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Morrison Advances to NCAA National Finals with Second Place Finish at East Super Regional

Morrison Advances to NCAA National Finals with Second Place Finish at East Super Regional

CANTON, Ohio. (May 10, 2017) Franklin Pierce University junior golfer Camden Morrison (Millis, Mass.) finished second out of 66 golfers at the 2017 NCAA Division II East Super Regional at the Glemoor Country Club in Canton, Ohio.

Morrison, the no. 1 seeded individual golfer and the first ever Raven women to be selected to Regionals, qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championships that will be held on Wednesday, May 17th to Saturday, May 20th at the Findlay Country Club in Findlay, Ohio.

"The course and the overall experience was amazing, said Morrison. The course was in great shape and we had really great scoring conditions all week. I'm looking forward to moving on and excited to get to experience the highest level of competition for Division II women's golf."

The team captain finished the three rounds at 217 (+1) and improved one place in the standings as she remained in third place after the opening two rounds. She bested the second place individual, Alexa Rippy of Trevecca Nazarene University (219, +3) by two strokes and third place finisher Alex Trask of William Jewell College (226, +10) by nine. Rippy and Trask will join Morrison next weekend at the Championships

The junior led all golfers in total birdies (12), ranked second in par-5 scoring (-5), fourth in par-4 scoring (+5) and tied for seventh in total pars (32).

Day One – Monday

Morrison, teed-off at 8:30 a.m. Monday morning on the par 72 6,197 yard course. She wrapped up the first day of competition at 72 (E) as she led all individual golfers and was fourth overall in the field of 66. She trailed the clubhouse leader by only two strokes, and held a one stroke advantage over Trask and a two stroke lead over Destiny Lawson of Ferris State. The team captain leads every golfer in the field in total number of birdies with six.

Day Two – Tuesday

Morrison improved her spot in the standings by one after shooting a 72 (E) for the second consecutive day. Through two rounds, Morrison ranks third overall with a 144 (E) scorecard.

The Ravens team captain led the entire field in birdies (10), ranked second in par five scoring (-4) and third in par four scoring (+3). Morrison also trailed the clubhouse leader, Katharina Keilich of the University of Indianapolis by two strokes while Morrison held a four stroke lead over the second place individual, Rippy and a five stroke lead against third individual, Trask.

Lawson, who was ahead of Morrison yesterday fell out of individual contention after her second round performance.

Day Three – Wednesday

During her final round, Morrison added one stroke to her score at 73 (+1) during the morning tee time. The one stroke addition didn't affect her standing as she improved to second place due to yesterday's clubhouse leader, Keilich accumulation of eight strokes which concluded her final round of 18 at 78 (+6) which dropped her to third behind Morrison.  

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