Oct. 1, 2004

Lexington, Ky. - After the first round at the Wildcat Fall Invitational, the University of Memphis women's golf team is in second place with three Lady Tigers finishing in the top eight individually.

The U of M shot a 309 for the second-straight time, finishing the first of three days seven strokes behind the leader, Mississippi State in the 12 team competition.

Sophomore Kathryn O'Rourke led the team with a 73, 2-over-par, good enough to put her in a tie for second place. The round is a career high for the Holmes, New York native whose previous high was a 76 last year. O'Rourke is one stroke behind Marshall University's Amber Churchill for the lead.

One stroke behind O'Rourke, sophomore Stacey Tate is in sixth place with a 74. Tate shot a team low 34 in the front nine. Sophomore Meghan Mahoney also had a strong first round and is tied for eighth place after shooting a 76.

The Lady Tigers will play its second round in the tournament hosted by the University of Kentucky on Saturday. The tournament will conclude with a third round on Sunday.

Team First Round Finishes
1.	Mississippi St. U.		302	+18
2.	Memphis, Univ. of		309	+25
3.	Miami, U. of		312	+28
4.	Murray State Univ.		313	+29
5.	Kentucky, U. of		316	+32
6.	Western Carolina U.	319	+35
7.	Marshall University	320	+36
8.	Richmond, U. of		326	+42
	Eastern Kentucky		326	+42
10.	Florida Southern		327	+43
11.	Boston College		329	+45
12.	UK White JV		330	+46

Top 16 First Round Finishers
      1   Amber Churchill        Marshall      36- 36      72   +1
      2   Pamela Feggans         Fl. South.    38- 35      73   +2
          Amanda Mathis          Miss. St.     36- 37      73   +2
          Kathryn O'Rourke       Memphis       38- 35      73   +2
          Stephanie Godare       Miss. St.     35- 38      73   +2
      6   Stacey Tate            Memphis       34- 40      74   +3
      7   Santie Koch            Murray St.    35- 40      75   +4
      8   Beth Felts             Kentucky      36- 40      76   +5
          Meghan Mahoney         Memphis       38- 38      76   +5
          Josie Shinn            Miami         37- 39      76   +5
          Melissa Rosloniec      E Kentucky    37- 39      76   +5
         *Marissa Muir           Kentucky      37- 39      76   +5
     13   Natasha Lopez Moreir   Richmond      37- 40      77   +6
          Elizabeth Dotson       Kentucky      37- 40      77   +6
          Janet Dyer             Miss. St.     38- 39      77   +6
          April Steenbergen      Murray St.    39- 38      77   +6

Memphis First Round Individual Finishes
T2	Kathryn O'Rourke	73	+2
6	Stacey Tate	74	+3
T8	Meghan Mahoney	76	+5
T51	Ashleigh Garman	86	+15
64	Bernie Rosero	95	+24