Wilson Honored, Bearcats Ninth In C-USA Finale

Wilson Honored, Bearcats Ninth In C-USA Finale

UC closes curtain on C-USA era

Contact: Shawn Sell

4/20/2005

Hillery Wilson was 10th at the Conference USA Tournament.

• Final Results

GERMANTOWN, Tenn.---Hillery Wilson wrapped up her first season of collegiate golf with a bang, earning a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team and a top-10 finish at the 2005 C-USA Tournament, which concluded Wednesday at the Germantown Country Club.

Wilson shot a tournament-best round of 75 in the final round to claim sole possession of 10th place in the final standings with a score of 230. She was also one of five players picked for the all-freshman squad.

In the team standings, the Bearcats finished ninth after shooting a tournament-best 322 on Wednesday. UC finished just eight strokes behind eighth-place UAB with a total of 980. Tulane overcame a nine-stroke deficit heading into the final round to claim its second straight league title.

Final UC Individual Scores
10 Hillery Wilson 76 79 75 230
T 32 Sarah Bires 86 78 82 246
T 38 Allison Couch 85 85 81 251
43 Alysa Few 89 84 84 257
T 44 Allison Mayborg 85 85 88 258

Final Team Scores
1 Tulane University 298 306 294 898 +34
2 TCU 294 301 308 903 +39
3 USF 298 309 302 909 +45
4 East Carolina Univ. 313 311 308 932 +68
5 Louisville, Univ. of 319 308 318 945 +81
6 Southern Mississippi 309 325 321 955 +91
7 Memphis, Univ. of 311 321 329 961 +97
8 UAB 321 331 320 972 +108
9 Cincinnati, U. of 332 326 322 980 +116
10 St. Louis University 358 378 362 1098 +234

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
All-Tournament Team (Top 5 Finishers)
Alison Walshe, Tulane
Stacey Bieber, TCU
Liliana Alvarez, Tulane
Christina Jones, USF
D?Rae Ward, TCU

All-Conference USA First Team
Camille Blackerby, TCU
Brooke Mangan, UAB
Adrienne Millican, East Carolina
Alison Walshe, Tulane
Adrienne White, Louisville

All-Conference USA Second Team
Liliana Alvarez, Tulane
Meghan Little, East Carolina
Catherine Matranga, TCU
Danielle Ronderos, USF
D?Rae Ward, TCU

All-Conference USA Third Team
Janey Deimling, UAB
Heidi Hellieson, East Carolina
Stacey Tate, Memphis
Lindsay Hulwick, Tulane
Mary Ellen Jacobs, Tulane

All-Freshman Team
Jenny Calkins, Louisville
Elisa Gomez, TCU
Christina Jones, USF
Emilie Lind, East Carolina
Hillery Wilson, Cincinnati

Player of the Year
Alison Walshe, Tulane

Freshman of the Year
Christina Jones, USF

Coach of the Year
Sue Bower