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JSU women's golf claims Chris Banister Classic

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Issue date: 3/17/05 Section: Sports
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Jacksonville State placed four players in the Top Eight and finished with a 54-hole total score of 943 to win its second straight tournament title on Tuesday at the Chris Banister Classic at the par-72, 5,989-yard Silver Lakes Golf Course on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.
JSU's Mercedes Huarte recorded a par on the first hole of sudden death to claim medallist honors over Murray State's Nikki Orazine. Both players finished with a tournament total of 231.
The Gamecocks shot a final round score of 306 and finished 12 shots ahead of Murray State as JSU won their second straight Chris Banister Classic.
Murray State finished second with a total of 955, followed by Lamar (967), Tennessee Tech (1021) and Eastern Illinois rounds out the Top 5 with a total of 1023. Arkansas State finished sixth at 1036, followed by Belmont (1039) and Shorter College rounds out the eight-team field with a 1085.
Jacksonville State's Huarte claimed her first title, followed by Louise Fleming's total of 233 to finish third. Marilen Fernandez-Ruiz finished fourth with a 236 and Florencia Moran carded a 243 to tie for eighth place. Shanelle Howell posted a 254 to place 21st for Jax State.
The Gamecocks return to action on March 21-22 at the Samford Bulldog Lady Intercollegiate.

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