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Coles Wins Second Straight Title; Women's Golf Finishes T2nd at Lady Herd Classic

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.Hannah Coles (Birmingham, England) came from two shots back to win her second consecutive individual tournament title and the Radford women's golf team finished their fall campaign with a final round 305 to place tied for second at the 2008 Lady Herd Fall Classic.

The 36-hole event hosted by Marshall University was played on the par-72, 6,036-yard Sleepy Hollow Golf Course.

Coles, who entered the day alone in third, fired a one-over 73 this morning, thanks to five birdies, which included holing out from 100 yards on the par-4 11th hole, to conclude the two-day event at four-over par (75-73=148).

A week ago, the reigning Big South Co-Women's Golfer of the Week erased a one-stroke deficit to claim a share of her first career medalist honor at the Charleston Southern Invitational.

As a team, the Highlanders improved on yesterday's total by 14 strokes to climb from sixth into a tie for second, and were awarded the runner-up trophy based on a tiebreaker.

Radford's #Megan Leineweber# (Salisbury, Md.) bolted up the leaderboard 13 spots after carding a season-low 74 to finish tied for third with three other golfers. It was Leineweber's second consecutive top-five showing and third top 20 of the slate.

Also competing for the Highlanders were #Brittany Hine# (Elkton, Va.) and #Jade Okamoto# (Huntington Beach, Calif.), who placed in a tie for 24th, while #Maggie Watts# (Paris, Ky.) finished with a group of golfers in 34th place.

Towson edged Radford by four swings for the team title with a 36-hole total of 620 (316-304).

The Highlanders conclude their fall slate with three top-10 finishes, including back-to-back showings of fourth and second, respectively. Radford will open its 2009 spring season at the Low County Intercollegiate, March 7-8 in Hilton Head, S.C.

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