Head Coach Colette Murray

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2 Head Coach Colette Murray Jacksonville State 04 Two Years, Has the Lady Mocs in the NCAA Finals in just two seasons since re-starting the program in Colette Murray was named head coach of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women s golf program on January 19, Her charge was to restart a program that had been dormant at UTC for a couple of decades. Colette wasted little time in making her mark. It took her just two seasons to assemble a team that can compete at the sport s highest level. In year two, the Lady Mocs finished eighth in the NCAA Central Regional earning their way into the NCAA Division I Finals. Murray prepared her team for the postseason by playing an aggressive schedule. Several times Chattanooga played against the highest ranked teams in the country and found a few key wins along the way. Chattanooga played a very aggressive schedule in compiling an record. In 10 regular-season tournaments, the Lady Mocs faced top 10 opponents 20 times including a win over No. 6 Wake Forest at the Mason Rudolph Women s Championship in October. The team entered regionals ranked in the top 50 in both the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings Index (46) and Golfstat (48). Just three UTC losses this season came against teams ranked outside the top 50 with all three of the losses coming against teams ranked in the top 60. The 2009 team boasted two All-Southern Conference performers in Emma de Groot and Maria Salinas who was named the league s Freshman of the Year. Salinas was joined on the All-Freshman team by Maju Loza. In her first season with the Lady Mocs, her squad won four titles with a second and third-place finish as well. In fact, her team won its first three events that first Fall. Chattanooga concluded ranked No. 70 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings Index and 75 by Golfstat. It also boasted two All-Southern Conference performers in Emma de Groot and Christine Wolf with de Groot earning Freshman of the Year honors. A final individual ranking of No. 40 in the Golfstat Cup and No. 74 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings Index and a berth in the NCAA East Regional added to de Groot s great first season. The Fall of 2008 was another step forward for the program. Despite an ambitious schedule for a second-year program, Murray directed her charges to their fifth team title in defending at the Chris Banister Gamecocks Classic with a third individual title for de Groot. Entering the Spring of 2009, the Lady Mocs are ranked No. 38 in Golfstat and No. 40 in Golfweek/ Sagarin. The only school in the state ranked higher than UTC at this point is No. 12 Vanderbilt. Murray gained her coaching experience working as an assistant to Jacksonville State Head Coach James Hobbs, a longtime, successful collegiate head coach. In 2005, Murray helped guide the Gamecocks women s team to the Ohio Valley Conference Championship and the program s first-ever trip to the NCAA Regional Tournament. JSU placed 20th at the NCAA East Regional. Murray is a 2004 graduate of JSU with a degree in General Studies with a concentration in Psychology. She was a four-year letterwinner earning seven top-10 individual finishes and 15 top-20 finishes. Overall, Murray and her teammates claimed 10 team titles. A native of Dumfries, Scotland, Murray was a member of the Scottish golf team. She also represented Scottish National Teams for both lacrosse and soccer. Murray is nearing completion of her PAS (Plott Advanced Systems) qualifications, Reaching Your Potential Inc., a program that relates personality with movement in discovering your own learning styles. A TPI (Titleist Performance Institute) certified golf fitness instructor, she is undergoing Class A PGA qualifications. MURRAY AT A GLANCE Alma Mater: Jacksonville State 04 COACHING RECORD Totals NCAA APPEARANCES 2009 Central Regional (8th of 21) 2009 Finals TEAM TITLES : Chris Banister Gamecocks Classic, Great Smokies Women s Collegiate, Hawkeye Invitational, Larry Nelson Collegiate Invitational : Chris Banister Gamecocks Classic, JMU/ Eagle Landing Invitational INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS Kelly Brotherton, 2007 Chris Banister Gamecocks Cl. Emma de Groot, 2008 Samford Women s Inter. Emma de Groot, 2008 Larry Nelson Collegiate Inv. Emma de Groot, 2008 Chris Banister Gamecocks Cl. NCAA INDIVIDUAL QUALIFER 2008: Emma de Groot SoCON FRESHMAN of the YEAR 2008: Emma de Groot 2009: Maria Salinas ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS 2008: Emma de Groot, Christine Wolf 2009: Emma de Groot, Maria Salinas ALL-FRSHMAN TEAM 2008: Emma de Groot, Christine Wolf 2009: Maria Juliana Loza, Maria Salinas

3 Emma de Groot Soph. Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Career Low Round: 68 (-4), Samford Women s Intercollegiate, 3/18/08 Four Career Wins 13 Career Top 10 s 16 Top 20 s 23 Career Tournaments 2008 SoCon Freshman of the Year All-SoCon: 2008, 2009 Team counter 61 of 62 career team rounds (-5) (-4) Totals (-5) Four top five finishes on the year with two wins in earning All-Southern Conference honors for the second year in a row...tied Christine Wolf for top finisher at NCAA Central Regional at tied for 35th in helping lead the Lady Mocs to the NCAA Finals won her third career title at the Chris Banister Classic to open the season...tie for 35th finish at Mason Rudolph led the Lady Mocs...fourth title came at second event of the Spring (JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational) with a four-under par 211, second-best total of her career shooting par or better in all three rounds...tied for fifth in weather-shortened Lady Mocs Intercollegiate and followed with a fifth-place finish at the Southern Conference Championship... Southern Conference Player of the Week (Mar. 11)...team best six par or better rounds...30 counters in 31 rounds. Round-by-Round Chris Banister Classic =218 (+2) 1 Mason Rudolph Champ =223 (+7) T35 Mercedes-Benz Champ =226 (+10) T43 Derby Invitational =229 (+13) T28 Wildcat Invitational =244 (+28) T76 JMU/Eagle Landing =212 (-4) 1 Betsy Rawls Longhorn =232 (+16) T41 John/Kirk Panther Inter =225 (+9) T11 Lady Mocs Inter. 81 (+9) T5 SoCon Championship =231 (+15) 5 NCAA Central Reg =231 (+15) T35 Moa Duf Fr. Uppsala, Sweden Career Low Round: 71 (-1), JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational, 3/10/ (+2) Joined the squad in January of made her first start at the Wildcat Invitational...carded two-over 74 in each of the first two rounds of the NCAA Central Regional helping lead the Lady Mocs to the NCAA Finals first top 10 came in second event finishing fifth at JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational...best round was a 71 (-1) in the final round at the JMU Eagle Invitational top Lady Mocs finisher at John/Kirk Panther Intercollegiate coming in sixth shooting six-over par (222)...two top 10s and par or better rounds score counted 12 of 19 rounds. Round-by-Round Wildcat Invitational =249 (+33) T80 JMU/Eagle Landing =218 (+2) 5 Betsy Rawls Longhorn =238 (+22) T62 John/Kirk Panther Inter =222 (+6) 6 Lady Mocs Inter. 86 (+14) T22 SoCon Championship =246 (+30) T26 NCAA Central Reg =233 (+17) T44

