Sept. 9, 2002

Hattiesburg, MS - The University of Memphis men's golf team is in Hattiesburg, MS, participating in the first tournament of the 2002-03 season and after the first two rounds of play, the Tigers are tied for sixth among the 17 team field. Host institution Southern Mississippi is leading the team competition with a 36-hole score of 569. Sam Houston State is second at 571, while Tulane is third with a 576 and Jacksonville state is fourth at 578. Louisiana-Lafayette rounds out the top five with a score of 585. Michael Soroka of Southern Mississippi holds the individual lead after posting scores of 71-67. Memphis sophomore Richard Jones is tied for 10th place with a one under par score of 143 (71-72). Sophomore Allan Thomas is tied for 29th with a 147 and junior Alan Weant is tied for 32nd at 148. Final round play is slated for Tuesday morning.

TEAM SCORES 1. Southern Miss 569 2. Sam Houston State 571 3. Tulane 576 4. Jacksonville State 578 5. Louisiana-Lafayette 585 6. Memphis 588 Arkansas State 588 8. Middle Tennessee State 590 Louisiana-Monroe 590 11. South Florida 600 Troy State 600 13. Stephen F. Austin 612 Birmingham Southern 612 15. New Orleans 615 16. Jackson State 625 17. William Carey College 651

MEMPHIS SCORES T10 Richard Jones 71-72--143 T29 Allan Thomas 74-73--147 T32 Alan Weant 74-74--148 T47 Art Lynch 76-75--151 T47 David Jeans 75-76--151