The 25th-ranked women’s golf team began its season with a team victory at the University of Cincinnati Women’s Fall Classic last week. Iliska Verwey shot a 70 to cap her tournament, which included a school- and course-record 64. Her 6-under performance, a five-stroke advantage on the field, was good for the third medalist honor of her career. As a result, Verwey earned CAA Women’s Golfer of the Week honors. Cathrine Madsen shot a final-round 76 to go with her 74-71. Madsen’s round gave her a third-place finish of 221 (5-over) for the week. “I’m really excited for the girls,” said head coach Cathy Mant. “They played well, kept it together, and made a lot of good decisions that led to birdies. We posted great scores this week.” The Panthers outdistanced Augusta State by 16 strokes and host Cincinnati by 27 to claim the team crown. The Panthers will hit the course again on Monday in Boulder, Colo., for the Heather Farr/University of Colorado Memorial Tournament. Men’s golf participates in the Hartford Invitational in North Falmouth, Mass., on Sunday and Monday.
With Minor League Baseball’s season in the books, I picked up the former Panthers’ final stats from Baseball America this week. Pitcher Adam Bowling, in the Chicago White Sox organization with the Kannapolis Intimidators, finished with a 4-1 record and an ERA of 3.67 in 26 appearances. Bowling had 55 strikeouts and only nine walks. Aeden McQueary, splitting time between the San Diego Padres’ Lake Elsinore Storm and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Hickory Crawdads, hit only .108 with Lake Elsinore and .194 with Hickory. Charlie Pelt, who was released earlier in the season by the St. Louis Cardinals organization, posted a .152 batting average in 33 games with one home run and five RBIs while with Quad City.
IN OTHER NEWS
Women’s soccer’s Candace Gonzales has been named one 30 candidates for the 2008 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Gonzales represents the Colonial Athletic Association as the only soccer player, male or female, to be named to the list. … The women’s tennis team closed out play at the Georgia Tech Invitational, winning three singles matches and two doubles matches. Kiara Powell, Katerina Gresova and Diana Nakic played well for the Panthers, clinching wins in matches against Princeton and Georgia Tech. Women’s tennis returns to the court on Friday, competing in the Alabama Invitational in Tuscaloosa, Ala. … Stephan Minyono and Ayokunle Lumpkin scored one goal apiece to lead the men’s soccer team 2-0 over Wofford and record its second shutout of the season in the final game of the Wofford/Nike Men’s Soccer Classic on Sunday afternoon. Prior to that game, the Panthers played to a 2-2 tie with Furman. Three Panthers were named to the All-Tournament squad: Spenser Sumpter and Joe DeVito, and Stephan Minyono. Women’s soccer lost to Mercer 2-0. They’re now 7-2 heading into conference play. … I spent Saturday in Greenville working the Furman/Delaware game. The Paladins took advantage of five Blue Hen turnovers in beating sixth-ranked Delaware 23-21. … Follow the Panthers online at www.georgiastatesports.com. For basketball and football ticket information, call 1-866-GA-STATE.
Dave Cohen is in his 25th season as the “Voice of Georgia State Basketball and Baseball” on WRAS-FM (88.5) and works on the football radio crew at Furman University in Greenville, S.C.
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