Sooner Women Golfers Move Into Ninth Place

April 24, 2001

NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Oklahoma women's golf team survived Monday's weather to battle back and eliminate 44 strokes off their previous day's score at the Big 12 Championships in Rhodes, Iowa, Tuesday. Missouri currently leads the tournament with a score of 628, 30 strokes ahead of ninth-place OU. Amelia Moses, from Oklahoma State, is the top individual with a score of 79-73=152.

Freshman Lisa Meldrum's five-under 67 second-round score marked a career best and set a Big 12 Championships single-round record. Redshirt-freshman Hope Edge carded a 79 and junior Jennifer Tannehill shot an 80. Sophomore Allison Johnson shot an 81 and junior Wendy Martin withdrew from the second round due to an illness.

"I felt very good out there today and I just took it one shot at a time," said Meldrum, who shaved 22 strokes off her first-round total. "I'm extremely happy with the way I played today and hope to repeat my performance tomorrow." The Sooners will conclude Big 12 tournament action Wednesday with tee times beginning at 9 a.m.

Team Scores
1. Missouri319-309=628
2. Oklahoma State325-305=630
Texas 330-300=630
4. Baylor335-306=641
5. Nebraska343-306=649
6. Kansas State344-308=652
7. Texas A&M346-310=656
Texas Tech344-312=656
9. Colorado346-312=658
Oklahoma351-307=658
11. Iowa State351-308=659
12. Kansas358-324=682

Top Individuls
1. Amelia Moses, Missouri79-73=152
2.Jamie Tucker, Missouri76-79=155
Maria Boden, Oklahoma State77-78=155
Sarah Sasse, Nebraska80-75=155
5. Janice Olivencia, Texas81-75=156
Lisa Meldrum, Oklahoma89-67=156

OU
T5. Lisa Meldrum89-67=156
T34. Hope Edge87-79=166
T38. Jennifer Tannehill88-80=168
T38. Allison Johnson 87-81=168
Wendy MartinWD-WD