Monday, March 27, 2006

TUSCULUM WOMEN’S GOLF IN FOURTH AT LADY BULLDOG INVITATIONAL

MONROE, N.C. --- The Tusculum College women’s golf team has three players in the top 10 as the Pioneers shot 332 and are in fourth place following the opening round of the Lady Bulldog Invitational. The two-day, 36-hole tournament is being held at the par 72, 5,676-yard Stonebridge Golf Club.

Tusculum’s Becca Friddle carded a first-day 81 and is tied for fifth place, eight shots behind first round leader Paige Haverty of Catawba College. Shannon Palenkas and Amanda Bowen each shot 82 and are tied for seventh. Mandy Hartsock is tied for 20^th with 87, while Susanne Sisco posted 95 and is in 36^th place. Amber Ladner, playing as an individual, shot 99 and is tied for 40^th.

Pfeiffer University leads the team competition with 317, 12 shots ahead of host Wingate University, who posted 329. Catawba is in third with 331, followed by Tusculum (332), Anderson University (352), Lenoir-Rhyne College (355), Queens University of Charlotte (368) and Mars Hill College (410).

The second round will be held on Tuesday.

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Team Results
Pl.	Teams	Scores
1	Pfeiffer	317
2	Wingate	329
3	Catawba	331
4	TUSCULUM	332
5	Anderson	352
6	Lenoir-Rhyne	355
7	Queens (N.C.)	368
8	Mars Hill	410

Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl.	Players	Scores
T5	Becca Friddle	43-38=81
T7	Shannon Palenkas	41-41=82
T7	Amanda Bowen	43-39=82
T20	Mandy Hartsock	44-43=87
36	Susanne Sisco	52-43=95
T40	Amber Ladner*	52-47=99
* played as an individual