Oct. 14, 2005

Results

For Immediate Release
Contact: Brandon Kolditz
wkolditz@memphis.edu, (901) 678-2444

GREENVILLE, S.C. - The University of Memphis women's golf team had a bumpy start in the Lady Paladin Invitational on Friday finishing the day in 17th with a first round 318.

Junior Cameron Barber led the Lady Tigers with a 77 and is tied for 38th place in the tournament hosted by Furman University. The Lone Tree, Colo., native shot a team best 37 in the front nine on the par-72 Furman University Golf Course.

Furman leads the 18-team tournament with a 292 with Mississippi State trailing by six-strokes. Northwestern and Michigan State are tied for third with a 300. Angie Hill of the College of Charleston leads the tournament individually with a 2-under 70.

Memphis junior Stacey Tate trails Barber by two strokes and is tied for 52nd place with a 79. Freshman Kayla Stewart and junior Kathryn O'Rourke are tied at 68th with an 81. Freshman Rachel Larson rounds out the team with an 86.

The Lady Tigers compete in round two of the three-round tournament on Saturday with the concluding round on Sunday.

16   Memphis, Univ. of  318
T38  Cameron Barber     37- 40  77
T52  Stacey Tate        40- 39  79
T68  Kayla Stewart      39- 42  81
T68  Kathryn O'Rourke   41- 40  81
 86  Rachel Larson      40- 46  86

Team Results
1.  Furman                 292
2.  Miss. State            298
3.  Northwestern           300
    Michigan State         300
5.  TCU                    301
6.  Coastal Carolina       303
    Winthrop               303
8.  Minnesota              305
9.  UNCW                   306
    Mississippi            306
11. Louisville             307
12. Col. of Charleston     308
13. South Florida          313
14. UNC Greensboro         314
    Florida International  314 
16. Memphis                318 
17. Appalachian St.        336