April 5, 2005

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Sophomore Kate Stepanek fired a final-round 77 on Tuesday, tying for seventh place individually and leading the University of Maryland to an eighth-place team finish at the UNCW Lady Seahawk Invitational women's golf tournament.

Stepanek finished with a 54-hole total of 229, having opened Monday's first of two rounds with an even-par 72. Sophomore Jessica Reno also earned a top-20 individual finish for the Terrapins, tying for 11th at 233 after taking advantage of a 75 in Monday's second round.

Also for Maryland, Katie Trotter tied for 36th at 239, sophomore Kelly MacWhinnie scored 245 to tie for 52nd place and Kelly Calkin fired a 78 Tuesday to finish at 246, tying for 54th.

As a team, the Terrapins shot 315 on the final day, dropping one place in the team standings after Campbell shot the best team round of Tuesday with a 304.

Georgia State won the team competition with a 914 total on the par-72 layout at River Landing CC. Host UNC Wilmington was second at 921.

Individually, Morgan Olds of Elon closed with a 72 on Tuesday to score a 222 total and win the medalist honors by one shot over Erica Wein of Georgia State.

Maryland next plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships on April 15 through 17 in Charlotte, N.C.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Georgia State 914; 2. UNC Wilmington 921; 3. Elon 924; 4. Coastal Carolina 927; 5. East Tennessee State 933; 6. College of Charleston 935; 7. Campbell 940; 8. MARYLAND 941; 9. Richmond 955; 10. Longwood 964; 11. Methodist College 971; 12. Mercer 986; 13. Old Dominion 1,060.

MARYLAND SCORES
T7. Kate Stepanek 72-80-77--229; T11. Jessica Reno 78-75-80--233; T36. Katie Trotter 76-83-80--239; T52. Kelly MacWhinnie 82-80-83--245; T54. Kelly Calkin 82-86-78--246.