Monday, September 12, 2005

BOWEN, TUSCULUM FOURTH AT ANDERSON INVITATIONAL

ANDERSON, S.C. --- Tusculum College’s Amanda Bowen carded an opening round 78 and is in fourth place, following first round action of the 2005 Anderson College Invitational. The Pioneers posted a 336 and is in fourth place in the team competition.

Tusculum’s Becca Friddle is tied for 18^th with an 84, while freshman Mary Beth McFarland shot 86 and is tied for 24^th in her collegiate debut. Shannon Palenkas is tied for 30^th with 88, while Rachel Quinlan-Waters shot 95 and is tied for 45^th. Rookie Amber Ladner is also tied for 45^th with 95 playing as an individual.

Catawba College shot 326 as a team and holds a one shot lead over host Anderson. Wingate University is third with 331, followed by Tusculum, Newberry College (339), Mount Olive College (346), USC Upstate (347), Belmont Abbey College (351), Lincoln Memorial University (370) and St. Andrews Presbyterian College (381).

The final round will be played on Tuesday.

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Anderson College Invitational Par 71 - 5,217 yards Team Results
Pl.	Team	Score
1	Catawba	326
2	Anderson	327
3	Wingate	331
4	TUSCULUM	336
5	Newberry	339
6	Mount Olive	346
7	USC Upstate	347
8	Belmont Abbey	351
9	Lincoln Memorial	370
10	St. Andrews	381
Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl.	Player	Score
4	Amanda Bowen	78
T18	Becca Friddle	84
T24	Mary Beth McFarland	86
T30	Shannon Palenkas	88
T45	Rachel Quinlan-Waters	95
T45	Amber Ladner (Individual)	95