St. Thomas Rallies to Edge Carleton at Northfield GC

NORTHFIELD -- The University of St. Thomas, having had its share of second-place finishes, came from one stroke behind on the final day to win the Carleton Invitational by one on Sunday.

It was the first victory of the 2014-15 season for the Tommies, who had three runner-up finishes in a row during one stretch last fall. 

Britt McNett-Emmerich of Wisconsin-Stout was the medalist. The senior from Madison closed with an even-par 72 at Northfield Golf Club, which gave her a tournament-record 36-hole total of 149 and a five-stroke victory.

St. Thomas freshman Megan McCorkle followed first-round 76 with a 78 to claim second place in the individual competition. Carleton sophomore Shannon Holden shot a 2-under 34 on her final nine, and that gave her a 76 on Sunday, which earned her a share of third at 155, along with another St. Thomas golfer, Emily Thul, and Jordy Drenttel of Gustavus Adolphus.

The Tommies put together a 324 on Saturday, but came back with a 319 to finish a 623 and edge the host Knights, who shot 321 for an aggregate of 644. Gustavus was another three back at 647, in third, and Stout finished fourth with a 652. 

St. Thomas will be at Eau Claire for the BluGold Spring Invitational next weekend. So will Carleton, which will use that tournament as a tune-up for the NCAA Division III Championships, May 12-15 at Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. The Knights earned an automatic invitation to the NCAA by winning their first MIAC team championship last October. 
 

Carleton Invitational
Northfield Golf Club
Northfield, Minn.
Dates: Apr 25-26, 2015
Par 72, 5806 yards

Fin.  Top 20 teams                     Scores    Total    Par 
   1  University of St. Thomas.......  324  319    643    +67
   2  Carleton College...............  323  321    644    +68
   3  Gustavus Adolphus College......  329  318    647    +71
   4  UW-Stout.......................  337  315    652    +76
   5  College of St. Benedict........  328  330    658    +82
   6  St. Catherine University.......  324  338    662    +86
   7  UW-Eau Claire..................  330  337    667    +91
   8  Bethel University..............  344  332    676   +100
   9  St. Olaf College...............  346  345    691   +115
      Carleton College "B"...........  390  dnc    390   +102


Fin.  Top 20 Players        Team                              Scores   Total    Par 
   1  Brit McNett-Emmerich. UW-Stout.......................   77   72    149     +5
   2  Morgan McCorkle...... University of St. Thomas.......   76   78    154    +10
t  3  Jordan Drenttel...... Gustavus Adolphus College......   76   79    155    +11
t  3  Shannon Holden....... Carleton College...............   79   76    155    +11
t  3  Emily Thul........... University of St. Thomas.......   79   76    155    +11
   6  Lauren Wise.......... College of St. Benedict........   80   76    156    +12
   7  Grace Gilmore........ Carleton College...............   81   78    159    +15
t  8  Kate Engler.......... UW-Eau Claire..................   81   80    161    +17
t  8  Emily Stone.......... UW-Eau Claire..................   79   82    161    +17
t  8  Grace Todora......... College of St. Benedict........   82   79    161    +17
t 11  Abby Conzemius....... St. Catherine University.......   79   83    162    +18
t 11  Lauren Johnson....... Gustavus Adolphus College......   82   80    162    +18
  13  Jessica Nelson....... Gustavus Adolphus College......   83   80    163    +19
t 14  Christine Piwnica.... Bethel University..............   86   78    164    +20
t 14  McKenzie Swenson..... Gustavus Adolphus College......   86   78    164    +20
t 16  GeraldineTellbuscher. Carleton College...............   82   83    165    +21
t 16  Rachel Hernandez..... UW-Stout.......................   84   81    165    +21
t 16  Megan Ramp........... UW-Stout.......................   83   82    165    +21
t 16  Madi Roe............. St. Catherine University.......   83   82    165    +21
t 20  Meaghan Carney....... St. Olaf College...............   82   84    166    +22
t 20  Mae Meierhenry....... Gustavus Adolphus College......   85   81    166    +22