4 Maria Juliana Loza Fr. Bucaramanga, Colombia Career Low Round: 71 (-1), JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational, 3/10/ SoCon All-Freshman Team (+3) Goes by the name Maju (pronounced MAH-who)...named to the 2009 SoCon All-Freshman team...tied Emma de Groot for the second lowest final round (79) in harsh wind conditions at the NCAA Central Regional in helping lead the team to the NCAA Finals...finished in the top 20 (t18) in her first collegiate event...solid at Mercedes-Benz finishing T36 at 225 (+9)...top Lady Moc finisher at Derby tied for 24th...tied for 17th in Lady Mocs Intercollegiate...lone top 10 is sixth (+3) at JMU/Eagle landing Invitational...second on the squad with five par or better rounds...score counted in 23 of 31 rounds. Round-by-Round Chris Banister Classic =231 (+15) T18 Mason Rudolph Champ =233 (+17) T70 Mercedes-Benz Champ =225 (+9) T36 Derby Invitational =228 (+12) T24 Wildcat Invitational =236 (+20) T63 JMU/Eagle Landing =219 (+3) 6 Betsy Rawls Longhorn =235 (+19) T56 John/Kirk Panther Inter =239 (+23) T50 Lady Mocs Inter. 85 (+13) T17 SoCon Championship =241 (+25) 21 NCAA Central Reg =237 (+21) T57 Maria Salinas Fr. Lima, Peru Career Low Round: 70 (-2), Mercedes-Benz Women s Championship, 10/12/ SoCon Freshman of the Year 2009 All-SoCon 2009 All-Freshman team (+1) 2009 SoCon Freshman of the Year...also earned All-SoCon and All-Freshman honors...shot the Lady Mocs low round of 72 (E) at the NCAA Central Regional in helping UTC clinch a spot in the NCAA Finals had a team-high five top 10 finishes with two top fives...finished third at the Southern Conference Championship despite playing with an injured elbow...opened her career with a top 10 finish (9th) at the Chris Banister Classic...fired first under-par round (70/-2) at Mercedes-Benz Women s Championship...scored her second top-10 finish there (T10) finishing at plus-one tied for13th at JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational...claimed her third top 10 of the season tying for seventh at the John/Kirk Panther Intercollegiate shooting an eight-over par tied for second amidst the snow, sleet, hail and wind at Lady Mocs Intercollegiate shooting 79 (+7)...five par or better rounds...counted in 29 of 31 rounds. Round-by-Round Chris Banister Classic =225 (+9) 9 Mason Rudolph Champ =225 (+9) T45 Mercedes-Benz Champ =217 (+1) T10 Derby Invitational =229 (+13) T28 Wildcat Invitational =232 (+16) 70 JMU/Eagle Landing =223 (+7) T13 Betsy Rawls Longhorn =233 (+17) T47 John/Kirk Panther Inter =224 (+8) T7 Lady Mocs Inter. 79 (+7) T2 SoCon Championship =230 (+14) T3 NCAA Central Reg =236 (+20) T55

5 Christine Wolf Soph. Igls, Austria Career Low Round: 70 (-2), Hawkeye Inv., 10/6/07 & Chris Banister Classic, 9/5/ All-SoCon (+12) (+3) Totals (+3) Finished third at the Chris Banister Classic after leading following the first round...consistent play sparked the team to an eighth-place finish at NCAA Central Regional and earned a place in the NCAA Finals tied for 35th with Emma de Groot at Central Regional shooting 231 (+15) final round 78 was the low score that day for the Lady Mocs in heavy winds (gusts up to 40 MPH reported) 72 (E) in final round of JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational helped secure school record 283 (-5)... tied for fifth in weather-shortened Lady Mocs Intercollegiate 24 of 31 rounds counted to team score. LEADERBOARD Round-by-Round Chris Banister Classic =219 (+3) 3 Mason Rudolph Champ =231 (+15) T64 Mercedes-Benz Champ =228 (+12) T54 Derby Invitational =240 (+24) T72 WIldcat Invitational =244 (+28) T76 JMU/Eagle Landing =229 (+13) T31 Betsy Rawls Longhorn =234 (+18) T50 John/Kirk Panther Inter =228 (+12) T22 Lady Mocs Inter. 