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Queens University of Charlotte Women's Golf Finishes Sixth at Anderson University Invitational

Queens’ Hilary Armel helps lead Royals team

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 13, 2006) — The Queens University of Charlotte women's golf team competed in the Anderson College Invitational at Brookstone Meadows Golf Course in Anderson, S.C.  Opening their fall season, the Royals competed against 10 teams from North Carolina and South Carolina including Carolina Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) opponents Anderson University, Limestone College and Mount Olive College.  This was the Royals’ first tournament action for the 2006-07 season.

Competing for the Royals were Hilary Armel, Emily Edens, Martha Autrey, Katherine Keeton and Taryn Wolford.  Armel led the Royals with a sixth place finish (tied) in the tournament. 

"I was pleased with our first outing of the season," said Laura Covington, head coach of the Royals.  "We played well and we will continue to build on this effort.

The Royals return to action on October 8-10, 2006 at River Hills in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Queens University of Charlotte is a private, coed, Presbyterian-affiliated liberal arts university in the heart of historic Charlotte serving approximately 1,950 undergraduate and graduate students through its College of  Arts & Sciences, McColl School of Business, The Pauline Lewis Hayworth College and the Presbyterian School of Nursing.

Queens University of Charlotte’s Sesquicentennial year marks the 20th anniversary of its Royals co-ed athletics program.  Established in 1987, Queens’ NCAA Division II program continues to offer diverse, exciting, intercollegiate athletics competition to its student-athletes through its 16 men’s and women’s sports teams and 65-acre, state-of-the-art sports complex facility.

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