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For
Immediate Release: February 20, 2001 UT
Pan American Women’s Golf Finishes Ninth at Islander Invitational
Tuesday CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS – Adriana Espinoza finished 18th overall to
lead the way for the University of Texas-Pan American at the Islander
Invitational Women’s Golf Tournament, played at the Kings Crossing
Country Club on Tuesday. Espinoza,
a junior from Laredo, shot a final round 79 to finish with a three-round
total of 242. The total was
her best for a three-round tournament this season.
Her second round 78 was her lowest round of the season as well. Freshman
Melissa Head had a consistent 243 for the tournament, including a final
round 79 to place her 22nd overall.
Itziar Unanue tied for 36th with a 252, Tootie Lauzon
and Jeannie Lane tied for 40th with 254’s and Crystal
Frazier was 46th with a 256. Melissa
Newman-Gillespie of host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi shot a final round
75 to win medallist honors with a 231.
Three strokes back were Nina Reis of North Texas and Chrystal
Thayer of Kansas. First day leader, Alessandra Perez of Texas A&M-Corpus
Christi shot a final round 87 and fell to 11th overall.
In the team standings, Lamar came from behind to tie the host
Islanders. Both teams shot
three-round totals of 951, but Lamar’s final round 320 was three
strokes better than the Islanders 323.
Bradley took third with a 955 and Kansas shot the low round of
the day, a 309, to place fourth overall.
UTPA shot a final round 331 to place ninth with a three-round
total of 996. The Lady Broncs will return to action on March 9-10 when they travel to Seabring, Fla., for the Northern Illinois Springlake Invitational. |