Oct. 26, 2002

GREENVILLE, N.C.-- - Jennifer Jaszek improved her individual score by six strokes and helped Memphis move from a tie for 14th to 12th place through the first two rounds of the Furman Lady Paladin Invitational, Saturday. Jaszek fired a one over par 73 after shooting a 79 in the first round of play, Friday.

Memphis, which had shot a 313 on day on of the tournament, shot a 307 in the second round. Host Furman took over the tournament lead after firing a 293. South Carolina recorded the best round of the day, 291, to move up to second through two rounds. Friday's team leader, North Carolina, is third following the second round of play, while C-USA members Tulane and TCU are tied at fourth with a combined score of 600.

Furman's Leigh Turner shot a field-best 68 to take over the individual lead at two under (142), while TCU's Brooke Tull fired a 69 to move to 143 and one under for the tournament, putting her in second place.

Marianne Ruud repeated her 77 from Friday, moving into a tie for 35th place (154), while Abby More shot a 77 after Friday's 79 to move into a tie for 43rd place (156). Danielle Reilly struggled, shooting an 84 after posting a 78, Friday, to drop into a tie for 68th spot at 162, while Josey Edwards improved her Friday score by three strokes (80) to move into 73rd place. The third and final round of the tournament will tee off Sunday. The Lady Paladin Invitational is the Lady Tiger golf team's last tournament of the fall schedule.

Team Scores (thru 2 rounds)
1. Furman		295	293	588	+12
2. South Carolina	302	291	593	+17
3. North Carolina	295	300	595	+19
4. Tulane		296	304	600	+24
    TCU			307	293	600	+24
6. Mississippi		303	303	606	+30
7. NC State		306	306	612	+36
    Louisiana State	307	305	612	+36
9. Coastal Carolina	310	305	615	+39
10. Florida State	307	309	616	+40
11. Alabama		308	311	619	+43
12. Memphis		313	307	620	+44
13. Louisville		303	318	621	+45
14. UNC-Greensboro	312	312	624	+48
15. Coll of Charleston	313	324	637	+61
16. Appalachian State	324	319	643	+67

Top 10 Individuals
1. Leigh Turner (Furman)	74	68	142	-2
2. Brooke Tull (TCU)		74	69	143	-1
3. Brandi Jackson (Furman)	73	72	145	+1
    Jenny Gleason (UNC-G)	71	74	145	+1
5. Kristy McPherson (USC)	76	70	146	+2
    Ashley Prange (UNC)		70	76	146	+2
    Morgan O'Banion (CC)	73	73	146	+2
    Brooke Shelton (LSU)	73	73	146	+2
    Erica Battle (USC)		74	72	146	+2

Memphis Individuals
T26	Jennifer Jaszek		79	73	153	+9
T35	Marianne Ruud		77	77	154	+10
T43	Abby More		79	77	156	+12
T68	Danielle Reilly		78	84	162	+18
73	Josey Edwards		83	80	163	+19