FORT WORTH, TEXAS – East Carolina's Adrienne Millican claimed second place honors after posting a final round four-over par 76 at the 2004 Conference USA Women's Golf Championships. The tournament was being played at the par-72, 6,197-yard Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

Millican (75-76-76=227), who was named first team all-conference on Wednesday, finished one stroke behind Tulane's Liliana Alvarez (226) for the championship. Alvarez made a birdie on hole No. 17 to seal the individual championship. Alvarez's teammate, Mary Ellen Jacobs, finished in third with a 54-hole total of 229, while C-USA's Player of the Year, Brooke Tull (TCU) finished fourth.

The Lady Pirates (92-46-1), playing one golfer down, finished in fifth place, despite posting the second lowest round of the day, 314. Margaret Mitchell paced the Lady Pirates third round attack with a two-over par 74 and finished tied for 14th overall.

In the team portion of the tournament, Tulane (940) led coast-to-coast and finished 19 strokes ahead of host school TCU (959). USF finished third (970) followed by Louisville (976) and ECU (978) rounding out the top five.

UAB and Southern Miss tied for sixth (995), while Memphis (1029) and Cincinnati (1070) finished eighth and ninth.

"Our team showed a lot of heart today," said head golf coach Kevin Williams. "To come out today and post the second best score of the round with just four golfers, shows what kind of team we have. Adrienne had a great tournament and I am extremely proud of her performance this week, especially the way she kept her poise and showed patience on this difficult course."

The Lady Pirates will sit and wait to see if they qualify for the NCAA Regionals, which will be announced Monday, April 26.

Top Pirate Finishes
2. Adrienne Millican 75-76-76=227
T14. Margaret Mitchell 84-87-74=245
T25. Jessica Hauser 85-85-82=252
T27. Heidi Helliesen 86-86-82=254
WD Jessica Krasny 86-WD=WD

Top Individual Finishes
(All-Tournament Team)
1. Liliana Alverez (TUL) 77-77-72=226 *
2. Adrienne Millican (ECU) 75-76-76=227
3. Mary Ellen Jacobs (TUL) 78-75-76=229
4. Brooke Tull (TCU) 77-78-75=230
T5. Jill Crowe (USF) 79-80-76=235
T5. Elly Leonard (LOU) 79-75-81=235
* Denotes Tournament Champion

Top Team Finishes
1. Tulane 318-311-311=940
2. TCU 325-308-326=959
3. USF 318-321-331=970
4. Louisville 338-317-321=976
5. East Carolina 330-334-314=978

All-Conference First Team
Brooke Tull, TCU
Mary Ellen Jacobs, TUL
Adrienne Millican, ECU
Liliana Alvarez, TUL
Camille Blackerby, TCU

All-Conference Second Team
Carolin Landmann, TUL
Meghan Little, LOU
Jennifer Keefe, USM
Lindsay Hulwick, TUL
Daniella Ronderos, USF

All-Conference Third Team
Alexis Wooster, TUL
Elly Leonard, LOU
Katie Tewell, LOU
Jessica Krasny, ECU
Brooke Mangan, UAB

All-Freshman Team
Mary Ellen Jacobs, TUL
Camille Blackerby, TCU
Daniella Ronderos, USF
Katie Tewell, LOU
Mia Davidsson, USM

Coach of the Year
Sue Bower, TUL

Player of the Year
Brooke Tull, TCU

Freshman of the Year
Mary Ellen Jacobs, TUL