University of North Carolina Athletics
Women's Golf In Ninth After Second Round Of Lady Gamecock
March 16, 2002 | Women's Golf
March 16, 2002
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BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. -- The South Carolina women's golf team fired a 300 Saturday and remains in third place at its own Lady Gamecock Classic at The University Club. Third-ranked and four-time defending champion Duke had a two-under 286 team score Saturday and vaulted to first place, leading eighth-ranked Texas by 15 strokes with one round to play on the par 72, 5,996-yard course.
The third and final round gets underway at 8 a.m. Sunday with teams starting from both the No. 1 and No. 10 tees. Admission to the tournament is free.
It was another nice day on the course, but high winds and tough pin placements helped lead to higher scores than the first round. Duke and New Mexico (298) were the only two teams with sub-300 scores, compared to six teams Friday, while only four individuals shot at par or better, compared to 11 Friday. This year's Lady Gamecock Classic features the best field in the history of the event as nine of the nation's Top 25 teams and eight of the top 19 golfers are participating in the event.
Duke, which shot a 290 Friday and was in second place, improved four strokes with a strong one-two-three punch at the top of the lineup. The Blue Devils (576 two-day total) opened up a 15-stroke lead on No. 8 Texas (591). South Carolina, ranked 33rd in the latest Sagarin/Golfweek national rankings, is ahead of seven teams in the Top 25 after 36 holes and is just four strokes back of the Longhorns. New Mexico (598) and No. 4 Tennessee (602) round out the top five teams.
Although the Lady Gamecock team score went up five strokes from Friday, Carolina Head Coach Kristi Coggins continued to get great play from the top of her lineup. Junior All-American Kristy McPherson had a two-under 70 Saturday, and combined with her 72 Friday, is tied for second at two-under 142. Sophomore Adrienne Gautreaux is tied for fifth at two-over 146 after a 75 Saturday. Senior Reetta Laakkonen had a 79 Saturday and is tied for 31st place at 152, while sophomore Marci Robinson (76-155, 39th place) and junior Kacy Thompson (80-162, 64th) round out the Carolina team scorers. USC sophomore Kory Thompson (80-163, 67th place) and freshman Tiffany Catafygiotu (84-164, 71st) played for individual honors only.
In the individual competition, Duke's Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh had a three-under 69 Saturday and leads by two strokes with a two-day 140 total. McPherson and Duke's Virada Nirapathpongporn are tied for second with two-day 142 totals, while the Blue Devils' Leigh Anne Hardin is fourth at even-par 144. Four players are tied for fifth place at two-over 146.
3 South Carolina, U of 295 300 595
T 2 Kristy McPherson 72 70 142
T 5 Adrienne Gautreaux 71 75 146
T 31 Reetta Laakkonen 73 79 152
T 39 Marci Robinson 79 76 155
T 64 Kacy Thompson 82 80 162
T 67 Kory Thompson 83 80 163
71 Tiffany Catafygiotu 80 84 164
Lady Gamecock Classic
The University Club Blythewood, SC
Dates: 03/15 - 03/17 (Today:03-16-2002)
Par: 72
Yardage: 5996
Fin. School Scores
1 Duke University 290 286 576 E
2 Texas, Univ. of 288 303 591 +15
3 South Carolina, U of 295 300 595 +19
4 New Mexico, U. of 300 298 598 +22
5 Tennessee, U. of 295 307 602 +26
6 Purdue University 296 307 603 +27
Vanderbilt Univ. 296 307 603 +27
8 Wake Forest Univ. 304 307 611 +35
