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Three C-USA Championships 11 Top 5 Finishes
Since the formation of Conference USA in 1996, Memphis has finished in the top-five in 11-of-16 seasons, including three championships.
Stacey Tate
The Lady Tigers captured their first title in 1997 behind Kim Hunt’s individual medalist performance. Hunt posted scores of 79-71-73 en route to leading Memphis to a 54-hole total of 912 (315-305-292) and its first C-USA title.
Memphis regained the tournament crown in 2001 behind another individual medalist showing. This time Meaghan Fracella (79-71-71) guided Memphis to rounds of 312-296-296—904 to beat out runner-up USF by two strokes.
The Lady Tigers’ latest success came in 2007 when they posted rounds of 310-297-305 to defeat East Carolina by two strokes and advance to the NCAA West Regional. Memphis was led by Stacey Tate’s (73- 71-68) individual runner-up performance.
2001 Team 2007 Team
This year, Marissa Steen finished second individually in the C-USA Championship, the highest finish for a Lady Tiger golfer since 2008.
