Duke Opens In Sixth At Wildcat Invitational

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Duke Opens In Sixth At Wildcat Invitational

2/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

By: Duke Sports Information

PUERTO PENASCO, SONORA, Mexico ? Duke University senior Jennie Lee registered a team-best one-over-par, 73, to lead the Blue Devils on day one of the Wildcat Invitational, which is being played at the 6,146-yard, par 72 Peninsula Golf Club in Puerto Penasco in the state of Sonora, Mexico.

Lee, who is from Henderson, Nev., is tied for ninth, individually, after shooting 38 on the front nine and 35 on the back during day one. Leading the individual action is Juliana Murcia of Arizona State with a five-under-par, 67, while Pia Halbig of California and Stephanie Kono of UCLA are each tied with a 69.

In the team standings, UCLA opened with a one-under-par, 287, to lead all squads, while Arizona State (295), Denver (296), Oklahoma State (299), Tulane (299), Duke (302), Southern California (302), Tennessee (302), Pepperdine (305) and California (307) rounded out the top 10.

"The course requires some local knowledge and we have learned a lot from our practice round and the first day of competition," said Duke Assistant Coach Jan Dowling. "We will make the necessary adjustments and look to make a run over the next two rounds. There is a lot of golf to play and although we didn't get off to the start we wanted, there are many positives about today that we will take into the rest of the tournament."

Junior Yu Young Lee registered a 74 on day one and is tied for 15th overall. Lee, who is from Orlando, Fla., posted her second-best 18-hole ledger in school history. Her previous high low was 71 earlier this season at Stanford. Lee notched a 35 in the first nine holes and then 39 to close out the day.

Senior Amanda Blumenherst is tied for 28th with a 76, while sophomore Kim Donovan and junior Alison Whitaker are tied for 55th with a 79.

"When our putts start to drop, we are going to go low because overall, our team is hitting the ball very solid right now," said Dowling.

Duke will tee off on Monday beginning at 8:45 a.m., along with Tulane and Oklahoma State.

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Fin. School Scores
1 UCLA 287 -1
2 Arizona State 295 +7
3 Denver, Univ. of 296 +8
4 Oklahoma State Univ. 299 +11
Tulane University 299 +11
6 Duke University 302 +14
Southern California 302 +14
Tennessee, U. of 302 +14
9 Pepperdine 305 +17
10 California, U. of 307 +19
11 New Mexico, U. of 309 +21
12 Arizona, U. of 311 +23
UNLV 311 +23
14 Washington, U. of 315 +27
15 Tennessee-Chattanooga 318 +30
16 New Mexico State U. 321 +33
17 Tulsa, University of 325 +37

