Oct. 30, 2006
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Notre Dame women’s golf team posted a 308 (+20) during the first round of the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate on Monday at the par 72, 5,953-yard Oak Point Golf Club to reside in a tie for 11th following the first 18 holes of play. Monday’s second round was suspended due to darkness at 5:30 p.m. (ET). Play will resume at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday. Senior Noriko Nakazaki (Hanover Park, Ill./Hoffman Estates) led the Irish on the day with a one-over par 73 to place in a tie for sixth.
Campbell University leads the 19-team field after recording a seven-over par 295 in round one. The University of Miami is one shot behind the Camels with a 296, while Western Carolina is third with a 298. Steffi Kirchmayr from the College of Charleston, the host school for the event, leads all 99 individual competitors after carding a three-under par 69 in the first round.
Fighting Irish teammates Jane Lee (Atlanta, Ga./Peninsula (Calif.)), a junior, and Lisa Maunu (St. Thomas, Ontario/Collegiate Parkside Institute), a sophomore, both posted identical six-over par 78s and are in a tie for 52nd place. Freshman Kristin Wetzel (Middletown, N.Y./Hilton Head Prep) fired a 79, while her classmate Annie Brophy (Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep) carded an 82 to place in ties for 61st and 81st, respectively.
For full results of today’s action, log onto the official College of Charleston athletics web site at www.CofCSports.com.
Tuesday will feature the conclusion of the second round, beginning at 8:15 a.m., along with the third and final round of the event. Live results of the tournament are available at golfstat.com. For additional information please log on to und.com or call the Notre Dame athletics hotline at (574) 631-3000.
Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate (Oak Point Golf Club – Kiawah Island, S.C., Par 72, 5,953-yards)
Team Scores (18-hole totals): 1. Campbell 295, 2. Miami 296, 3. Western Carolina 298, 4t. Iowa State 301, 4t. Iowa State, 4t. East Tennessee State 301, 6. Coastal Carolina 303, 7t. Louisville 304, 7t. Arkansas Little-Rock 304, 7t. College of Charleston 304, 10. Indiana 307, 11t. East Carolina 308, 11t. Notre Dame 308, 11t. Wisconsin 308, 14t. Maryland 310, 14t. Charleston Southern 310, 16. Colorado 311, 17. Kansas State 313, 18. Georgia State 317, 19. Appalachian State 328.
Top-5 Golfers (18-hole totals): 1. Steffi Kirchmayr (College of Charleston) 69, 2t. Desiree Karlsson (Western Carolina) 71, 2t. Karly Pinder (Iowa State) 71, 2t. Jessica Steward (Miami) 71, 5. Mary Mattson (Campbell) 72
Notre Dame Scores (18-hole totals): 6t. Noriko Nakazaki 73, 52t. Jane Lee 78, 52t. Lisa Maunu 78, 61t. Kristin Wetzel 79, 81t. Annie Brophy 82.