9 North Carolina, U of 311 302 613 +37
10 Florida State Univ. 310 306 616 +40
11 Louisiana State U. 302 319 621 +45
12 Texas A&M University 309 316 625 +49
13 Kentucky, U. of 311 316 627 +51
14 Furman University 319 310 629 +53
15 Alabama, U. of 315 318 633 +57
Lady Gamecock Classic
* Individual The University Club Blythewood, SC
Dates: 03/15 - 03/17 (Today:03-16-2002)
Par: 72
Yardage: 5996
Fin. Name School Scores
1 N. Aazam-Zanganeh Duke 71 69 140 -4
2 V. Nirapathpongporn Duke 72 70 142 -2
Kristy McPherson S Carolina 72 70 142 -2
4 Leigh Anne Hardin Duke 74 70 144 E
5 Ashley Prange N Carolina 73 73 146 +2
Adrienne Gautreaux S Carolina 71 75 146 +2
Young-A Yang Tennessee 71 75 146 +2
Kailin Downs New Mexico 72 74 146 +2
9 Nicki Cutler Vanderbilt 72 75 147 +3
10 Jessica Shepley Tennessee 71 77 148 +4
Kristi Larsen New Mexico 74 74 148 +4
Lisa Ferrero Texas 73 75 148 +4
13 Nuria Clau Wk. Forest 74 75 149 +5
Kristin Dufour Texas 72 77 149 +5
Kristin Tamulis Florida St 74 75 149 +5
Janice Olivencia Texas 71 78 149 +5
Andrea Makauskas Purdue 73 76 149 +5
Randi Meadows Texas 72 77 149 +5
19 Meredith Ward Vanderbilt 74 76 150 +6
Ashley Hoagland Wk. Forest 74 76 150 +6
Perry Swenson Texas 76 74 150 +6
22 Carrie Sordel Florida St 78 73 151 +7
Sarah Johnston Alabama 77 74 151 +7
Nicole Melton Texas A&M 76 75 151 +7
Meredith Duncan LSU 74 77 151 +7
Towa Okiyama Kentucky 73 78 151 +7
Candy Hannemann Duke 73 78 151 +7
Caroline Laurens Purdue 73 78 151 +7
Beth Hermes Purdue 75 76 151 +7
Courtney Wood Vanderbilt 75 76 151 +7
31 Christina Spence New Mexico 77 75 152 +8
Reetta Laakkonen S Carolina 73 79 152 +8
33 Tina Schneeberger Tennessee 77 76 153 +9
Kari Damron Purdue 75 78 153 +9
Jennifer Perri Furman 77 76 153 +9
Maria Beautell Wk. Forest 76 77 153 +9
37 Abby Spector N Carolina 79 75 154 +10
Brook Shelton LSU 76 78 154 +10
39 Katrina Leckovic New Mexico 80 75 155 +11
Marci Robinson S Carolina 79 76 155 +11
Claudia Ferrini New Mexico 77 78 155 +11
Rachel Lester Kentucky 75 80 155 +11
Kristina Engstrom Duke 78 77 155 +11
44 Sarah Jacobs Vanderbilt 76 80 156 +12
Brandi Jackson Furman 78 78 156 +12
Beth Lever N Carolina 79 77 156 +12
47 Meghan Adams N Carolina 80 77 157 +13
Leigh Turner Furman 83 74 157 +13
Mary Jan Fernandez Tennessee 76 81 157 +13
50 Olivia Briggs Texas A&M 78 80 158 +14
Mira Bendevis Texas A&M 76 82 158 +14
Anna Jonsson Texas A&M 79 79 158 +14
Tai Perry Tennessee 79 79 158 +14
54 Heather Zielinski Purdue 82 77 159 +15
Joni Gossett Vanderbilt 75 84 159 +15
Erica Boozman Alabama 80 79 159 +15
57 Kelly Anders Kentucky 79 81 160 +16
Lindy Hitdlebaugh LSU 76 84 160 +16
59 Eva Gessner Kentucky 84 77 161 +17
Katie Quinney Florida St 82 79 161 +17
Anna Strandberg Alabama 80 81 161 +17
Isabel Dornellas LSU 76 85 161 +17
Alison Curdt Florida St 76 85 161 +17
64 Kacy Thompson S Carolina 82 80 162 +18
Mandy Tedder Alabama 78 84 162 +18
Shelley McKevitt N Carolina 83 79 162 +18
67 Alison Zimmer Florida St 84 79 163 +19
Sarah Johnston Furman 81 82 163 +19
*Maria Garcia-Estrada Duke 80 83 163 +19
71 *Tiffany Catafygiotu S Carolina 80 84 164 +20
72 Kathryn Brenny Wk. Forest 86 79 165 +21
73 Devon Day LSU 86 80 166 +22
74 V. Prado-Lacoste Wk. Forest 80 88 168 +24
75 Stacy Springer Kentucky 85 84 169 +25
76 Cimmie Shahan Furman 86 85 171 +27
77 Darby Sligh Alabama 84 88 172 +28
Jennifer Cates Texas A&M 84 88 172 +28
79 *Tara Schultz Furman 96 82 178 +34
80 *Erin Sarver LSU 94 85 179 +35
81 *Ryan Kirk Tennessee 84 96 180 +36
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