The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s golf team announced its second recruit of the fall signing period Friday – Marion Duvernay of Publier, France – and she will be eligible to join the team in the coming semester. Duvernay is transferring from Universite Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France. The earlier signee was Mette Kryger from Denmark, who will join the program for the 2011-12 year. “Marion brings strong academics along with a very strong golf game,” Mocs coach Colette Murray said in a UTC release. “She has a wonderful personality as well, so she’ll be a great fit. She will compete for playing time immediately and makes us a much stronger team.” Before the addition of Duvernay, Murray had only five players. But the newest Moc, a mechanical engineering major, has been ranked among the top 10 juniors in France with three tournament wins there, including the 2009 French Junior Ladies Amateur. She’s had eight top-10 finishes in the last two years and was 12th in the 2009 Dinard Ladies Open that included professional players. Murray’s Mocs begin their spring-semester season Feb. 25-27 at the Kinderlou Forest Challenge in Valdosta, Ga.
Softball
* CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Mount Juliet (Tenn.) High School outfielder Kristin Meisel recently signed scholarship papers to continue her fastpitch softball career at NAIA power Lee University. Meisel hit over .600 and stole 24 bases as a junior for the Lady Bears, and Lee coach Emily Russell sees her fitting into the outfield as early as her freshman season in 2012. “Kristen is a very talented student-athlete,” said Russell, whose Lady Flames went 57-5 last season. “She has great foot speed and has tremendous instincts on the basepaths. In watching her play, she reminds me of some of our best baserunners with her instincts and aggressive style of play. We are losing four senior outfielders, and we are seeking to continue to improve our team speed.”
Basketball
* WILMORE, Ky. – Tennessee Wesleyan shot 51.5 percent from the field, including 58.8 percent from 3-point range, and defeated Kentucky Christian 88-69 in a women’s college basketball game Friday afternoon at Asbury. Heather Gibson had 21 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Wesleyan (7-2), and Amy Jo Castor and Candace Cain shot 7-of-9 and 8-of-11 from the field in scoring 20 and 19 points. Castor made four of five 3-point attempts and Cain added five assists and four steals. Leah Frazier also had five assists, while Rochelle Davidson grabbed eight rebounds. Tara Weddle led KCU (5-8) with five 3s and 17 points.