March 16, 2005

HENDERSON, Nev. - Despite shooting its best round of the spring, the University of Memphis women's golf team ended the UNLV Spring Invitational in 16th place on Wednesday.

Led by freshman Ashleigh Garman who tied a career best with a 78 (6+) in the final 18-hole round, the Lady Tigers finished 336-327-321--984 (+116). Garman's 89-84-78--251 is her third best three-round low in her young collegiate career. It is also the second-straight tournament she has had a 78 round.

Sophomore Stacey Tate led Memphis with an 82-78-82--242 finish and was followed by Meghan Mahoney's 82-86-80--248 total. Junior Bernie Rosero (85-83-81--249) and sophomore Cameron Barber (87-82-82--251) round out the rest of the Lady Tiger's team.

No. 23 USC (306-299-290--895) finished first in the tournament followed by No. 5 Pepperdine (317-302-291--910) and No. 19 Arizona (312-298-306--916). Arizona's Cassandra Kirkland took home medalist honors with a 76-69-76--220 (+4).

Memphis will next participate in the Tapatio Springs Shoot Out hosted by Baylor University in Boerne, Texas. The three-day tournament runs from March 24-26. The Lady Tigers have two more spring tournaments before they host the Conference USA Championship on April 18-20.

Team Results (Golfweek Ranking)

1  Southern California (23) 306  299  290  895
2  Pepperdine (5)           317  302  291  910
3  Arizona (19)             312  298  306  916
T4 Tennessee (9)            318  306  302  926
T4 Michigan (25)            316  308  302  926
6  UNLV (27)                312  309  306  927
7  Brigham Young Univ. (41) 325  310  303  938
8  Purdue (26)              326  303  312  941
9  Nevada, U. of (63)       321  310  311  942
10 Iowa State Univ. (60)    327  312  307  946
11 Nebraska, U. of (63)     329  309  317  955
12 Northern Arizona U.      332  321  303  956
13 Denver, Univ. of (69)    332  316  313  961
14 Indiana University       343  318  321  982
15 Eastern Washington U     338  317  328  983
16 Memphis                  336  327  321  984
17 UNLV (B)                 350  327  328  1005
18 Northern Iowa, U. of     344  340  322  1006

16	Memphis		336	327	321	984
T49	Stacey Tate	82	78	82	242
T71	Meghan Mahoney	82	86	80	248
T75	Bernie Rosero	85	83	81	249
T81	Cameron Barber	87	82	82	251
T81	Ashleigh Garman	89	84	78	251