Oregon State
Kiawah Island Women's Intercollegiate
Women's Golf in Tie for 22nd After Day 1 at Kiawah Island
February 22, 2009 | Women's Golf
Feb. 22, 2009
Kiawah Island, S.C. – Oregon State women's golf is in a tie for 22nd of 43 after 18 holes of the three day, three round Edwin Watts/ Kiawah Island Classic.
Sophomore Cara Freeman led the Beavers with a 5-over-par, 77, leaving her in a tie for 35th in the 215 golfer field.
“Cara played pretty well today. She had a couple holes that cost her a couple strokes, but she was striking the ball well today and converted some very nice up-and-downs,” head coach Rise Lakowske said.
The event features a unique format where each team will play both the Cougar Point and Oak Point golf courses on Sunday and Monday with the top 22 teams playing for the tournament championship on Tuesday after two rounds play. The tournament championship round will be played at Cougar Point and the remaining 21 teams will play Oak Point for a flight championship.
The Beavers are currently at the tournament championship cut line after shooting a team score of 31-over-par, 319, on the par 72, 6,009 yard Cougar Point golf course in windy conditions that saw gusts up to 20 miles-per-hour.
“We played pretty well on the front nine today, but didn't take advantage of our opportunities on the back,” Lakowske said. “We didn't play up to our capabilities today, but we have some things we can build on for tomorrow's round at Oak Point.”
Junior Lauren Archer and freshman Elyse Okada each finished day one in the top 100 each shooting an 8-over-par 80 to tie for 84th.
Stephanie Connelly of Central Florida leads the tournament after shooting a 2-under-par, 70 on the Cougar Point course. Leading the team scoring is Miami and East Tennessee State each shooting a 12-over-par 300 at Cougar Point.
Oregon State returns to action tomorrow morning at the par-72, 5,907 yard Oak Point course with the first team time at 7:25 a.m. PST.
All day coverage with live stats is available at golfstat.com.
Team Scores: t1. Miami 300; t1. East Tennessee St. 300; 3. Oral Roberts 303; 4. Mississippi 305; t5. Western Carolina 306; t5. UCF 306; 7. College of Charleston 307; t8. Florida 309; t8. Nebraska 309; t10. Central Arkansas 310; t10. Oregon 310; t12. Middle Tennessee St. 311; t12. Mississippi St. 311; t12. UNC Wilmington 311; 15. Kentucky 312; 16. Maryland 313; t17. South Florida 314; t17. Jacksonville St. 314; 19. Augusta St. 315; 20. Longwood 316; 21. William and Mary 318; t22. Oregon State 319; t22. Toledo 319; t24. Illinois St. 320; t24. Texas St. 320; 26. Charleston Southern 322; 27. Bucknell 325; 28. Ball St. 326; t29. Elon 328; t29. Old Dominion 328; 31. Winthrop 329; 32. Richmond 330; 33. Kennesaw St. 331; 34. Southern Methodist 333; t35. Cincinnati 334; t35. USC Upstate 334; t35. Missouri St. 334; 38. Marshall 339; 39. Southern Illinois 341; 40. Bradley 344; 41. Wofford 347; 42. Mercer 350; 43. Citadel 352.
Individual Leaders: 1. Stephanie Connelly, UCF 70; t2. Mary Kate Bird, Nebraska 72; t2. Sofia Hagsund, UNC Wilmington 72; t2. Bagona Sarabia, Miami 72; t5. Elisa Aoki, UCF 73; t5. Christy Carter, Oral Roberts 73; t5. Dori Carter, Mississippi 73; t5. Jessica Hollandsworth, Maryland 73; t5. Steffi Kirchmayr, College of Charleston 73; t5. Nia Muehl, East Tennessee St. 73; t5. Jessica Yadloczky, Florida 73.
Oregon State Scores: t35. Cara Freeman 77; t84. Elyse Okada 80; t84. Lauren Archer 80; t119. 82; t139. Whitney French 84.
