Feb. 24, 2002

Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Kentucky women’s golf team finished ninth out of 15 teams at the Lady Gator Invitational on Sunday, Feb. 24 in Gainesville, Fla. The squad finished only 39 strokes back of the Florida Gators for the three-day tournament and finished up strong on Sunday with a team score of 308.

Junior Kelly Anders finished out the weekend in tenth place with her impressive three-round total of 224. Other UK scores included senior Towa Okiyama with a 230, freshman Stacy Springer with a 245, freshman Lauren George with a 246 and senior Kristen Pepe with a 252.

The Lady Kats will be back in action on Mar. 15-17 when they travel to Columbia, S.C., for the Lady Gamecock Invitational.

Agate:1 Florida 298 302 300 9002 South Carolina 304 308 297 9093 Georgia 298 310 302 9104 Vanderbilt 307 305 308 9205 LSU 298 316 311 9256 Mississippi State 299 308 321 9307 South Florida 299 315 320 9348 Central Florida 308 328 302 9389 Kentucky 305 326 308 93910 North Carolina 307 324 310 94111 Ole Miss 307 321 314 942     Florida State 312 322 308 94213 Alabama 302 338 315 95514 Fla. International 317 324 322 96315 Arkansas 319 324 326 969

UK IndividualsKelly Anders 74+75+75=224Towa Okiyama 75+78+77=230Stacy Springer 81+87+77=245Lauren George 79+86+81=246Kristen Pepe 77+98+77=252