PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – Strong winds led to inflated scores across the nine-team field Wednesday, Oct. 23 on the final day of the third annual National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Women's Golf Invitational. Campbellsville University shot 326 as a team and finished the tournament in eighth place, led by a Top 10 individual finish by freshman Cassidy Scantland.
Scantland had one of her highest rounds of the fall semester, shooting an 83, but held on to a Top 10 finish in a tie for ninth place with a three-day total of 230. She tied with North Greenville University's Anni Dibert.
Ashley Goodin and Anna-Marie Hyatt each shot 82 Wednesday and finished 32nd and 33rd, respectively with tournament totals of 243 and 244. Olivia Parrott continued to improve from a rough first round, shooting a team-low, 79, for the day. She finished in 43rd place with a three-day score of 248 (91-78-79).
"Today was a pretty good round. We battled tough conditions and after a really rocky start came back and did ok. The conditions were the toughest we faced all semester," said Brent Vernon, CU head coach. "It was a great experience for our team this week."
Lee University, in its first year as a member of the NCCAA, led the final day with a 301, which was good enough to push past Dallas Baptist University for a 13-stroke tournament victory. The Lady Flames were led by tournament low medalist Courtney Shelton and runner-up Bernadette Little. Shelton shot 68-69-74 to finish 5-under par in the three-day event, while Little shot 75-72-71 and was two-over for the tournament.
The NCCAA Invitational concludes Campbellsville's fall tournament schedule, which included a tournament win for the Lady Tigers in September at the Don Bishop Invitational in Campbellsville. CU also set a school record for low round on Day 2 of the NCCAA Invitational, shooting 305.
CU will resume action in March.
Team Scores
Lee 301-295-301 – 897, Dallas Baptist 298-298-314 – 910, Oklahoma Christian 313-302-308 – 923, Point Loma Nazarene 306-312-317 – 935, Shorter 317-303-325 – 945, Bethel (Ind.) 313-315-319 – 947, North Greenville 325-312-315 – 952, Campbellsville 334-305-326 – 965, McMurry 335-314-331 – 980.
