Saturday, March 11, 2006

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (March 11, 2006) - Sophomore Natalia Giraldo (Cali, Colombia) enjoyed her second straight quality round and finds herself tied for 12^th on the individual leaderboard thanks to an even-par 72 during second round play Saturday in the Lady Gamecock Classic at the University Club.

Auburn's Maria Martinez leads the individual leaderboard at 3-under for the tournament, currently besting teammate Nicole Hage and Tennessee's Nicole Smith by two strokes. The efforts of Martinez and Hage buoyed Auburn to a six-stroke lead on the team leaderboard, with Tennessee six strokes back at 12-over for the tournament. ETSU remains 10^th for the event.

Along with Giraldo, fellow sophomore Maria Ringdahl (Oland, Sweden) and senior Ashley Barton (Seffner, Fla.) are tied for 34^th, while freshman Lucy Gould (Bargoed, Wales) and senior Laura Diaz (Aguadilla, P.R.) are 56^th and 57^th respectively.

The Lady Bucs will compete in final round play at the Lady Gamecock Classic Sunday. For complete results, visit ETSUBucs.com following the day's action.