March 27, 2005

TUCSON, Ariz. -

The University of Kansas women's golf team finished in ninth place, in a 15-team field, at the seventh annual Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz. The Jayhawks shot a 296 third round score for a three-round total of 892.  The Jayhawks shot each round under 300 for the first time all year.

"I saw a lot of improvement in this tournament," head coach Erin O'Neil said.  "It was a good confidence booster for us and hopefully we can use this as a building block for the rest of the season."

Northwestern held on to first place with an 870, followed by Idaho which shot an 880.

Freshman Annie Giangrosso led the Jayhawks with a 220 to finish in a tie for 15th.  Sophomore Amanda Costner shot a three round total of 222 to place in a tie for 23rd.  Junior Chelsey Pryor tied for 32nd after totaling a 224.  Junior Tiffany Woods carded a three round total of 233 to tie for 60th.  Sophomore Jill Womble shot a 235 total that put her in a tie for 64th.  

Kansas will next be in action on April 9-10 as they participate in the Lady Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind.

Team Results

 Place  School  Score
 1  Northwestern  870
 2  Idaho  880
 3  Missouri  881
 4  Colorado State  882
 5  Iowa State  884
 T6  Colorado  888
 T6  Nebraska  888
 8  San Jose State  891
 9  Kansas  892
 10  Kansas State  896
 T11  Boise State  897
 T11  Louisville  897 
 13  Northern Arizona  910
 14  Portland State  915
 15  Denver  931

 Place  Name  School  Score
 1  Meghan Little  Louisville  68-69-72-209
 T2  Ina Kim  Northwestern  70-74-67-211
 T2  Cassie Castleman  Idaho  72-69-70-211
 4  Renee Skidmore  Idaho  74-70-68-212
 5  Trisha Quick  Colorado State  70-71-72-213 

Kansas Results
 T15  Annie Giangrosso   74-72-74-220
 T23  Amanda Costner   75-75-72-220
 T32  Chelsey Pryor    72-79-73-224
 T60  Tiffany Woods   76-77-80-233
 T64  Jill Womble   83-75-77-235