81 (+9) T5 SoCon Championship =239 (+23) T18 NCAA Central Reg =231 (+15) T35 1st Round Average CL 1st Rd Maria Salinas FR Christine Wolf SO Emma de Groot SO Moa Duf FR Maju Loza FR Chattanooga Last Round Average CL LastRd Emma de Groot SO Maju Loza FR Christine Wolf SO Maria Salinas FR Moa Duf FR Chattanooga Par 3 Scoring CL Par 3 Christine Wolf SO 3.19 Maju Loza FR 3.21 Maria Salinas FR 3.23 Emma de Groot SO 3.25 Moa Duf FR 3.36 Chattanooga 3.24 Par 4 Scoring CL Par 4 Emma de Groot SO 4.26 Maria Salinas FR 4.27 Moa Duf FR 4.39 Christine Wolf SO 4.41 Maju Loza FR 4.42 Chattanooga 4.35 Par 5 Scoring CL Par 5 Emma de Groot SO 5.06 Maria Salinas FR 5.13 Christine Wolf SO 5.16 Maju Loza FR 5.18 Moa Duf FR 5.29 Chattanooga 5.14 Eagles CL Eagles Christine Wolf SO 1 Maju Loza FR 1 Maria Salinas FR 1 Chattanooga 3 Birdies CL Birds Emma de Groot SO 67 Maria Salinas FR 58 Christine Wolf SO 54 Maju Loza FR 48 Moa Duf FR 30 Chattanooga 283 Subpar Strokes/Round Emma de Groot Pars Per Round Maria Salinas Bogeys Per Round Emma de Groot Db. Bogeys/Round Emma de Groot Others Per Round Christine Wolf Fairways Hit Maria Salinas Birdie Conversion Christine Wolf Greens in Regulation Emma de Groot GIR within 15 ft. Maria Salinas Par 3 GIR Maju Loza Average Putts Christine Wolf Putts on GIR Christine Wolf Non Sand Up & Downs Maria Salinas Sand Saves Moa Duf

6 Name T ment Rnds Avg Low 60 s Par/Bet Top 10 s Best Finish Emma de Groot st, Chris Banister & JMU/Eagle Landing Maria Salinas T2nd, Lady Mocs Intercollegiate Kayla Stewart T2nd, Lady Mocs Intercollegiate Christine Wolf rd, Chris Banister Classic Maju Loza th, JMU/Eagle Landing Moa Duf th, JMU/Eagle Landing Katie Taylor T46, Chris Banister Classic Date Tournament Results Scores Sept. 5-7 Chris Banister Classic 1st of =878 Top Chattanooga Finisher: Emma de Groot, 1st, =218 (+2) Silver Lakes Golf Club; Glencoe, Ala. Sept Mason Rudolph Women s Championship 13th of =902 Top Chattanooga Finisher: Emma de Groot, T35, =223 The Legends Club; Franklin, Tenn. Oct Mercedes-Benz Women s Championship T9th of =893 Top Chattanooga Finisher: Maria Salinas, T10, =217 Fox Den Country Club; Knoxville, Tenn. Oct The Derby Invitational 11th of =925 Top Chattanooga Finisher: Maju Loza, T24, =228 AU Club; Auburn, Ala. Feb Wildcat Invitational 16th of =958 Top Chattanooga Finisher: Maju Loza, T63, =236 Peninsula Golf Club; Puerto Penasco, Mexico Mar Eagle Landing Invitational 1st of =866 Top Chattanooga Finisher: Emma de Groot, 1st, =212 (-4) Eagle Landing Country Club; Jacksonville, Fla. Mar Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational 14th of =930 Top Chattanooga Finisher: Emma de Groot, T41st, =232 University of Texas Golf Club; Austin, Texas Mar John/Kirk Panther Intercollegiate 3rd of =896 Top Chattanooga Finisher: Moa Duf, 6th, =222 (+6) Eagles Landing Country Club; Atlanta, Ga. Apr. 6-7 Lady Mocs Intercollegiate 2nd of Top Chattanooga Finisher: Maria Salinas, T2nd, 79 Lookout Mountain Golf Club; Lookout Mountain, Ga. Apr Southern Conference Championship 2nd of =938 Top Chattanooga Finisher: Maria Salinas, T3rd, =230 Moss Creek Golf Club; Hilton Head, S.C. May 7-9 NCAA Central Regional 8th of =922 Top Chattanooga Finishers: Emma de Groot/Christine Wolf, T35, 231 The Scarlet Course; Columbus, Ohio May NCAA Finals Top Chattanooga Finisher: Caves Valley Golf Club; Owings Mills, Md. STATISTICS & RESULTS Top 10 Team Rounds of Event Score Round Date 1) * JMU/Eagle Landing 283 (-5) Three 3/10 2) Chris Banister Classic 288 (E) One 9/5 3) Chris Banister Classic 291 (+3) Three 9/7 tie) JMU/Eagle Landing 291 (+3) One 3/9 5) JMU/Eagle Landing 292 (+4) Two 3/9 tie) Mason Rudolph Champ 292 (+4) Two 9/27 7) Mercedes-Benz W. Champ 295 (+7) Three 10/12 tie) John/Kirk Panther Inter. 