SUWANEE, Ga. - DePauw University shot a
final round 319 and finished the 2007 NCAA Division III Women's
Golf Championships at Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in
Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., in second place with a 1303 - the
best finish in school history.
That second place finish is being recognized as the Top Moment
in the history of SCAC women's golf. Top 20
Moments homepage
The Tigers had finished in the top four each of the last five years
including third-place finishes each of the last four years prior to
the 2007 runner-up showing.
Sarah Gates, who finished her career as a four-time all-American,
finished seventh with a 315 after shooting a 77 in the final round.
Kristen Kreigshauser tied for 10th with a 321 and Ali Murtaugh was
tied for 23rd with a 330.
Nikki Garza shot a 337 and tied for 38th, while Erin Kielty tied
for 64th with a 354. Katie Dick of Methodist was the medalist with
a 296.
Methodist University won the team title with a 1215.
Three members of that 2007 second-place squad were selected as
National Golf Coaches Association Division III All-Americans. Gates
earned a spot on the first team for the fourth straight year, while
junior Ali Murtaugh was a second team selection and classmate
Kristen Kriegshauser earned honorable mention.
DePauw head coach Vince Lazar was named the 2007 Great Lake Region
Coach of the Year after directing the Tigers to their sixth
straight top-four finish at the national championships.
Russell Kramer, the SCAC Director of Communications/New Media,
had a chance to catch up with Lazar as well as former Tiger
all-American Sarah Gates to get their recollections of that 2007
second-place national finish. To listen to the interview with
Vince Lazar, click here. To listen to the interview with Sarah Gates,
click here.
To view the complete list of SCAC Women's Golf Top 20 Moments,
click here.
Throughout the 2010-2011 academic year, the Southern Collegiate
Athletic Conference will celebrate its 20th anniversary. A special
logo commemorating the occasion will be used and the league
office will also be releasing the Top 20
moments for each sport the conference sponsors (excluding men's
and women's lacrosse).