Canes End Day One Strong at The Battle of Rancho Bernando

March 19, 2012

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The University of Miami women’s golf team leads six ranked teams and is in ninth place after the first round of play at the Battle at Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, Calif. UM carded a 305 (+17) on Monday, at the par-72 6,267 yard Rancho Bernardo Championship Golf Course.

Freshman Rika Park led the Canes firing a one-under par 71. Park is just two strokes back of leader Maribel Lopez Porras of Tulane, and one stroke back of Gemma Dryburgh also of Tulane. Park knocked down two birdies on the 3rd and 17th and is in position to make a run at the individual title tomorrow.

Senior Jennifer Hirano is right behind after shooting a two-over par 74 and is tied for 16th. Hirano parred 14 holes, birdied No. 4, and bogied on No. 3, 11 and 12.

Freshman Leticia Ras-Anderica, who is in the Atlantic Coast Conference top 20, hit a rough patch on the back nine, bogeying on No. 13, 18 and double-bogeying on 17. The front nine was more forgiving for Ras-Anderica as she parred seven of the nine holes. She finished the round tied for 48th at +6.

Sophomore Carina Cuculiza and freshman Shannon Pak ended the first round in a tie for 74th and 84th, respectively. Cuculiza shot a 10-over par 82 while Pak went 12-over par 84.

Action continues tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. (ET). Live stats will be available at GolfStat.com and on Twitter through @hurricanesports.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T3. Rika Park 71–71 (-1)
T16. Jennifer Hirano 74–74 (+2)
T48. Leticia Ras-Anderica 78–78 (+6)
T74. Carina Cuculiza 82–82 (+10)
T84. Shannon Pak 84–84 (+12)

TEAM RESULTS
1. Tulane (+5)
T2. Arizona State (+7)
T2. USC (+7)
T4. Pepperdine (+14)
T4. Texas A&M (+14)
T6. California (+15)
T6. UNLV (+15)
T6. Long Beach State (+15)
9. Miami (+17)
10. San Diego State (+18)
11. Texas (+20)
12. Denver (+24)
T13. Arizona (+25)
T13. Washington (+25)
15. Coastal Carolina (+27)
16. New Mexico (+28)