PINEHURST, N.C. -- The East Carolina women's golf team finished in first place at the Edwin Watts/Carolina's Classic in Pinehurst, N.C. The tournament was played at the par-72, 5,898-yard Pinehurst #8.

"This was a huge win for us," said ECU head coach Kevin Williams. "We have had four wins at home since we first started this program a little over two years ago, but have never won a title on the road. We set a goal this season to win an away tournament, and I am so proud of our girls this weekend in having accomplished that goal. We finished above both Penn State and UNCW (both top-40 teams), and we have never had wins over those teams before, so we are very excited."

The Pirates finished in first place with a three-round score of 920, shooting 311 in round one, 309 in round two, and 300 in round three. The Pirates finished 13 strokes above the second place team, Penn State, which completed the tournament with a three-round score of 933.

ECU's Jessica Krasny won the individual title with a combined score of 223, and Jamie Quinn was the second highest Pirate finisher in fourth place with a score of 227.

"I'm real proud of the way Jessica played in this tournament. I'm also proud of Jamie Quinn. This was Jamie's third collegiate start, and she finished fourth. Both of those ladies were instrumental in our winning here this weekend."

The Pirates will return home next weekend, March 7-9 to host the Bradford Creek Intercollegiate at the Bradford Creek Golf Course in Greenville, N.C.

Top Ten Results 
1.     East Carolina           311-309-300=920
2.     Penn State              322-313-298=933
3.     UNC Wilmington          313-316-306=935
4.     Georgia Stat            314-309-315=938
5.     Jacksonville State      309-327-311=947
6.     Alabama Birmingham      310-314-324=948
7.     CofC                    321-320-314=955
8.     Memphis                 321-315-321=321
9.     Kansas                  323-313-334=334
10.    Augusta State           328-323-321=321

Top Pirate Finishes
1   Jessica Krasny         73-77-73   223
4   Jamie Quinn            78-75-74   227
T15 Heidi Helliesen      78-80-76   234
T21 Adrienne Millican    82-77-77   236
T54 Ashley Leonard       83-86-79   248

Top Individual Finishes
1   Jessica Krasny   ECU        73-77-73   223
2   Brooke Mangan    UAB        74-74-76   224
3   Katie Futcher    Penn State 76-74-75   225
4   Jamie Quinn      ECU        78-75-74   227
5   Six-way tie