295 (+7) Two 3/30 9) Mercedes-Benz W. Champ 296 (+8) One 10/10 10) Chris Banister Classic 299 (+11) Two 9/6 tie) NCAA Central Reg. 299 (+11) Two 5/8 *School Record Top 10 Individual Rounds of Event Score Round Event 1) Emma de Groot 69 (-3) Three JMU/Eagle Land. 2) Christine Wolf 70 (-2) One Chris Banister Cl. tie) Emma de Groot 70 (-2) Two Chris Banister Cl. tie) Maria Salinas 70 (-2) Three Mercedes-Benz 5) Kayla Stewart 71 (-1) One Chris Banister Cl. tie) Maria Salinas 71 (-1) One Chris Banister Cl. tie) Christine Wolf 71 (-1) Three Chris Banister Cl. tie) Emma de Groot 71 (-1) Two JMU/Eagle Land. tie) Moa Duf 71 (-1) Three JMU/Eagle Land. tie) Maju Loza 71 (-1) Three JMU/Eagle Land. In the Rankings TEAM Date Golfweek Golfstat Golf World Season s Best 36 (3 weeks) 30 (10/8) RV (Fall) Current 46 (5/3) 48 (5/7) --- Head Coach COLETTE MURRAY (Jacksonville State 04) is in her second year as a head coach, all at Chattanooga. She has been given the charge of restarting a program that was dropped in the mid-1980 s. In her one-plus seasons, the Lady Mocs have won six team titles, including the first three of In 2008, Emma de Groot qualified for the NCAA East Regional. In 2009, not only did the Lady Mocs earn an at large berth in the NCAA Central Regional, but they finished eighth to move into the NCAA Finals. Miscellaneous Stats Average Team Score: Average Individual Score (counters): Average Drop Score: Average First Round Team: Average Second Round Team: Average Final Round Team: Birdies: 283 SoCon Rankings 1) Stefanie Kenoyer, Furman ) Danielle Mills, Elon ) Blair Lamb, Furman ) Steffi Kirchmayr, Charleston ) Emma de Groot, Chattanooga ) Katelyn Stanier, Samford ) Maria Salinas, Chattanooga ) Fiona Puyo, Charleston

7 UTC NCAA Central Regional Notes The Lady Mocs are the first golf team in Chattanooga history to advance to the NCAA Division I Finals. The team accomplished it in just the second season since re-establishing the program in 2007 after disbanding in the mid-1980s. The Lady Mocs were very consistent sitting in the top eight at the end of each round. UTC was tied for seventh after round one, and in eighth place following round two before finishing eighth. While its second round score of 299 was the seventh best score of the day, much like the 303 in round one, Chattanooga s final round 320 in harsh wind conditions ranked 11th. Weather was not ideal on any of the four days including the practice round. Heavy rain during Wednesday s practice round was followed by continued wet conditions in the first two rounds. That was nothing compared to the wind during Saturday s final round with reported gust up to 40 miles per hour. The Lady Mocs were impressive making the finals after a No. 16 seed in the regional. Higher ranked teams Chattanooga beat (# of strokes): No. 15 Louisville (10), No. 18 Kent State (12), No. 26 Stanford (24), No. 33 Georgia State (4), No. 32 Notre Dame (37), No. 35 N.C. State (32), No. 40 Washington (5) and No. 44 Kentucky (13). Every player counted at least two rounds. Emma de Groot and Christine Wolf each counted all three rounds. Maria Salinas second 72 (E) was the low round for the Lady Mocs. Christine Wolf played remarkably consistent with rounds of 76, 77 and 78. Wolf s 78 and de Groot and Maria Juliana Loza s 79s during the extreme wind in the final round were strong. The average score in round three was The average score for the tournament was Wolf (77.0), de Groot (77.0), Duf (77.67) and Salinas (78.67) each bested the tournament s average round, while Maju Loza (79.00) barely missed matching it. Only six other teams could claim that feat. de Groot finished the regional tied for 13th in pars with 34, tops for Chattanooga. She led the Lady Mocs in par 5 scoring as well at one-under par (4.92) which tied for 11th overall. Wolf was tied for 19th at even par (5.00). Loza had the lone eagle on No. 16 (par 