Sept. 18, 2005

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Contact: Brandon Kolditz
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Junior Stacey Tate shot a 2-over-par 74 to help the University of Memphis women's golf team finish the opening round of the Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate in a tie for seventh place on Sunday.

At the par-72, 6,033 yard Ol' Colony Golf Complex, Tate's 74 puts her in a tie for seventh place individually. The New Zealand native is five strokes behind the leader, Middle Tennessee's Taryn Durham.

The Lady Tigers scored a 313 in the first of three rounds to tie with Mississippi State and Jacksonville State. Augusta State University is in the No. 1 slot after shooting a team total of 297. East Carolina University is in 11th place with a 317 and UAB is in 14th place with a 328.

Junior Cameron Barber also had a good start in the tournament, finishing the round with a 4-over 76 and is in a tie for 12th. The score is the lowest of the Lone Tree, Colo., native's career with the previous best being a 79 in the 2005 spring season.

Freshmen Kayla Stewart (80) is in 45th place and Rachel Larson (83) is in 64th place after the first day of their first collegiate tournament. Junior Ashley Burross shot a 86 to round out the Lady Tigers' squad.

Memphis will compete in day two of the three day tournament on Monday.

T7   Memphis                  313   +25
T7   Stacey Tate      35-39   74    +2
T12  Cameron Barber   37-39   76    +4
T45  Kayla Stewart    40-40   80    +8
T64  Rachel Larson    40-43   83    +11
T77  Ashley Burross   43-43   86    +14








UA-Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate
Dates: 09/18-09/20, 2005
Round: 1
Par-Yardage: 72-6033

Fin.  School                Scores
1     Augusta State U.      297   +9
2     Alabama, U. of        298   +10
3     Middle Tennessee St.  304   +16
4     Birmingham Southern   306   +18
5     N. Car. Wilmington    308   +20
6     Mississippi, U. of    311   +23
7     Mississippi St. U.    313   +25
      Jacksonville St.      313   +25
      Memphis, Univ. of     313   +25
10    Miami, U. of          316   +28
11    East Carolina Univ.   317   +29
12    Samford University    323   +35
13    Murray State Univ.    326   +38
14    UAB                   328   +40
15    Belmont University    329   +41
16    Troy University       330   +42