May 8, 2003
Winston-Salem, N.C. - The Western Carolina women's golf team sits in a tie for 12th place after the first round of the NCAA East Regional at the Salem Glen Country Club in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Catamounts combined to shoot a 306 (+22) in round one to put them ahead of Wake Forest (307), UNC Wilmington (307), Furman (307), Tulane (309), South Florida (312), Mississippi (322) and St. Francis-Pa. (335).
Freshman Brandy Andersen and sophomore Line Cordes are leading the way for the Cats after each shot a 75 in the first on the par-71 course. Sophomore Johanna Lundberg came in at six over with a 77, while freshman Ashley Hovda shot a 79 and Rebecca Twiner withdrew after nine holes after becoming ill. She is still expected to play for the Cats in round two.
Duke, the number one team in the country, sits alone in first place with a 288. Kristy McPherson of South Carolina leads the field individually after carding a 68 for the day.
Round two of the East Regional continues on Friday with Western Carolina teeing off at 7:30 am. The top eight teams advance to the NCAA Championship.
NCAA East Regional Salem Glen Country Club - Winston-Salem, N.C. May 8-10 (today - May 8) 1 Duke 288 2 Florida State Univ. 290 3 Georgia 294 4 Vanderbilt 295 5 Auburn 298 6 East Carolina Univ. 300 7 North Carolina, U of 301 T8 Arizona 303 T8 North Carolina State 303 T8 South Carolina 303 11 Penn State Univ. 305 T12 Western Carolina U. 306 T12 Mississippi St. U. 306 T12 Georgia State Univ. 306 T15 Wake Forest 307 T15 N. Car. Wilmington 307 T15 Furman University 307 18 Tulane University 309 19 South Florida 312 20 Mississippi, U. of 322 21 St. Francis Coll.-PA 335T31 Brandy Andersen 75 T31 Line Cordes 75 T50 Johanna Lundberg 77 T71 Ashley Hovda 79 WD Rebecca Twiner --
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