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Georgia Leads Mason Rudolph After Day One

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Georgia Leads Mason Rudolph After Day One

9/15/2006

Georgia shot a tournament single-round record 280 and leads two-time defending national champion Duke by three shots after the first round of the Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship at Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin. The three-day, 15-team tournament continues Saturday at 8 a.m. CT.

The previous tournament single-round record was carded by UCLA, who posted a 281 in the first round of the 2003 tournament.

Three Bulldogs posted below-par scores, including Mallory Hetzel and Taylor Leon who each shot a 3-under par 69 and are tied with UCLA’s Tiffany Joh for first place.

The Commodores finished the first round Friday with a team score of 301 for 12th place.

Vanderbilt sophomore Jacqui Concolino shot an even par 72 and is tied with five other players for 15th place. Concolino rebounded after shooting 4-over par through the first eight holes with four birdies, including three on the back nine. Senior Kristen Svicarovich shot a two-over par 74 to tie for 24th place.

Other Vanderbilt players competing include senior Chris Brady (tied for 45th place with a 76), sophomore Amber Lundskog (tied for 67th position with a 79) and junior Liebelei Lawrence (tied for 70th place with an 80).

“We’re certainly disappointed with our scores today, but I’m encouraged with the way we finished,” Vanderbilt head coach Martha Richards Freitag said. “We showed a lot of nerves at the start of the day, but we settled down and played well on the second nine.

“We’ve dug ourselves a pretty big hole, but it’s a 54-hole tournament and we’re capable of producing the same low rounds that Duke and Georgia shot today. We need to put two good days together.”

Vanderbilt freshman Brooke Goodwin and junior Julie Bartholomew are playing unattached from the Commodore squad. Goodwin shot a 2-over par 74 to tie for 37th place. Bartholomew carded a 4-over par 76 and is tied for 45th position.

“I’m really excited to see how well Brooke has started her first collegiate tournament,” Freitag said. “I know she feels she can play even better. Julie had a good first round as well.”

Vanderbilt resumes action Saturday at 9:17 a.m. CT.

Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship
Vanderbilt Legends Club
Franklin, Tenn.
First Round Agate

Team Standings
1. Georgia 280;
2. Duke 283;
3. UCLA 287
4. Stanford 291;
5. Arizona 292;
6. Virginia 293;
7. Purdue 297;
8. LSU 298;
9. Oklahoma State 299;
T10. Wake Forest 300;
T10. Arkansas 300;
12. Vanderbilt 301;
13. Missouri 304;
14. Alabama 305;
15. High Point 325.

Individual Standings
T1. Mallory Hetzel, Georgia 69;
T1. Taylor Leon, Georgia 69;
T1. Tiffany Joh, UCLA 69
T4. Mari Chun, Stanford 70;
T4. Melissa Eaton, LSU 70;
T4. Maria Hernandez, Purdue 70;
T4. Jennifer Pandolfi, Duke 70;
T4. Garrett Phillips, Georgia 70;
T9. Anna Grzebien, Duke 71;
T9. Mary Jacobs, Arizona 71;
T9. Jennie Lee, Duke 71;
T9. Alison Walshe, Arizona 71;
T9. Alison Whitaker, Duke 71;

Vanderbilt Scores
T14. Jacqui Concolino 72;
T27. Kristen Svicarovich 74
T44. Chris Brady 76;
T67. Amber Lundskog 79;
T70. Liebelei Lawrence 79

Individual Vanderbilt Players
T37. Brooke Goodwin 75;
T44. Julie Bartholomew 76