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Tulsa
NCAA Regional
Tulsa Women Golfers in 19th Place at NCAA Central Regional
5/6/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 6, 2010
Columbus, Indiana - The Tulsa women's golf team carded an opening round of 324 and sits in 19th place in a 24-team field after the opening round of the NCAA Central Regional at the par-72 Otter Creek Golf Club.
Defending national champion Arizona State holds a two-stroke lead over fellow PAC-10 foe Southern Cal, 297 to 299. Purdue (303), Oregon and Oklahoma State (305), New Mexico (306), Florida State (308), Mississippi and Kent State (309) and Michigan State (310) round out the top-10 teams.
Tulsa sits 15 strokes out of eighth-place, as the top-8 teams after three rounds will advance to the NCAA Championships.
Tulsa sophomore Sarah Elliot carded a first round five-over par 77 and sits in a 27th-place tie. The remainder of the Hurricane lineup was unable to crack 80 on the opening day of regional play. Sophomore Shu-Yin Liu is in 69th-place with a score of 81, while sophomore Marita Engzelius and freshman Kristina Merkle are tied for 86th place with totals of 83. Senior Abby Allford shot a round of 84 and is in 94th place.
Individually, Purdue's Thea Hoffmeister and Kendra Little of Oregon each carded 70 to tie for first place.
The tournament will resume on Friday with 18 holes, while the final round will be played on Saturday.
Team Scores 1. Arizona State 297 2. Southern Cal 299 3. Purdue 303 T4. Oregon 305 T4. Oklahoma State 305 6. New Mexico 306 7. Florida State 308 T8. Mississippi 309 T8. Kent State 309 10. Michigan State 310 T11. Denver 312 T11. Georgia 312 13. Louisville 315 14. Baylor 316 15. Illinois State 317 16. Indiana 318 17. San Diego State 319 18. Northwestern 321 19. Tulsa 324 T20. N. Carolina St. 328 T20. Notre Dame 328 22. Murray State 336 23. Detroit-Mercy 352 24. Jackson State 357Tulsa Individuals T27. Sarah Elliot 77 T69. Shu-Yin Liu 81 T86. Marita Engzelius83 T86. Kristina Merkle 83 T94. Abby Allford 84
Top-5 Individuals T1. Thea Hoffmeister, Purdue 70 T1. Kendra Little, Oregon 70 3. Juliana Murcia, Arizona State 71 T4. Malin Enarsson, San Diego State 72 T4. Jodi Ewart, New Mexico 72 T4. Martinia Gavier, Kent State 72 T4. Victoria Park, Oklahoma State 72
