University of Minnesota Athletics
Puga Leads Gophers to Third Place Finish at Badger Invite
9/29/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
The University of Minnesota women's golf team used a pair of top-20 finishes by two of its sophomores to finish third in the Badger Invitational with a 54-hole total of 908. California won the invitational by carding a 25-over par 889, 13 shots better than runner-up Wisconsin. The College of Charleston and Tulane round out the top-five.
Sophomore Teresa Puga was the top finisher for the Gophers in eighth place with a 5-over par 221 after rounds of 77-70-74. She has finished in the top-10 in two of three tournaments Minnesota has played this season. Mary Narzisi, another sophomore, rebounded from an opening round 82 with rounds of 71 and 75 and finished in a tie for 16th.
Michele Edlin, yet another Gopher sophomore, and Paige Bromen both carded 54-hole totals of 233 and finished in a six-way tie for 26th. Senior Kelli Berns finished in a tie for 38th while Young Na Lee, playing in the Badger Invite as an individual, finished in a tie for 43rd.
Wisconsin's Jessie Gerry took medalist honors as the only golfer to finish under par. Her total of 215 was three shots better than Georgetown's Chelsea Curtis and Maryland's Jessica Hollandsworth.
The Gophers will take some time off before heading to West Lafayette, Ind. to take part in the Purdue Lady Northern Tournament on Oct. 18-19. The tournament can be followed live on golfstat.com.
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