Oct. 8, 2010
Playing as an individual, sophomore Julia Thead shot a career-low 69 on Friday to lead the Commodores in the first round of the Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C. As a team, Vanderbilt is in 14th place with a team score of 10-over par, 298.
Thead is in a tie for fifth after her round on Friday. Freshman Rene Sobolewski led all Vanderbilt counters with an even-par 72.
Alabama has a commanding, eight-stroke lead of the tournament after shooting an 11-under par, 277 on the day. Fellow SEC member LSU is in second at three-under, 285.
The Crimson Tide’s Brooke Pancake holds the individual lead with a seven-under, 65. Janine Fellow of Tulane and Megan McChrystal of LSU are in a tie for second with a five-under par, 67.
14. Vanderbilt
T-5. Julia Thead – 69*
T-24. Rene Sobolewski – 72
T-42. Marina Alex – 74
T-42. Lauren Stratton – 74
T-81. Megan Grehan – 78
T-84. Anna Leigh Keith – 79
*Playing as an individual
Quotes
Head Coach Greg Allen
– “We’re a good team, so it’s how we respond to a day like today is what I told them. You can’t get better if you can’t overcome some adversity.”
– “It was not a good ball-striking day, although Rene hit it well. The other four in the starting lineup just did not hit it very well. Scoring conditions today were perfect.”
– “We’ll take a shot on the chin if we can get the scores we got from Rene and Julia like we had today. I think it’s good for our team to see that they can put up an even par round or better.”
– “Our attitudes are fine. We just need to learn from this experience.”
