Oct. 20, 2006
Greensboro, N.C. (www.ucfathletics.com) - Facing a field of 20 programs this weekend in North Carolina, the UCF women's golf team shined in round one Friday of the Lady Pirate Invitational hosted by East Carolina. Sophomore Mayule Tomimbang, a native of Kissimmee, Fla., and freshman Leigh Crosby (Athens, Ga.) both shot an even-par 72 to lift the Golden Knights to second place, just three strokes behind Birmingham Southern.
Tomimbang and Crosby each carded a 36 on the front and back nines to sit in a tie for seventh on the individual leaderboard. Tomimbang's 72 set a UCF career low by three shots, as she searches for her first top 10 in her young collegiate career. And although it was just her third NCAA tournament, Crosby's even-par round was the best 18-hole total of the season so far.
Freshman Victoria Tomko (Lontzen, Belgium) also broke through for a season-best round of one-over 73 to close her day tied for 12th. And right behind her was classmate Sara Hurwitch (Potomac Falls, Va.), who finished her round with a two-over 74 to tie for 17th. Senior Kristy McLaughlin (Wasaga Beach, Ont.) completed her first round of the 2006-07 season with identical 38s for a four-over 76.
In all, the Golden Knights posted a team score of 291, which stood three shots ahead of third-place Elon University, four shots ahead of fourth-place UTEP and six shots better than Maryland and Western Carolina who tied for fifth.
Second round action in North Carolina will get started Saturday at 7:30 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.
Team Leaderboard
1) Birmingham Southern - 288 E
2) UCF - 291 +3
3) Elon - 294 +6
4) UTEP - 295 +7
5) Maryland - 297 +9
Western Carolina - 297 +9
7) UNC- Greensboro - 299 +11
8) East Carolina - 300 +12
9) Augusta State - 301 +13
10) East Tennessee State - 303 +15
11) Winthrop - 307 +19
Georgetown - 307 +19
13) Methodist College - 312 +24
14) Old Dominion - 313 +25
Gardner-Webb - 313 +25
16) Longwood - 315 +27
17) High Point - 317 +29
18) UAB - 319 +31
19) Appalachian State - 322 +34
20) Radford - 327 +39
Individual Leaderboard
1) Sara Hunt, Birmingham Southern - 36-34-70 -2
2) Laura Jansone, ETSU - 37-34-71 -1
Jullianne Kim, UTEP - 36-35-71 -1
Ana Marie Puche, East Carolina - 36-35-71 -1
Danielle Mills, Elon - 34-37-71 -1
Jill Stupiansky, Birmingham Southern - 35-36-71 -1
7) Ashley Mylton, UNC-Greensboro - 35-37-72 E
Abby Bools, East Carolina - 34-38-72 E
Mayule Tomimbang - UCF - 36-36-72 E
Leigh Crosby - UCF - 36-36-72 E
Jordan Hardy, Birmingham Southern - 38-34-72 E
UCF Results
T7) Mayule Tomimbang 36-36-72 E
T7) Leigh Crosby 36-36-72 E
T12) Victoria Tomko 37-36-73 +1
T17) Sara Hurwitch 38-36-74 +2
T38) Kristy McLaughlin 38-38-76 +4