ETSU women's golf team opens season with 6th-place finish

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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 20, 2005) - Sophomore Natalia Giraldo (Cali, Colombia) finished 15^th with a three-round score of 233 to help lead the ETSU women's golf team to a 6^th-place finish Tuesday in the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup hosted by the University of Louisville at the Cardinal Club.

The Lady Bucs - who posted a team score of 945 - finished six strokes back of fifth place UCF, but bested seven other teams in the field. Georgia State won top honors by 13 strokes over Kentucky, while the host Cardinals finished in third with a team score of 915. Georgia State's Lisbeth Meincke made it a sweep for her program, winning the individual medalist honors with a score of 215, besting Kentucky's Erin Ringdahl by three strokes.

Other ETSU results included sophomore Maria Ringdahl (Oland, Sweden) with a score of 236 which tied her for 25^th, while freshman Lucy Gould (Bargoed, Wales) ended the event tied for 28^th at 237. Seniors Ashley Barton (Seffner, Fla.) and Laura Diaz (Aguadilla, P.R.) finished tied for 41^st and 43^rd, respectively. Sophomore Cindy Phillips (Johnson City, Tenn.) also competed and finished tied for 65^th.

The Lady Bucs will continue with fall season play Oct. 1-2 at the Great Smokies Championships in Waynesville, N.C.

Team Leader Board
Course:Cardinal Club Golf Course Par 72 - 6181 yards
current position	team	scoring			rounds			total score
1	Georgia State Univ.	+30	F	+11	304	291	299	894
2	Kentucky, U. of	+43	F	+8	311	300	296	907
3	Louisville, Univ. of	+51	F	+15	292	320	303	915
4	South Florida	+65	F	+26	307	308	314	929
5	UCF	+75	F	+29	302	320	317	939
6	East Tennessee St.	+81	F	+24	328	305	312	945
7	Marshall University	+82	F	+25	319	314	313	946
8	Coastal Carolina	+89	F	+25	312	328	313	953
9	Wofford College	+94	F	+42	311	317	330	958
10	Southern Mississippi	+98	F	+34	320	320	322	962
11	Cincinnati, U. of	+108	F	+35	330	319	323	972
12	Eastern Kentucky	+112	F	+31	333	324	319	976
13	James Madison Univ.	+121	F	+44	326	327	332	985

Player Leader Board
* player is participating as an individual rather than as a team member.
Course:Cardinal Club Golf Course Par 72 - 6181 yards
position		player	team	scoring			rounds			total score
1	4	Lisbeth Meincke (1A)	Georgia State Univ.	-1	F	-2	74	71	70	215
T2	1	Erin Faulkner (1B)	Kentucky, U. of	+2	F	+3	74	69	75	218
T2	T2	Anna Scott (1B)	Georgia State Univ.	+2	F	+2	74	70	74	218
4	T2	Adrienne White (1B)	Louisville, Univ. of	+3	F	+3	71	73	75	219
5	6	Jenny Calkins (1A)	Louisville, Univ. of	+7	F	+1	71	79	73	223
ETSU Results
15	T27	Natalia Giraldo (9A)	East Tennessee St.	+17	F	+2	83	76	74	233
T25	T19	Maria Ringdahl (8)	East Tennessee St.	+20	F	+8	78	78	80	236
T28	T19	Lucy Gould (9B)	East Tennessee St.	+21	F	+9	81	75	81	237
T41	T53	Ashley Barton (10A)	East Tennessee St.	+28	F	+5	88	79	77	244
T43	T43	Laura Diaz (10B)	East Tennessee St.	+29	F	+11	86	76	83	245
T65	T68	Cindy Phillips (18A) *	East Tennessee St.	+39	F	+10	83	90	82	255
Note: Phillips competed as an individual