Sooners Three Back in New Mexico

Oct. 16, 2007

NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Oklahoma women's golf team stands three strokes behind leader North Carolina State going into the final round of the 16-team Price's "Give `Em Five" Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M. The Sooners carded a second-round score of 305, giving them a 36-hole total of 605 (+29).

The Sooners are in fifth place at the 6,319-yard, par-72 New Mexico State University Golf Course, a shot behind fourth-place Kansas (604) and two back of Idaho and Michigan (603), who are tied for second.

"We are excited about tomorrow and feel like we are due for a low score since we feel like we have played mediocre so far," OU head coach Carol Ludvigson said. "Our ball-striking was good, but we need to make a few more putts to win. Tomorrow the prospects of winning look good, but it will take a team effort."

Senior Kelly Jacques, who has finished no lower than 12th in OU's first three fall tournaments, stands in that exact position of 12th after shooting a second-round score of 76 (+4). She trails individual leader Lene Hafsten-Morch of Baylor by five shots through two rounds.

OU junior Kendall Dye, who has averaged 76 over 10 fall rounds, shot her average on Tuesday to stand in a tie for 16th at 151 (+7).

Senior Heather Wright is tied for 24th after her second-consecutive round of 76, and freshman Ellen Mueller sits just a stroke behind Wright, tied for 28th at 153 (+9). Sophomore Chelsey Collins is in a tie for 69th at 162 (+18).

Oklahoma is three shots ahead of a three-way tie for sixth between Baylor, Missouri and UC-Davis, and 10 strokes clear of ninth-place North Texas.

Wednesday's final round will begin at 8 a.m. MDT.

The Price's "Give 'Em Five" Intercollegiate is OU's final 2007 fall tournament. The Sooners finished first, second and fourth in their first three events.

Team Standings
1. N.C. State -- 303-299=602 (+26)
T2. Idaho -- 302-301=603 (+27)
T2. Michigan -- 302-301=603 (+27)
T4. Kansas -- 302-302=604 (+28)
5. Oklahoma -- 300-305=605 (+29)
T6. Baylor -- 304-304=608 (+32)
T6. Missouri -- 298-310=608 (+32)
T6. UC-Davis -- 300-308=608 (+32)
9. North Texas -- 307-308=615 (+39)
10. Oral Roberts -- 310-306=616 (+40)
11. Texas State -- 308-311=619 (+43)
12. South Alabama -- 304-317=621 (+45)
13. New Mexico State -- 310-312=622 (+46)
14. Samford -- 312-312=624 (+48)
15. Gonzaga -- 316-310=626 (+50)
16. UTEP -- 319-318=637 (+61)

Individual Standings
1. Lene Hafsten-Morch, Baylor -- 72-72=144 (E)
2. Bryana Gregory, UC-Davis -- 70-75=145 (+1)
T3. Kelly Nakashima, Idaho -- 74-72=146 (+2)
T3. Ashley Bauer, Michigan -- 72-74=146 (+2)
T3. Emily Powers, Kansas -- 75-71=146 (+2)

OU Individual Standings
12. Kelly Jacques -- 73-76=149 (+5)
T16. Kendall Dye -- 75-76=151 (+7)
T24. Heather Wright -- 76-76=152 (+8)
T28. Ellen Mueller -- 76-77=153 (+9)
T69. Chelsey Collins -- 78-84=162 (+18)

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