OU Womens Golf Ready For Prices Give'em Five Intercollegiate

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Oct. 4, 2002

NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma women's golf team will compete in the Prices Give'em Five Intercollegiate tournament Oct. 7-9. The tournament is being played at the 6,303-yard, par-72 University Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M.

The three-day event will be formatted with 18 holes played each day. Monday and Tuesday rounds will begin at 7:30 a.m. and Wednesday's shotgun start will be at 8 a.m.

Competing for the Sooners will be Hope Edge, Allison Johnson, Lisa Meldrum, Emily Milberger and Erin Goranson. It will mark Goranson's first tournament.

The 19-team field will consist of Arkansas State, Baylor, Michigan State, Northern Arizona, San Diego State, San Jose State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas Christian, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Louisville, Nebraska, New Orleans, New Mexico, North Texas, Texas-El Paso, Arkansas-Little Rock, Nevada-Las Vegas and Western New Mexico.

Coach Ludvigson says...
"This tournament is so important because we are going head-to-head with 18 great teams and 12 of them are in our region. We need to really represent well. We always seem to play well in Las Cruces. We're looking to quit playing mediocre and hope to bring home a team title and an individual title."

Sooners Finish Fourth at Dick McGuire Invitational
The Oklahoma women's golf team placed fourth at the Dick McGuire Invitational held Sept. 26-28 in Albuquerque, N.M. The Sooners finished with a 901, just 10 strokes behind tournament champion and host New Mexico. The Sooners were the top-finishing Big 12 school at the tournament (besting Texas, Baylor, Texas A&M and Texas Tech).

Junior Lisa Meldrum continued to card outstanding rounds with a total of 211 (-8) to tie for first-place honors. Senior Allison Johnson tied for 11th place with a score of 225 while sophomore Emily Milberger tied for 28th with a 231. Junior Hope Edge recorded a 234 to tie for 36th place. Freshman Cathryn Uselton posted a score of 259 to tie for 100th place.

The Oklahoma Lineup
Allison Johnson: Finished tied for 11th last week at Dick McGuire Invitational with a score of 225 ... Shot a score of 230 to tie for 35th at the NCAA Fall Preview ... Placed in top 20 in every tournament last year ... Ranked second on the team in scoring average (76.1) last season ... Voted one of top 50 preseason players to watch by GolfWorld.

Lisa Meldrum: Averaging a team-low 71.8 strokes per round ... Shared first-place honors last week at Dick McGuire Invitational with a score of 211 (-8) ... Earned a fourth-place finish at NCAA Fall Preview with a score of 220 (+4) ... Placed in the top 20 in every tournament last year ... Led the Sooners in six out of 10 tournaments last season ... Held the team's lowest scoring average with a 75.2 last year ... Voted one of top 50 preseason players to watch by GolfWorld.

Hope Edge: Tied for 36th with a score of 234 at Dick McGuire Invitational last week ... Fired a 233 to tie for 48th at the NCAA Fall Preview ... Placed in the top 20 in four tournaments last year ... Tied for 39th at NCAA Regionals with a score of 236 ... Named an Academic All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association ... Selected to the first-team Academic All-Big 12 squad.

Emily Milberger: Recorded a 231 to tie for 28th place at the Dick McGuire Invitational last week ... Finished tied for 62nd place after shooting a 237 at NCAA Fall Preview ... Honored as an Academic All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association last year.

Erin Goranson: Playing in first collegiate tournament ... Edmond North High School won six consecutive state titles ... Named to all-conference and all-regional teams ... 2002 All-State team member ... 2002 Daily Oklahoman Scholar Athlete ... 2002 All-Edmond Team member.

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OU Womens Golf Ready For Prices Give'em Five Intercollegiate

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