March 23, 2007
Orlando, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - Freshman Sara Hurwitch (Potomac Falls, Va./Dominion) is tied for 11th following round one of the Liz Murphey Invitational in Athens, Ga. Hurwitch was the top golfer for the Knighst after shooting a 74 (+3) on the University of Georgia Golf Course. The top UCF foursome totaled a score of 319 (+35) after 18 holes to stand in 17th-place.
Hurwitch had eight pars and a birdie on her back nine to post a 35. Sophomore Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md./The Pendleton School) regrouped after a slow start to shoot an even par 36 on the back nine. For the round, Connelly tallied an 80 (+9) and led all Knights with two birdies on the day.
No. 6 Auburn leads the field of 18 that has 13 teams ranked in the latest Golfweek Top 30. The Tigers were led by Margaret Shirley, who was one of three golfers to shoot an even-par round of 70. LSU's Melissa Eaton was the lone player to post a score under par as she fired a 70 (-1) to take the individual lead.
Also scoring for the Knights on the day were senior Kristy McLaughin (Wosaga Beach, Ontario, Canada/Collingwood Collegiate Institute, who shot a 82 (+11) and freshman Leigh Crosby (Athens, Ga./Oconee).
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Team Leaderboard - (First Round)Rank Team Totals1 Auburn 293 (+9)2 Michigan State 297 (+13)3 Florida 300 (+16)4 LSU 301 (+17)5 South Carolina 302 (+18) Alabama 302 (+18)7 Georgia 303 (+19) Virginia 303 (+19)9 Purdue 304 (+20) Arkansas 304 (+20)11 Wake Forest 307 (+23)12 Florida State 312 (+28) Furman 312 (+28)14 Kent State 314 (+30) August State 314 (+30) Mississippi State 314 (+30)17 UCF 319 (+35)18 Georgia State 331 (+47)
Individual LeaderboardRank Player (School) Total1 Melissa Eaton (LSU) 70 (-1)2 Sara Brown (Michigan State) 71 (E) Margaret Shirley (Auburn) 71 (E) Maria Hernandez (Purdue) 71 (E)5 Caroline Westrup (Florida State) 72 (+1) Lucy Nunn (Arkansas) 72 (+1)
UCF Individuals (Place) TotalSara Hurwitch (T11) 74 (+3)Stephanie Connelly (T67) 80 (+9)Kristy McLaughlin (T74) 82 (+11)Leigh Crosby (T80) 83 (+12)Victoria Tomko (T84) 84 (+13)