Sept. 30, 2006
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Playing in rainy and windy conditions, the UCF women's golf team opened the Kentucky Wildcat Invitational Saturday. Through the first two rounds, the Golden Knights sat in ninth place with a 641 (+65) on the par-72 University Club Big Blue Course, highlighted by two impressive performances on the links.
The Golden Knights were three strokes behind Birmingham Southern and host Kentucky when round one came to a close, totaling a 332 (+44). But UCF fared much better in round two, carding the third-best team score with a 309 (+21) to jump ahead of Kentucky and Mississippi State. Louisville leads the event with a 630 (+54).
Sophomore Mayule Tomimbang's (Kissimmee, Fla./Gateway) nine-over 81 in the first round was followed up by a four-over 76 to move to 12th on the individual leaderboard. She was joined by freshman Sara Hurwitch (Potomac Falls, Va./Dominion), who fired an 83 to open the tournament. Hurwitch then tied the second round's third-lowest total, a two-over 74 to move from 40th all the way to 12th.
In her opening round, freshman Victoria Tomko (Lontzen, Belgium) recorded a 40 on the front nine and a 42 on the back for an 82. She shot one stroke better in the next round to tie for 37th (163, +19). Senior Holly Boot (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) tied for 45th with rounds of 86 and 79 (165, +21), and freshman Leigh Crosby (Athens, Ga./Oconee) is one shot behind in a tie for 49th.
Sunday's final round at the Wildcat Invitational tees off at 8:30 a.m. For the latest news and information on the Golden Knights, tickets or apparel log on to www.ucfathletics.com - the official site for UCF athletics.
Saturday's Results from the Kentucky Wildcat Invitational
Team Leaderboard R1-R2-Total To Par
1. Louisville - 320-310-630 +54
2. N.C. State - 316-315-631 +55
Memphis - 312-319-631 +55
4. Nebraska - 327-307-634 +58
5. Augusta State - 324-311-635 +59
6. Miami - 322-314-636 +60
7. Birmingham Southern - 329-308-637 +61
Mississippi - 321-316-637 +61
9. UCF - 332-309-641 +65
10. Mississippi State - 328-315-643 +67
11. Kentucky - 329-326-655 +79
Richmond - 337-318-655 +79
13. East Carolina - 338-321-659 +83
14. Murray State - 344-342-686 +110
15. Eastern Kentucky - 350-340-690 +114
Individual Leaderboard R1 R2 Total To Par1. Amanda Mathis - MSU 75 73 148 +42. Adrienne White - Louisville 78 74 152 +83. Stacey Tate - Memphis 77 77 154 +10 Elli Brown - Nebraska 82 72 154 +10 Kate White - Nebraska 77 77 154 +10 Sara Grantham - Ole Miss 80 74 154 +107. Five golfers with +12
UCF Stats R1 R2 Total To ParT12. Mayule Tomimbang 81 76 157 +13T12. Sara Hurwitch 83 74 157 +13T37. Victoria Tomko 82 81 163 +19T45. Holly Boot 86 79 165 +21T49. Leigh Crosby 86 80 166 +22