Friday, March 12, 2004

TEGA CAY, S.C. (March 12, 2004) - Sophomore Ashley Barton (Seffner, Fla.) continued her stellar play, shooting a 9-over 81 to help power the East Tennessee State University women's golf team to a third-place standing after first-round action Friday inThe Shamrock Intercollegiate at Tega Cay Golf Club.

The Lady Bucs are attempting to build off the momentum of their tournament championship last weekend in the Lady Terrier Intercollegiate. Barton's efforts were good enough for a fourth-place finish on the individual leaderboard, where she trails three players - Winthrop's Jenny Blake, Augusta State's Katy Heher and Coastal Carolina's Lauren Smith - by two strokes. As a team, the Lady Bucs are 10 strokes behind first place Coastal Carolina.

Along with Barton, sophomore Laura Diaz (Aquadilla, P.R.) finished tied for 12th at 12-over-par, while senior Kristen Fletcher (Cookeville, Tenn.) ended the day tied for 28th at 15-over. Meanwhile, junior Robin Downes (Johnson City, Tenn.) and sophomore Kailey Brooks (Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada) both finished tied for 38th.

The event will continue Saturday and Sunday with second and third round play.

The Shamrock Intercollegiate
Tega Cay, S.C.
At Tega Cay G.C.
Team Results
1.	Coastal Carolina	331
2.	Augusta State	339
3.	ETSU	341
4.	St. Mary's	343
5.	High Point	345
6.	Wofford	347
7.	Radford	349
8.	Winthrop	350
9.	Gardner-Webb	352
10.	Charleston Southern	353
10.	Elon	353
12.	Belmont	355
13.	Jackson State	360
14.	Mercer	371
15.	St. Francis	373
16.	Old Dominion	427
Individual Results
1.	Jenny Brake, Winthrop	79 +7
	Katy Heher, Augusta State	79 +7
	Lauren Smith, Coastal Carolina	79 +7
4.	Ashley Barton, ETSU	81 +9
ETSU Results
4.	Ashley Barton	81 +9
T12.	Laura Diaz	84 +12
T28.	Kristen Fletcher	87 +15
T38.	Robin Downes	89 +17
T38.	Kailey Brooks	89 +17