Saturday, February 3, 2007

NO. 1 FLORIDA SOUTHERN LEADS TUSCULUM/KIAWAH ISLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. --- The top-ranked Florida Southern women's golf team established a new tournament record with its opening round 305 to lead after the first day of the 2007 Tusculum College/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate, Saturday at Cougar Point Golf Course.

Florida Southern holds a one-shot lead over defending four-time national champions (NCAA Division II) Rollins College (306) and Nova Southeastern University (306). Lindsey Bergeon led the Mocs with an intercollegiate record 71 and holds a three-shot lead over teammate Kim Ulander, who fired a 74 on Saturday.

Pfeiffer University is in fourth place with 324, while Wingate University is fifth at 327. USC Upstate is sixth with 328, followed by Newberry College (329), Berry College (333), Tusculum (337), Lenoir-Rhyne College (346), Belmont Abbey College (350), Queens University of Charlotte (364), Mount Olive College (366), Lincoln Memorial University (368), Armstrong Atlantic State University (369), St. Andrews Presbyterian College (383), The Citadel (402) and Limestone College (407).

Four players are tied for third place with 75, including Julia Miller (USC Upstate), Brittany Beltran (Pfeiffer), Marie-Pierre Bernier (Rollins) and Natile Lowe (Nova Southeastern).

Amanda Bowen leads the host Pioneers with her opening 78 and is tied for 12^th place. TC's Shannon Palenkas is tied for 23^rd with 82, while Becca Friddle is tied for 41^st with 87. Mary Ann Vizcarrondo is tied for 54^th with 89, while Susanne Sisco rounds out the TC scoring with 94 (69^th). Mandy Hartsock, playing as an individual, shot 89 and is tied for 52^nd place.

The final round will be held Sunday beginning at 8 a.m.

- TC -

Tusculum College/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate Team Totals - Round 1
Pl.	Team	Score
1	Florida Southern	305
2	Nova Southeastern	306
	Rollins	306
4	Pfeiffer	324
5	Wingate	327
6	USC Upstate	328
7	Newberry	329
8	Berry	333
9	Tusculum	337
10	Lenoir-Rhyne	346
11	Belmont Abbey	350
12	Queens (N.C.)	364
13	Mt. Olive	366
14	Lincoln Memorial	368
15	Armstrong Atlantic State	369
16	St. Andrews Presbyterian	383
17	The Citadel	402
18	Limestone	407

Tusculum College/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate Individual Scores (Round 1)
Rk.	Name	School	Scores
1	Lindsey Bergeon	Florida Southern	34-37=71
2	Kim Ulander	Florida Southern	36-38=74
3	Julia Miller	USC Upstate	40-35=75
	Brittany Beltran	Pfeiffer	38-37=75
	Marie-Pierre Bernier	Rollins	39-36=75
	Natile Lowe	Nova Southeastern	38-37=75
7	Beth Kirkham	Wingate	38-38=76
	Laura Fourdraine	Rollins	39-37=76
	Anne-Sophie Friis	Nova Southeastern	37-39=76
	Surita Risseeuw	Rollins	38-38=76
11	Maria Garcia Austr	Nova Southeastern	41-36=77
12	Amanda Bowen	Tusculum	39-39=78
	Charlene Reid	Pfeiffer	35-43=78
	Stephanie Hemann	Newberry	40-38=78
	Andrea Maldonado	Nova Southeastern	37-41=78
16	Richelle Wedzik	USC Upstate	41-38=79
	Jackie Burenborg	Florida Southern	39-40=79
	Vanessa Vela	Rollins	42-37=79
19	Carley Warrington	Belmont Abbey	38-42=80
	Amy Goble	Berry	38-42=80
21	Anna Grove	Lenoir-Rhyne	41-40=81
	Connie Reed	Florida Southern	43-38=81
23	Shannon Palenkas	Tusculum	41-41=82
	Kristen Graham	Armstrong Atlantic	39-43=82
	Kristin Moberg	Mt. Olive	43-39=82
	Jayne Curtis	Berry	38-44=82
27	Allessandra Maurtua	St. Andrews	42-41=83
	Stephanie Delgado	Lenoir-Rhyne	42-41=83
	Brittany Staton	Wingate	43-40=83
	Franziska Blum	Newberry	44-39=83
31	Kacie Braxton	Wingate	39-45=84
	Shannon Smith	Wingate	41-43=84
	Eva Gormann	Newberry	44-40=84
	Katherine Hooks	Berry	42-42=84
	Ashleyu Ratcliff	Newberry	44-40=84
36	Andrea Grier	Pfeiffer	41-44=85
	Cristina Gugler	Rollins	45-40=85
38	Katy Oliver	Lincoln Memorial	42-44=86
	Dessa Bokides	Belmont Abbey	41-45=86
	Molly Tuller	Pfeiffer	45-41=86
41	Becca Friddle	Tusculum	45-42=87
	Richia Wedzik	USC Upstate	46-41=87
	Jessica Wofford	USC Upstate	45-42=87
	Allie Osberg	Wingate	44-43=87
	Kasey Owens	The Citadel	41-46=87
	Lina Bjorklund	Nova Southeastern	46-41=87
	Heather Burgner	Florida