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Women's Golf Tied for 12th After First Round of Liz Murphey

       

Women's Golf Tied for 12th After First Round of Liz Murphey

ATHENS, GA. -- The Coastal Carolina women's golf team is tied for 12th after the first round of the nationally-renowned Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Fri., Mar. 24. The 54-hole tournament is being played at the University of Georgia Golf Club (Par 72 - 6,228 Yards) in Athens, Ga.

 The Lady Chanticleers shot 320 in the opening round, tying with Mississippi State and Alabama in 12th, with just nine shots separating sixth from 12th. Wake Forest leads the team race with 298 in the first round, three shots better than host Georgia at 301, while Vanderbilt is in third at 305.

 Freshman Ann Maness (Galivants Ferry, S.C./Aynor) leads Coastal with a 77 in the opening round to tie for 26th. Senior Lindsey Letzig (Richmond, Mo./Richmond) is next for Coastal in a tie for 42nd with a 79. Georgia has three of the top five individuals, led by individual leader Jackie Beers with a three-under 69, holding a three-shot lead after 18 holes.

 The second round of the tournament will be played Sat., Mar. 25, with the final 18 played on Sun., Mar. 26.

Team Results Scores
 1. Wake Forest 298           +10
 2. Georgia 301           +13
 3. Vanderbilt 305           +17
 4. Florida State 307           +19
 5. Auburn 308           +20
 6. Kent State 311           +23
 7. Washington 312           +24
 8. Ohio State 314           +26
 9. Michigan State 316           +28
 10. South Carolina 317           +29
 11. Oklahoma 319           +31
 12. Mississippi State 320           +32
  Coastal Carolina 320           +32
  Alabama 320           +32
 15. Mississippi 324           +36
  Arkansas 324           +36
 17. East Carolina 332           +44
 18. Furman 334           +46

Individual Results (Top 5 Plus Coastal)
 1. Jackie Beers (Georgia) 32- 37=69 
 2. Nannette Hill (Wake Forest) 37- 35=72  
 3. Jenny Suh (Alabama) 36- 38=74
  Mallory Hetzel (Georgia) 37- 37=74
  Alina Lee (Georgia) 37- 37=74
  
 
t26. Ann Maness (Coastal) 37- 40=77
 t42. Lindsey Letzig (Coastal) 38- 41=79 
 t55. Rachel Graves (Coastal) 42- 39=81
 t70. Richelle Wedzik (Coastal) 44- 39=83
 t75. Katy Heher (Coastal) 43- 41=84