Women's Golf Second After Opening Round

Oct. 30, 2006

Kiawah Island, S.C. (hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami women’s golf team fired an opening round 296 and is in second place at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate in Kiawah Island, S.C.

The second round was suspended due to darkness and will resume at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday followed by the tournament’s final round.

The Hurricanes were led in the first round by junior Jessica Steward (Mystic, Conn.) who shot a 1-under-par score of 71. Steward, who recorded her first career win two weeks ago at the GSU/Pelican Preserve Invite, has now recorded three consecutive sub-par rounds. She is currently tied for second, two-strokes behind Steffi Kirchmayr of the College of Charleston.

Junior Hagen Weintraub (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) is tied for 11th after an opening round 74, while senior Josie Shinn (Pinehurst, N.C.) is tied for 16th (75) and senior Tiffany Prats (Williston, Fla.) is tied for 27th (76).

Round One Results1 Campbell            295 +72 Miami               296 +83 Western Carolina    298 +10T4 Iowa State         301 +13T4 East Tennessee St. 301 +136 Coastal Carolina    303 +15T7 Louisville         304 +16T7 Ark.-Little Rock   304 +16T7 Charleston         304 +1610 Indiana            307 +19T11 East Carolina     308 +20T11 Notre Dame        308 +20T11 Wisconsin         308 +20T14 Maryland          310 +22T14 Char. Southern    310 +2216 Colorado,          311 +2317 Kansas State       313 +2518 Georgia State      317 +2919 Appalachian State  328 +40

Miami ScoresT2 Jessica Steward 71T11 Hagen Weintraub 74T16 Josie Shinn 75T27 Tiffany Prats 76T91 Urd Pedersen 84