Lewis jumps to second at Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational

Jump to results AUSTIN, Texas – The 24th-ranked University of Arkansas women’s golf team counted a final round 308 finishing fourth overall at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas, Sunday. Arkansas junior Stacy Lewis rebounded with a two-under 70 in the final round finishing second overall to lead the Lady Razorbacks. "Stacy played a great round of golf today," said assistant coach Shauna Estes. "She battled the win and just got better every day." The Woodlands, Texas, native opened with a 76 but shot par (72) on Saturday and finished with a 70 for 218 overall. Lewis started the day sixth but moved up finishing one stroke out of the lead. The tournament was won by Purdue’s Maria Hernandez with a 217 (77-70-70). Sophomore Lucy Nunn had been Arkansas’ front-runner for the opening rounds and she finished tied for eighth overall with a 224 (70-77-77). "Lucy was in a position to win the tournament," said Estes but a couple mistakes late in her round hurt. She had a good tournament and I think learned from her play." Junior Ashley Medders finished tied for 36th overall with a 238 (78-79-81), followed by Kristin Ingram who tied for 56th overall with a 243 (82-81-80). Corinna Rees, playing as an individual, finished tied for 61st with a 245 (89-79-77). Freshman Alex Schulte was unable to play Sunday after spraining her wrist Saturday. Purdue, the top-ranked team in the tournament at number 18, came from behind to win with a final round 292 (307-308-292) with a 907. Number 27 TCU finished second at 918 (306-309-303), followed by No. 39 Baylor with a 921 (317-306-298) and No. 24 Arkansas with 923 (306-309-308). "I’m a little disappointed to finish fourth," said Estes. "It hurt that we were a golfer down but we made a lot of mental mistakes and had some course management issues that we have to correct." Host Texas (303-304-318) and No. 45 SMU (313-308-304) tied for fifth overall with 925. Arkansas returns to action March 23-25, traveling to Athens, Ga., for the Liz Murphey Invitational. For more information about Arkansas golf, log on to LADYBACKS.COM.Betsy Rawls Longhorn InvitationalFinal Round ResultsSunday, March 18, 2007University of Texas Golf CourseAustin, Texas

1 No. 18 Purdue 307-308-292=907
2 No. 27 TCU 306-309-303=918
3 No. 39 Baylor 317-306-298=921
4 No. 24 ARKANSAS 306-309-308=923
T5 No. 45 Southern Methodist 313-308-304=925
T5 Texas 303-304-318=925
7 Oklahoma 316-306-312=934
8 Notre Dame 314-315-308=937
9 Nebraska 315-307-316=938
10 Iowa State 314-304-322=940
11 Kansas 323-309-311=943
12 Texas (B) 323-317-313=953
13 Iowa, U of 314-324-319=957
14 Penn State 316-322-333=971
15 Minnesota 328-326-320 =974