Oct. 22, 2004

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Sophomore Kathryn O'Rourke shot a career-best 2-under-par 70 to lead the University of Memphis women's golf team in the first round of the Lady Paladin Invitational on Friday.

O'Rourke, a native of Holmes, New York, is tied for third, one stroke behind the leaders, Furman's Jenny Suh and Monique Gesualdi. The tournament host, Furman University, leads the invitational with a 287, while Memphis ends the first day in 15th place out of 23 teams with a 305.

It was a rough first day for the remaining Lady Tigers with Stacey Tate shooting the team's second lowest score with a 5-over-par 77. Tate is tied for 61st place, while teammate Meghan Mahoney is a stroke behind her with a 78. Sophomore Cameron Barber, in her first tournament of the year, finished the first round shooting an 8-over-par 80.

Memphis will attempt to regain some ground in round two on Saturday with the final round of the invitational being played on Sunday.

Top 25 Individual Finishes
Fin.	Name		School		Scores  
1	Jenny Suh		Furman		35- 34	69	-3
	Monique Gesualdi	Furman		36- 33	69	-3
3	Fernanda Rivera	USF		36- 34	70	-2
	Whitney Wade	Georgia		37- 33	70 	-2
	Kathryn O'Rourke	Memphis		36- 34	70	-2
6	Line Cordes	Coast. Car	34- 37	71	-1
	Catherine Matranga	TCU		35- 36	71	-1
8	Diana Ramage	Auburn		37- 35	72	E
	Whitney Myers	Florida		36- 36	72	E
	Adrienne White	Louisville	36- 36	72	E
	Maria Hernandez	Fla. Int.		35- 37	72	E
	Katie Davidson	Ole Miss		37- 35	72	E
	Brittany Johnston	N'western		34- 38	72	E
	Nicole Hage	Auburn		36- 36	72	E
	Kelly Froelich	Georgia		38- 34	72	E
16	Morgan Reich	Winthrop		38- 35	73	+1
	Adrienne Millican	E Carolina	36- 37	73	+1
	Abigale Shepperle	Auburn		36- 37	73	+1
	Heidi Helliesen	E Carolina	37- 36	73	+1
	Connor Atkinson	Furman		37- 36	73	+1
	Lisa Tyler	Georgia		38- 35	73	+1
	Stephanie Otteson	UNCW 		36- 37	73	+1
	Angela Ricaurte	Fla. Int.		37- 36	73	+1
	Camila Gonzalez	Florida		35- 38	73	+1
	*Sarah Sturm	Furman		36- 37	73	+1

Top Team Finishes
Fin.	School			Scores  
1	Furman University		287	-1
2	Georgia, U. of		289	+1
3	Auburn University		291	+3
4	Florida, U. of 		296 	+8
5	Coastal Carolina U.	297	+9
6	N. Car. Wilmington		298	+10
	TCU			298	+10
8	Northwestern Univ.		299	+11
9	Louisville, Univ. of 	300	+12
10	Fla. International		301	+13
11	Mississippi St. U. 	302	+14
	Mississippi, U. of 	302	+14
13	Michigan State U.		303	+15
14	East Carolina Univ.	304	+16
15	Memphis, Univ. of 		305	+17 
16	Florida State Univ.	306	+18
17	USF			307	+19
18	N. Car.- Greensboro	309	+21
19	Minnesota, U. of		311	+23
	Charleston, Coll. of 	311	+23
21	Miami, U. of 		313	+25
22	Winthrop University	320	+32
23	Appalachian State U.	339	+51

Memphis Individual Finishes
T3	Kathryn O'Rourke	36-34	70	-2
T61	Stacey Tate	39-38	77	+5
T71	Meghan Mahoney	37-41	78	+6
T93	Cameron Barber	39-41	80	+8
T110	Bernie Rosero	39-44	83	+11