Texas Tech Athletics
Dick McGuire Invitational
Tech Golf Finishes In 14th After Two Rounds
September 14, 2004 | Women's Golf
Sept. 14, 2004
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech women's golf team wrapped-up the second day of competition at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., in 14th-place. The Lady Raiders moved up one spot from their first-round finish, and will look to compete for its first top ten finish of the year tomorrow in the last day of competition.
Senior Sheila Mendez and freshman Valerie Tan are leading Tech, shooting a 154, eight-over-par after two rounds. Mendez had a rough start in the first-round shooting a 79, but returned to form in the second-round shooting a 75, two-over-par. Tan had the exact opposite situation. After jumping out to a great start in her first tournament as a Lady Raider with a 75,two-over-par first- round, Tan followed it up with a six-over-par 79 performance. Both Lady Raiders stand tied for 45th in the individual leader board.
Senior Kim Kolb is tied for 61st, shooting a 157, 13-over-par. Junior Ashley Slavich and senior Megan Hull round out the last of the point-scoring Lady Raiders. Slavich is tied for 61st along with teammate Hull, carding a 157, six-over-par two-round score. Hull posted a 158, shooting a 12-over-par.
Freshman Marla Troester, who is tied for 19th, is competing as an individual at the Dick McGuire Invitational. After starting out five-over-par after day one, Troester carded a one-under second round to finish at 150, four-over after day two.
The team will continue competition at the UNM Championship Golf Course (Par 73, 6,069 yards) tomorrow with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. and running until 11:00 a.m. Livestats can be found at www.GolfStat.com as well as on the UNM website at www.GoLobos.com.
Results Listed Below:
14 Texas Tech 309-312-621 t45 Sheila Mendez 79-75-154 t45 Valerie Tan 75-79-154 t61 Kim Kolb 77-80-157 t61 Ashley Slavich 78-79-157 t66 Megan Hull 79-79-158Team Leaders Board
1 Georgia 287 299 586 2 New Mexico 292 296 588 3 Brigham Young Univ. 296 295 591 4 Pepperdine 293 299 592 5 Oklahoma State 299 295 594 6 Arkansas, U. of 299 296 595 7 Baylor 299 304 603 8 Texas A&M University 298 306 604 9 UNLV 297 309 606 10 TCU 300 308 608 11 New Mexico State 301 309 610 12 Hawaii, Univ. of 305 313 618 13 Kansas, U. of 308 312 620 14 Texas Tech Univ 309 312 621 T15 Texas El Paso, U. of 307 328 635 T15 Northern Arizona U. 315 320 635 17 San Diego State Univ 322 316 638
