Lady Bucs finish 12th at Lady Puerto Rico Classic

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Ashley Barton

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 23, 2005) - The East Tennessee State University women's golf team wrapped up third and final round play at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic on Wednesday, finishing 12^th in one of the toughest fields the Lady Buccaneers have every faced.

Led by junior Ashley Barton (Seffner, Fla.) and freshman Maria Ringdahl (Oland, Sweden), both who finished tied for 30^th on the individual leaderboard, the Lady Bucs finished ahead of Texas and Penn State in the team competition. Winning the tournament was Southeastern Conference member Auburn, which ran away from second-place TCU by 21 strokes. On the individual leaderboard, Auburn made it a sweep thanks to Diana Ramage's victory with a three-round score of 216.

Along with Barton and Ringdahl, senior Danielle O'Reilly (Whistler, British Columbia) finished 50^th, while freshmen Cindy Phillips (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Natalia Giraldo (Cali, Colombia) placed 54^th and 67^th, respectively.

The Lady Bucs will return to play on March 5-6, when they will defend their 2004 team championship at the Lady Terrier Intercollegiate in Spartanburg, S.C. For complete results from the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, visit www.purduesports.collegesports.com.

Lady Puerto Rico Classic
Dorado Del Mar Golf Club
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dates: 02/21 - 02/23 (Today: Wednesday)
Par: 72; Yardage: 6033
Wednesday

Team Results
1	Auburn University	299	297	292	888
2	TCU	304	301	304	909
3	Florida, U. of	308	295	307	910
4	Wake Forest Univ.	312	307	293	912
5	Georgia,U.of	312	305	296	913
6	Tulsa, University of	313	301	306	920
7	California, U. of	306	317	304	927
8	Southern California	316	309	304	929
9	Purdue University	313	312	305	930
10	Kent State	316	314	308	938
11	Oklahoma, U. of	319	315	307	941
12	East Tennessee State	313	311	319	943
13	Texas, Univ. of	327	310	315	952
14	Penn State Univ.	335	320	315	970
Individual Results
1	Diana Ramage	Auburn	76	71	69	216
2	Camille Blackerby	TCU	75	72	74	221
	*Margaret Shirley	Auburn	76	74	71	221
4	Tara Delaney	Kent State	75	75	72	222
	Jessica Lovell	Auburn	76	73	73	222
6	Gabby Wedding	Kent State	77	74	73	224
	Maria Martinez	Auburn	75	75	74	224
	Kelly Louth	Texas	75	75	74	224
9	Ashley Hoagland	Wk. Forest	78	74	73	225
	Tiffany Chudy	Florida	74	72	79	225
	Sofie Andersson	California	71	79	75	225
	Lee Anne	Pace Tulsa	76	73	76	225
	Andrea Vander	Lende Florida	75	74	76	225

ETSU Results
12 East Tennessee State 313 311 319 943
T 30 Ashley Barton 78 80 74 232
T 30 Maria Ringdahl 74 75 83 232
50 Danielle O'Reilly 80 77 82 239
54 Cindy Phillips 81 79 82 242