Women's Golf in Sixth Place at the Lady Gamecock Classic

March 20, 1998

Blythewood, SC - The No. 15 Oregon State women's golf team shot an opening round 313, and is in sixth place after one round of the Lady Gamecock Classic. The 54-hole event is being led by No. 11 Tennessee at 306.

Andrea Hehn paced OSU in the first round with a 3-over-par 75. Hehn shot a 39 on the front nine, followed by a 38. Hehn, who is bidding for her fourth top-10 finish this season, is tied for fifth. Other Oregon State scores include Kathleen Takaishi tied for 17th with a 78, Carina Olsson is tied for 21st with a 79, Anjeanette Dabbs is tied for 33rd with a 81, and Anne Brooksby is tied for 47th with a 83.

"We played pretty well today overall," OSU Assistant Coach Charles Kingsbaker said. "This is a tough course and a tough field, but I think we are in good position to climb the leaderboard in the second round."

Emma Lofgren of South Carolina leads the tournament after a 1-under-71.

The tournament, which is being held at The University Club, runs through Sunday.

Team Scores
Tennessee, 306;
Florida, 307;
South Carolina, 310;
Duke, 311;
Vanderbilt, 311;
Oregon State, 313;
Furman, 316;
Florida State, 317;
Wake Forest, 319;
North Carolina, 324;
Mississippi State,325;
Arkansas, 341

Top Individuals (Par 72)
Emma Lofgren, USC, 71;
Skyli Yamada, Tenn., 72;
Sara Beautell, Fla., 73;
Megan Morgan, UNC, 74;
Andrea Hehn, OSU, 75;
Julie Sabo, Vandy., 75;
Filippa Hansson, Duke, 75;
Anna Umemura, Tenn., 75;
Jenny Chuasiriporn, Duke, 75

Other OSU Scores
Kathleen Takaishi, 78;
Carina Olsson, 79;
Anjeanette Dabbs, 81;
Anne Brooksby, 83