4). It was one of only two eagles on par fours all week and both came in the second round. Loza s eagle was the only eagle by UTC during the week. Duf made the most birdies for the Lady Mocs with six. Duf also made the fewest bogeys for Chattanooga with 13. Wolf and de Groot made the fewest double bogeys for Chattanooga with just one each. de Groot was even par or better on nine holes for the three rounds. Duf was second with seven holes at par or better for the week. Wolf played No. 9 (par 4) and 14 (par 5) at two-under par each. WHY MOCS? Faced with politically sensitive issues and in need of a stronger core identity to help establish a strong brand as Chattanooga s Team, the athletics department embarked on a comprehensive identity program in A new direction for the athletics identity was determined, moving away from the politically incorrect Native American Indian imagery. Several identities have been used in the past. With the old nickname Moccasins, a snake was used in the 1920s and an Indian was used until the year of major change in A moccasin shoe was even used in the 1980s. In 1996, it was decided to adopt the State Bird of Tennessee, the Mockingbird, as the core of the new identity, while incorporating the strong regional imagery of Chattanooga s vast railroad history. The mascot Scrappy was born and a new emphasis was placed on the athletics department s role in the region. The committee also recognized the need for the word Chattanooga to have a great emphasis in the logo. The nickname Moccasins was shortened to simply Mocs. Thus established, Chattanooga could rebuild its athletics programs and initiatives around this new identity. And rebuild it did. Quickly establishing the identity program in February 1997, combined with tremendous success in the NCAA Men s Basketball Tournament, UTC had positioned itself to reach for the next level. From 1997 to 2007, the primary logo was the mascot, Scrappy, riding a train. The secondary logo features the front of a train with the word Mocs built into the logo. This logo is affectionately called the Cowcatcher logo, referring to the front lower grill of the train that helped push objects from the train tracks. In August 2007, officials at Chattanooga updated the school s marks. A new C logo, the Power C as it has become known to fans and alums, was created as the primary mark and is emblazoned on the side of the football team s helmets. The secondary marks were updated with a more modern look, and a new font, unique to the school, is now used on the text areas of the logos and marks. In September 2008, Scrappy was re-branded to better match the image of a mockingbird and reflect the rich tradition of our state, our city and our University. New marks of the head as well as a full body were released. The program has also been taking special efforts to stay true to its color palette which includes navy blue and old gold. WHAT IS A MOC? For more than a decade, this question has puzzled many fans and observers of Chattanooga Athletics. The UTC Athletics Department changed logos in 1997, moving away from Native American imagery to a package of logos using railroad images, the nickname Mocs, and the Scrappy mascot. The new package emphasized UTC s connection to Chattanooga and the city s railroad heritage and incorporated the Tennessee state bird. The term Moc is short for Mockingbird. Mockingbirds are fiercely territorial creatures which protect their homes with courage, determination and skill. Those attributes reflect the intellect, spirit and character of UTC student-athletes and alumni. A Moc is a champion on the playing surface, in the classroom and, most importantly, in life.

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