GADSDEN, Ala. - Two freshman were among three WKU players who finished in the top 30 at the Chris Banister Gamecock Classic to pace the Lady Toppers in their opening tournament of the 2012-2013 season.

With four freshman or sophomores in the lineup, WKU Women's Golf finished in seventh place at their opening tournament of the year. It marked the highest WKU finish in a tournament since March 18-20 at the MSU Ocala Spring Invitational in Ocala, Fla. when the Lady Toppers also finished seventh.

Freshman Michaela Bordeianu finished in a tie for 24th at the event after shooting a final round of 79, her best round of the event. Freshman Ellinor Haag finished in a tie for 27th. The duo make up the first pair of international players in the history of the program.

Sophomore April Butler (Paducah, Ky.) finished 29th after posting a tournament average (81.3) below her 2011-2012 average (81.62). Senior Dawn Wientjes (Metropolis, Ill.) finished 39th after posting her best round of the tournament on Tuesday with a 79. Sophomore Kate Larimore (Greensburg, Ky.) also capped the tournament on a high note with a tournament-best 81.

The team returns to the course on Sept. 17-18 when the team travels to the Great Smokies Intercollegiate in Waynesville, North Carolina. The tournament is hosted by Western Carolina.

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Tournament Team Standings
1 Texas State Univ. 298 292 289 879
2 Middle Tennessee St 299 303 301 903
3 Lamar University 308 306 311 925
4 Murray State Univ. 301 313 318 932
5 Jacksonville St. 313 319 314 946
6 Belmont University 328 319 316 963
7 Western Kentucky U. 321 324 322 967
8 Tennessee Tech U. 334 332 325 991
9 Lipscomb University 338 319 336 993
10 Northern Kentucky U. 339 335 331 1005

WKU Individual Standings
T 24 Michaela Bordeianu 80 83 79 242
T 27 Ellinor Haag 78 78 87 243
29 April Butler 80 81 83 244
T 39 Dawn Wientjes 83 86 79 248
T 42 Kate Larimore 86 82 81 249
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