ETSU women's golf enjoys strong third-place finish at Lady Jaguar

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Tuesday, November 08, 2005

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 8, 2005) - Senior Ashley Barton (Seffner, Fla.) was the top ETSU women's golf finisher, placing tied for sixth and helping the Lady Bucs to a strong third-place team finish Tuesday in the America's Choice Mortgage Lady Jaguar Invitational hosted by Augusta State at the Forest Hills Golf Club.

Barton fired a 74 on the final day of play, finishing eight strokes back of individual champion Lauren Smith from Augusta State. Smith outlasted Notre Dame's Noriko Nakazaki by one stroke for the title. On the team leaderboard, ASU made it a sweep with a commanding 16-stroke win over second-place Notre Dame.

Along with Barton, sophomore Natalia Giraldo (Cali, Colombia) finished tied for 12^th, while freshman Lucy Gould (Bargoed, Wales) enjoyed her best-ever collegiate finish with a tie for 16^th. Sophomore Maria Ringdahl (Oland, Sweden) also placed tied for 16^th.

This event wraps up the ETSU women's golf team's fall schedule, as they will return to action in the spring on Feb. 24, 2006, in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. For more on ETSU women's golf throughout the winter, visit ETSUBucs.com.

Course:Forest Hills Golf Club: Championship Tees Par 72 - 6094 yards
current position	team	to par	thru	today	round 1	round 2	total score
1	Augusta State	+25	F	+11	302	299	601
2	Notre Dame, U. of	+41	F	+19	310	307	617
3	East Tennessee St.	+50	F	+22	316	310	626
4	Arkansas State Univ.	+57	F	+31	314	319	633
5	Western Carolina U.	+60	F	+26	322	314	636
6	Fla. International	+66	F	+33	321	321	642
7	Jacksonville St.	+69	F	+31	326	319	645
8	Birmingham-Southern Col.	+70	F	+35	323	323	646
9	Florida State Univ. (B)	+87	F	+48	327	336	663
10	Elon College	+88	F	+32	344	320	664
11	Richmond	+98	F	+50	336	338	674
12	James Madison Univ.	+100	F	+41	347	329	676
13	Wyoming, U. of	+108	F	+52	344	340	684

Course:Forest Hills Golf Club: Championship Tees Par 72 - 6094 yards
Current Position	Start Position	Player	Team	To Par	THRU	Today	Round 1	Round 2	Total Score
1	1	Lauren Smith (1B)	Augusta State	+2	F	+3	71	75	146
2	T2	Noriko Nakazaki (1B)	Notre Dame, U. of	+3	F	+1	74	73	147
T3	T4	Mercedes Huarte (8A)	Jacksonville St.	+5	F	+2	75	74	149
T3	T4	Amanda Smith (1A)	Augusta State	+5	F	+2	75	74	149
5	T10	Emilie Geury (2B)	Augusta State	+7	F	+1	78	73	151
T6	T8	Brandy Andersen (5B)	Western Carolina U.	+10	F	+5	77	77	154
T6	T22	Ashley Barton (6A)	East Tennessee St.	+10	F	+2	80	74	154

3	East Tennessee St.	+50	F	316	310	626
	T6 Ashley Barton	+10	F	80	74	154
	T12 Natalia Giraldo	+12	F	79	77	156
	T18 Lucy Gould	+15	F	78	81	159
	T18 Maria Ringdahl	+15	F	81	78	159
	T48 Laura Diaz	+23	F	79	88	167