April 9, 2005

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -

The University of Kansas women's golf team is currently in a tie for sixth place, in a 13-team field, after the first two rounds of the Lady Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. The Jayhawks shot a 302 first round score followed by a 305 for a combined score of 607.

Sophomore Amanda Costner is tied for first place after firing a 71, her best score of the season, in the second round for a two round score of 144.

"I am very pleased with our play today," head coach Erin O'Neil said.  "We played well, but we still left some shots out on the golf course.  Tomorrow's round is going to be very important for this team and I think we will respond well."

Northwestern is currently in first with a 597, followed by TCU with a 598.

Sophomore Jill Womble totaled a 153 and is currently in a tie for 21st.  Junior Chelsey Pryor is tied for 27th after two rounds with a score of 154.  Junior Tiffany Woods is in a tie for 38th after a two round score of 156.  Junior Meredith Winkelmann is tied for 59th after a two round score of 163.  Freshman Annie Giangrosso is in 63rd with a 164.

The Jayhawks will start final round play on Sunday with tee times set to begin at 7:30 a.m.

Team Results

 Place  School  Score
 1  Northwestern  597
 2  TCU  598
 3  Purdue  602
 4  Kent State  605
 5  Michigan  606
 T6  Kansas  607
 T6  Texas A&M  607
 8  Notre Dame  611
 T9  Iowa State  619
 T9  Wisconsin  619
 T9  Jacksonville  619
 12  East Carolina  622
 13  Minnesota  642

 Place  Name  School  Score
 T1  Amanda Costner  Kansas  73-71-144
 T1  Ina Kim  Northwestern  69-75-144
 T1  Nicole Melton  Texas A&M  73-71-144 

Kansas Results
 T1  Amanda Costner   73-71-144
 T21  Jill Womble   75-78-153
 T27  Chelsey Pryor   76-78-154
 T38  Tiffany Woods   78-78-156
 T59  Meredith Winkelmann   79-84-163
 63  Annie Giangrosso   83-81-164