Lady Bulldogs Post Program's Best Finish For Rebel Intercollegiate

OXFORD, Miss. - Notching the program's best finish in the Rebel Intercollegiate, the Mississippi State women's golf team turned its second-consecutive Top 10 card with a 902, sixth-place finish. Freshman standout Ally McDonald also carded her second straight Top 10 finish individually.

"I can't say that I'm not disappointed, but overall we still beat teams ranked ahead of us," MSU coach Ginger Brown-Lemm said. "When we were up to fifth-place during the round today, the wheels came off and we made several bogeys in a row. Minnesota had a good round today with a 291 and took our took our fifth-place."

McDonald's 3-over-par 219 garnered a share of sixth-place. She becomes the first Lady Bulldog freshman to post back-to-back Top 10 finishes and first overall since Amanda Mathis accomplished the feat in 2006.

Fellow freshman Elena Warren matched McDonald's final-round 76 while Rica Tse turned in a 77. The freshman trio is currently ranked as the sixth-best freshman class in the nation by GolfStat.com's Freshman Impact Rankings.

Sophomore Mary Langdon Gallagher was 3-over through the first two rounds but struggled during Sunday's final round. She finished with tied with Warren at 14-over, while Perry Katherine Furr notched a 236.

"When your No. 1 player has an off day you know you're in trouble," Brown-Lemm said. "We have a long way to go, but we are lowering our scoring average, setting records for our program and beating better-ranked teams. We are on our way."

The Lady Bulldogs will conclude the 2011-12 season on April 20-22 at the SEC Championship in Fayetteville, Ark. Until then, remember to stay connected to the women's golf program on Facebook at facebook.com/mstateWG and on Twitter @mstateWG.

Rebel Intercollegiate
Final Round - April 8, 2012

TEAM RESULTS
1. Baylor (292+285+294=871, +7); 2. Tulsa (302+289+288=879, +15); 3. Ole Miss (292+289+300=881, +17); 4. Missouri (298+292+306=896, +32); 5. Minnesota (306+302+291=899, +35); 6. Mississippi State (306+289+307=902, +38); 7. Maryland (308+295+304+907, +43); T8. Redlands Community College (307+302+299=908, +44); T8. Kansas State (306+297+305=908, +44); 10. Harvard (304+301+306=911, +47); 11. Memphis (311+304+306=921, +57); 12. Miami (318+310+297=925, +61); 13. Southern Mississippi (303+312+312=927, +63); 14. Murray State (312+312+309=933, +69); 15. Rollins College (317+307+316=940, +76).

MSU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T6.      Ally McDonald                      74+69+76=219, +3
T33.    Rica Tse                                  79+72+77=228, +12
T41.    Mary Langdon Gallagher        74+73+83=230, +14
T41.    Elena Warren                           79+75+76=230, +14
T69.    Perry Katherine Furr              82+76+78=236, +20