.

In a tie for eighth were both Virginia Mayer and Shannon Prunty.  Mayer went 74-77 for her score of 151 while Prunty shot a 73-78 to get to 151.  Mayer had 24 par holes as well as one eagle.  She went three-under on the par five holes.  Prunty notched 23 pars.

Another newcomer to the Elon lineup, Kristi Ingram, placed in a tie for 14th with a score of 153 (74-79). 

Rounding out Elon's five scoring options was Martyna Mierzwa.  Mierzwa carded an 83 on the final day for a two-round mark of 157.  She finished in a tie for 25th.  Mierzwa was tied for second in the field with six birdies over her two rounds.

Three members of the team competed as individuals.  Lauren Lebak shot a 155 (75-80) to place 21st while Diana Davis (78-79--257) tied for 25th and Meghan Green (78-80--158) tied for 29th.

The individual title was shared by Appalachian State's Yue Xu and Wofford's Tarah Taylor who both went 72-73--145.

Newberry posted a final score of 602 (299-303) to best both Elon and Wofford (302-302--604) for the team title.  Gardner-Webb (309-305--614) was fourth while Presbyterian (305-310--615) placed fifth.  The rest of the nine-team field consisted of High Point (306-311--617), Appalachian State (314-305--619), USC Upstate (323-325--648) and The Citadel (330-330--660).

Elon will take a few weeks off before returning to competition at the UNCG Starmount Classic in Greensboro, N.C. on Oct. 2-4.