Tuesday, March 28, 2006

WALLACE, N.C. (March 28, 2006) - Senior Ashley Barton (Seffner, Fla.) enjoyed her best finish of the 2005-06 campaign, placing second on the individual leaderboard and helping lead the ETSU women's golf team to a strong fourth-place finish Tuesday in the UNCW Lady Seahawk Invitational at the River Landing Golf Club.

Barton, who posted a three-round score of 4-over 220 (73-76-71), tied with Kentucky's Beth Felts for second place, while UNC Wilmington's Michelle Jarmon took home the individual medalist honor with a score of 218. On the team leaderboard, the Bucs ended the event 13 strokes back of team champion Kentucky, which posted a final three-round score of 906. The fourth place finish was the best showing by the Lady Bucs since finishing third at the Lady Jaguar Invitational back on Nov. 7-8.

Along with Barton, freshman Lucy Gould (Bargoed, Wales) finished tied for 29^th, while sophomore Maria Ringdahl (Oland, Sweden) ended the event tied for 34^th. Sophomore Natalia Giraldo (Cali, Colombia) and senior Laura Diaz (Aguadilla, P.R.) rounded out the ETSU efforts, finishing tied for 38^th and 44^th, respectively.

The Lady Bucs will have a short break before heading back to action April 3-4 at the Georgia State Invitational in Atlanta, Ga. For more on ETSU women's golf, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's golf link.