Feb. 28, 2003

PINEHURST, N.C. -- - The University of Memphis women's golf team opened its 2003 spring schedule with an opening round 321, Friday, placing them in a tie for sixth with host College of Charleston at the Edwin Watts/Carolinas Classic tournament, Friday.

Junior Jennifer Jaszek (Ancaster, Ontario/Ancaster), who finished sixth in the same tournament a year ago, led Memphis by firing an opening round 77, posting a 37 on the first nine of the morning. Jaszek is currently in a five-way tie for seventh place. East Carolina's Jessica Krasny leads the field after shooting 34 on the back nine and finishing with a one over par 73. UAB's Brooke Mangan is second with a two over 74, while UNC Greensboro's Jenny Gleason is third at 75.

Memphis, which won the spring tournament here a year ago after shooting 311 in the opening round, will remain in action at the Edwin Watts/Carolinas Classic through Sunday. Former Lady Tiger Marianne Ruud won medallist honors at the tournament last year in a two-round event, shooting 78 and 72. Jaszek fired a pair of 76s last year to finish 6th overall and More finished tied for seventh with a 153.

Jacksonville State leads the current team competition with a 309. UAB is second at 310 and East Carolina is third with a team score of 311 on the 5898-yard Pinehurst #8 course.

Memphis is tied with College of Charleston for sixth with a first round 321.

Marianne Ruud is tied for 21st for Memphis after firing an opening round 79, while Abby More is tied for 47th with an opening round 82. Danielle Reilly is tied for 51st at 83, while Ava Lalancette rounds out the Lady Tiger field tied for 72nd at 85.

Team Scores (through one round) 1. Jacksonville State 309 2. UAB 310 3. East Carolina 311 4. UNC-Wilmington 313 5. Georgia State 314 6. Memphis 321 Coll of Charleston 321 8. Penn State 322 9. Kansas 323 10. UNC_Greensboro 324 11. Charleston Southern 327 12. Augusta State 328 13. Iowa 329 14. Elon 330 15. Coastal Carolina 334 16. Maryland 337 17. Notre Dame 338 Wofford College 338 19. William & Mary 341 20. Radford 350

Top 20 Players 1. Jessica Krasny, East Carolina 39-34 73 2. Brooke Mangan, UAB 36-38 74 3. Jenny Gleason, UNC-Greensboro 39-36 75 4. Katie Futcher, Penn State 39-37 76 Becky Berzonski, UNC-Wilmington 38-38 76 Florencia Moran, Jacksonville State 38-38 76 7. Jennifer Jaszek, Memphis 37-40 77 Yunuen Sanchez, UNC-Wilmington 39-38 77 Elizabeth White, Georgia State 40-37 77 Sam White, Georgia State 40-37 77 Marilen F. Ruiz, Jacksonville State 37-40 77 12. Sapna Patel, Charleston 42-36 78 Angie Green, Jacksonville State 38-40 78 Heidi Helliesen, East Carolina 39-39 78 Marie Harper, Maryland 41-37 78 Jamie Quinn, East Carolina 41-37 78 Chelsey Pryor, Kansas 38-40 78 Katie Kane, UAB 39-39 78 Shanelle Howell, Jacksonville State 39-39 78 Cynthia Skilton, Penn State 39-39 78

Memphis Scores T 7th Jennifer Jaszek 37-40 77 T21st Marianne Ruud 38-41 79 T47th Abby More 40-42 82 T51st Danielle Reilly 43-40 83 T72nd Ava Lalancette 44-41 85