University of Albany's McPhee and Kissane Propel Women's Golf to Second-Place Finish at Fairfield Invitational - UAlbany Sports 2009

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Myrtle Beach, S.C. - Junior Amanda McPhee finished fourth individually to lead the UAlbany women’s golf team to a second-place finish among five teams at the Fairfield Invitational, held at the Crown Park Golf Course. The Great Danes, which had all five of their golfers improve their scores in the final round, posted a two-day team score of 679 over the par-72, 4,473-yard course.

McPhee shot team-low scores on each day of the tournament to pace the Great Danes. She shot an 83 on the first day, and carded an 80 during the tournament’s final round to finish with a two-day score o 163.

UAlbany’s Annemarie Kissane and Corrin Conroy placed sixth and seventh, respectively, in the field of 19 golfers. Kissane shot an 89 on the first day and an 81 over the final 18 holes for a two-day total of 170, while Conroy carded a 90 in the first round and an 81 in the second to finish with a 171. Stephanie Klein recorded a two-day total of 175 which was good for 11th overall, while Jessica Signorelli rounded out the UAlbany golfers with a final mark of 181 to place 14th.

South Carolina State’s Honesty Biggers finished first overall with a two-round score of 152. Fairfield, the host school, took home the team title for posting a score of 659.

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Team Scoring: 1. Fairfield 333-326—659, 2. UAlbany 354-325—679, 3. South Carolina State 358-349—707, 4. Holy Cross 353-374—727, 5. Toronto 351 (DQ).

UAlbany Scoring: 4. Amanda McPhee 83-80—163, 6. Annemarie Kissane 89-81—170, 7. Corrin Conroy 90-81—171, 11. Stephanie Klein 92-83—175, 14. Jessica Signorelli 92-89—181.