Arizona Wildcat Invitational
Dates: 02/22-02/24, 2009
Fin. Name School Scores
1 Juliana Murcia Arizona St 33- 34 67 -5
2 Pia Halbig California 35- 34 69 -3
Stephanie Kono UCLA 35- 34 69 -3
4 Linn Gustafsson Tulane 37- 34 71 -1
Glory Yang UCLA 34- 37 71 -1
6 Jodi Ewart New Mexico 36- 36 72 E
Ashley McKenney Tulane 39- 33 72 E
Maria Jose Uribe UCLA 35- 37 72 E
9 Jennifer Song USC 38- 35 73 +1
Ellie Givens Denver 37- 36 73 +1
Jennie Lee Duke 38- 35 73 +1
Lizette Salas USC 37- 36 73 +1
Dawn Shockley Denver 35- 38 73 +1
Allison Goodman California 38- 35 73 +1
15 Karin Kinnerud Okla. St. 36- 38 74 +2
Nathalie Mansson Tennessee 39- 35 74 +2
Carlota Ciganda Arizona St 38- 36 74 +2
Ginny Brown Tennessee 37- 37 74 +2
Yu Young Lee Duke 35- 39 74 +2
Caroline Hedwall Okla. St. 38- 36 74 +2
Sarah Faller Denver 36- 38 74 +2
22 Alejandra Llaneza Arizona 35- 40 75 +3
Tiffany Joh UCLA 39- 36 75 +3
Pernilla Lindberg Okla. St. 39- 36 75 +3
Jennifer Osborn Arizona St 38- 37 75 +3
Jayvie Agojo Pepperdine 37- 38 75 +3
*Emily Mason Arizona 38- 37 75 +3
28 Ryann O'Toole UCLA 38- 38 76 +4
Amanda Blumenherst Duke 38- 38 76 +4
Therese Koelbaek UNLV 38- 38 76 +4
Kaitlin Drolson Pepperdine 39- 37 76 +4
Stephanie Sherlock Denver 37- 39 76 +4
Diana Cantu Tennessee 38- 38 76 +4
Katie Kempter Denver 38- 38 76 +4
Alejandra Guacaneme UNLV 40- 36 76 +4
Amanda Johnson Okla. St. 39- 37 76 +4
37 Taylore Karle Pepperdine 40- 37 77 +5
Anya Alvarez Washington 42- 35 77 +5
Shu Yin Liu Tulsa 39- 38 77 +5
Sadena Parks Washington 41- 36 77 +5
Natasha Krishna UNLV 37- 40 77 +5
Maria Salinas Tenn. Chat 40- 37 77 +5
Jessica Wallace Pepperdine 41- 36 77 +5
Molly Aronsson Washington 37- 40 77 +5
45 Shannon Yocum California 40- 38 78 +6
Margarita Ramos Arizona 38- 40 78 +6
Maggie Murphy N. Mex. St 40- 38 78 +6
Morgan Grantham New Mexico 39- 39 78 +6
Caroline Masson Okla. St. 40- 38 78 +6
Belen Mozo USC 37- 41 78 +6
Samantha Troyanovich Tulane 39- 39 78 +6
Stefanie Endstrasser USC 40- 38 78 +6
Nicole Smith Tennessee 41- 37 78 +6
Janine Fellows Tulane 39- 39 78 +6
55 Marita Engzelius Tulsa 37- 42 79 +7
Mikaela Backstedt New Mexico 43- 36 79 +7
Daniela Holmquist Tulane 40- 39 79 +7
Jaclyn Sweeney Arizona St 40- 39 79 +7
Kim Donovan Duke 38- 41 79 +7
Brittany Benvenuto Arizona 44- 35 79 +7
Nikki Koller Arizona 38- 41 79 +7
Alison Whitaker Duke 39- 40 79 +7
*Liisa Kelo Arizona St 40- 39 79 +7
64 Suterra Chanachai N. Mex. St 42- 38 80 +8
Emma DeGroot Tenn. Chat 38- 42 80 +8
Isabelle Boineau Arizona 40- 40 80 +8
Christine Wolf Tenn. Chat 40- 40 80 +8
Sarah Salvo New Mexico 37- 43 80 +8
69 Lauren Bowerman-Ritc N. Mex. St 37- 44 81 +9
Giulia Molinaro Arizona St 42- 39 81 +9
Lisa McCloskey Pepperdine 43- 38 81 +9
Caroline Kim USC 41- 40 81 +9
Moa Duf Tenn. Chat 38- 43 81 +9
74 Apinporn Swashcuto N. Mex. St 42- 40 82 +10
Kristen Schelling UNLV 42- 40 82 +10
Rebecca Hellbom New Mexico 44- 38 82 +10
77 *Marisa Smith Arizona 42- 41 83 +11
78 Sarah Elliot Tulsa 43- 41 84 +12
Katie Saucier Washington 43- 41 84 +12
Rebecca Watson Tennessee 45- 39 84 +12
81 Kamryn Ruffin Tulsa 42- 43 85 +13
Gina Bortoletto N. Mex. St 42- 43 85 +13
83 Maria Loza Tenn. Chat 46- 40 86 +14
84 Roseanne Niven California 41- 46 87 +15
85 Karinn Dickinson Washington 44- 44 88 +16
Brooke Baker Tulsa 45- 43 88 +16
Melissa Mabanta UNLV 43- 45 88 +16
88 *Ashley Malaska Arizona 44- 46 90 +18
89 Angie Villela California 39- 53 92 +20