Cnops finishes tied for 41st at NCAA East Regional

Fanny Cnops

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – UNCG freshman Fanny Cnops shot her lowest round of the NCAA East Regional on Saturday, moving her up six spots on the leaderboard to finish in a tie for 41st place at Penn State's Blue Course.

The Gent, Belgium, native and SoCon Player of the Year carded a final-round 73, giving her a cumulative score of 224 (75-76-73) for the competition.

Cnops started on the 10th hole Saturday, firing four birdies and two bogeys on the back nine to make the turn at 2-under. She had four bogeys and a birdie on the front nine, however, to finish 1-over for the day.

Cnops was making UNCG's first NCAA regional appearance since Jenny Gleason represented the Spartans in 2003.
 
Texas A&M's Katerina Ruzickova held on to win the individual title, beating Jennifer Kirby of Alabama by two strokes. Ruzickova finished with a final score of 213 (67-73-73). Ruzickova and Kirby (71-74-70=215) were the only two players to finish under par for the tournament.

South Carolina won the team title, notching an overall total of 873 (288-294-291). The Gamecocks, who led the tournament wire-to-wire, beat the runners-up from Texas A&M by five strokes.

The top eight teams (South Carolina, Texas A&M, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Arizona State, Michigan State and Duke) and top two individuals not on those teams (Kelsey Vines of Oklahoma State and Margarita Ramos of Arizona) advanced to the NCAA Championship on May 22-25.

AGATE
UNCG individuals
 T41. Fanny Cnops    75-76-73=224

Top 10 teams
1.  South Carolina   288-294-291=873
T2. Texas A&M    296-296-286=878
T2. Texas    296-300-282=878
T4.  Alabama     292-297-290=879
T4.  Florida     294-297=288=879
T6. Arizona State    303-298-286=887
T6. Michigan State   300-304-283=887
T6.  Duke  302-293-292=887
9.  Arizona     302-296-293=891
10. Campbell    313-290-290=893

Top 10 individuals
1. Katerina Ruzickova, Texas A&M   67-73-73=213
2. Jennifer Kirby, Alabama   71-74-70=215
T3. Katie Burnett, South Carolina   72-71-73=216
T3. Lindy Duncan, Duke   73-72-71=216
T3. Justine Lee, Arizona State    74-73-69=216
T3. Lindsey Solberg, Michigan State   74-75-67=216
T7. Evan Jensen, Florida   72-74-71=217
T7. Katelyn Sepmoree, Texas   74-74-69=217
T7. Kelsey Vines, Oklahoma State    73-75-69=217
T10. Michelle Koh, Campbell    78-69-71=218
T10. Margarita Ramos, Arizona   75-73-70=218

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