Sept. 10, 2006

VERONA, Wis.- Battling wind and rain, as well as a talented field, the University of Memphis women's golf team started their first tournament of the season off right by completing the first two rounds of the 2006 Badger Invitational in the top five. The Lady Tigers currently tied with Iowa State for fifth place going into Monday's final round. Senior Kathryn O'Rourke leads the Tigers by carding an 11-over-par 155 (81-74) to tie for eighth place after two rounds.

O'Rourke opened the tournament with a first round 81, but recovered with a 2-over-par performance in the second shotgun of the day.

O'Rourke's sophomore teammate Rachel Larson is right behind her. Larson opened with a 3-over-par 75, but fell back toward the pack with a second round 81. The Longmont, Colo., native currently sits in a tie for 11th after firing a 12-over-par 156 on day one.

Junior Dawn-Marie Conaty remains in striking distance of the top ten after recording a 14-over-par 158 (78-80), good enough to tie for 18th place after two rounds.

Seniors Stacey Tate and Cameron Barber rounded out the Lady golfers first day by finishing tied in 41st place at 164.

All totaled, the Lady Tigers shot 631 (314-317) on the day, four strokes behind host Wisconsin for fourth place and 11 strokes in back of day-one leader Indiana.

Sunday's first two rounds were played through a steady rain with temperatures in the low 50's and steady winds of 10-15 mph. The scores reflected the difficult playing conditions as no golfer was able to finish the first two rounds under par. Kansas State's Michelle Regan was the low finisher on day one at 2-over-par.

Monday's final round begins with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun at University Ridge Golf Club in Verona, Wis. Live scoring for the Badger Women's Golf Invitational is available online at www.golfstat.com.

Day One Team Results
Finish School Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Indiana University 313 307 620
2 Oklahoma 306 316 622
3 Louisville, Univ. of 312 314 626
4 Wisconsin, U. of 311 316 627
T5 Memphis 314 317 631
T5 Iowa State Univ. 315 316 631
7 Kansas State Univ. 323 309 632
8 Illinois State Univ. 318 319 637
9 Nebraska, U. of 321 318 639
10 Minnesota, U. of 325 325 650
11 Georgetown Univ. 331 340 671

Day One Individual Results
Place Name School Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Michelle Regan Kansas State Univ. 75 71 146
2 Adrienne White Louisville, Univ. of 71 76 147
T3 Katie Elliott Wisconsin, U. of 74 77 151
T3 Elaine Harris Indiana University 74 77 151
T3 Pennapa Pulsawath Iowa State Univ. 76 75 151
6 Kelly Jacques Oklahoma 74 78 152
7 Kellye Belcher Indiana University 77 76 153
T8 Elli Brown Nebraska, U. of 78 77 155
T8 Kathryn O'Rourke Memphis 81 74 155
T8 Staci Smoot Oklahoma 77 78 155
T11 Kendall Dye Oklahoma 78 78 156
T11 Tiffany Hockensmith Illinois State Univ. 81 75 156
T11 Rachel Larson Memphis 75 81 156
T11 Anne Martin Minnesota, U. of 78 78 156
T11 Laura Nochta Indiana University 80 76 156
T16 Jenny Calkins Louisville, Univ. of 78 79 157
T16 Jeana Dahl Wisconsin, U. of 80 77 157
T18 Isabel Alvarez Wisconsin, U. of 77 81 158
T18 Dawn-Marie Conaty Memphis 78 80 158

MEMPHIS FINISHERS
Place Name Round 1 Round 2 Total
T8 Kathryn O'Rourke 81 74 155
T11 Rachel Larson 75 81 156
T18 Dawn-Marie Conaty 78 80 158
T41 Stacey Tate 80 84 164
T41 Cameron Barber 82 82 164