ETSU women currently 9th at Lady Gamecock Classic

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Giraldo

Friday, March 11, 2005

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (March 11, 2005) - On a blustery day outside of Columbia, S.C., the East Tennessee State University women's golf team attempted to overcome the elements, finishing tied for 9^th place on the team leaderboard Friday in the first round of the Lady Gamecock Classic at the University Club.

The Lady Bucs, who posted a team score of 326, are currently 18 strokes back of New Mexico, which leads the tournament with a score of 308. On the individual leaderboard, a pair of South Carolina freshmen are at the top, with Caroline Rominger in first place at even-par and Whitney Simons in second place at 1-over. The top ETSU finisher was freshman Natalia Giraldo (Cali, Colombia), who posted a score of 79.

Other ETSU results included a 22^nd-place finish by freshman Maria Ringdahl (Oland, Sweden) and a 33^rd-place showing by senior Danielle O'Reilly (Whistler, British Columbia). Both junior Ashley Barton (Seffner, Fla.) and freshman Cindy Phillips (Johnson City, Tenn.) are in 54^th.

Second round play will continue on Saturday. For complete results, see below.

Team Results

1.	New Mexico	308 +20
2.	Louisiana State	309 +21
3.	South Carolina	313 +25
4.	Furman University	318 +30
5.	North Carolina	319 +31
	Augusta State	319 +31
7.	Virginia	320 +32
8.	North Carolina State	324 +36
9.	East Tennessee State	326 +38
10.	Florida State	328 +40
11.	Alabama	331 +43
12.	Minnesota	337 +49
Individual Results
1.	Caroline Rominger, USC	72 E
2.	*Whitney Simons USC	73 +1
3.	Kailin Downs, New Mexico	75 +3
4.	Jenny Suh, Furman	76 +4
	Kimberly Meck, LSU	76 +4
	Katie Miller, UNC	76 +4
	Rebecca Kuhn LSU	76 +4
	Sally Shonk, Virginia	76 +4
ETSU Results
T16.	Natalia Giraldo	79
T22.	Maria Ringdahl	80
T33.	Danielle O'Reilly	82
T54.	Ashley Barton	85
T54.	Cindy Phillips	85