Lady Bucs seventh at Puerto Rico Classic

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Freshman Maria Ringdahl led the Lady Bucs in the first round Monday.

Monday, February 21, 2005

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 21, 2005) - The East Tennessee State University women's golf team opened its 2005 spring season with a solid first round effort Monday at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic being played at the Dorado Del Mar Golf Course in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Behind freshman Maria Ringdahl (Oland, Sweden), who posted a 2-over 74 and is currently tied for third on the individual leaderboard, the Lady Bucs are tied for seventh with Tulsa and Purdue. ETSU is currently 14 strokes back of front running Auburn on the team leaderboard, while Ringdahl is just three strokes back of California's Sofie Andersson for the top spot in the individual competition.

Along with Ringdahl, other ETSU results included junior Ashley Barton (Seffner, Fla.) with a 78, tying her for 26^th, while senior Danielle O'Reilly (Whistler, British Columbia) is currently tied for 38^th. Lady Bucs' freshmen Cindy Phillips (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Natalia Giraldo (Cali, Colombia) are currently tied for 46^ndand 72^nd, respectively.

Play at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday. For complete results, check out http://purduesports.collegesports.com.

Lady Puerto Rico Classic
Dorado Del Mar Golf Club
San Juan, PR

Monday's Results
Par: 72; Yardage: 6033

Fin.	School	Scores
1	Auburn University	299 +11
2	TCU	304 +16
3	California, U. of	306 +18
4	Florida, U. of	308 +20
5	Georgia, U. of	312 +24
	Wake Forest Univ.	312 +24
7	Purdue University	313 +25
	Tulsa, University of	313 +25
	East Tennessee State	313 +25
10	Kent State	316 +28
	Southern California	316 +28
12	Oklahoma, U. of	319 +31
13	Texas, Univ. of	327 +39
14	Penn State Univ.	335 +47

Individual Results
1	Sofie Andersson California	36- 35 71 -1
2	Nicole Hage Auburn	37- 35 72 E
3	Tiffany Chudy Florida	36- 38 74 +2
	Kelly Froelich Georgia	35- 39 74 +2
	Catherine Matranga TCU	38- 36 74 +2
	Maria Ringdahl ETSU	38- 36 74 +2
	Drae Ward TCU	38- 36 74 +2
8	Sophia Sheridan California	38- 37 75 +3
	Maria Martinez Auburn	39- 36 75 +3
	Tara Delaney Kent State	38- 37 75 +3
	O. Sattayabanphot Purdue	38- 37 75 +3
	Kelly Louth Texas	38- 37 75 +3
	Camille Blackerby TCU	37- 38 75 +3
	Andrea Vander Lende Florida	39- 36 75 +3

ETSU Results
T	7 East Tennessee State	313
T	3 Maria Ringdahl	38- 36 74
T	26 Ashley Barton	38- 40 78
T	38 Danielle O'Reilly	39- 41 80
T	46 Cindy Phillips	38- 43 81
T	72 Natalia Giraldo	44- 43 87