March 20, 2008
Orlando, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - The UCF women's golf team will return to action Friday as the team travels to Athens, Ga. to compete in the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic on the University of Georgia Golf Course.
The 18-team field consists of 13 of Golfstat's top 25 teams. Duke claims the No. 1 spot, while Purdue (7), Auburn (8), who is the reigning team champion of this event, Wake Forest (9) and Arkansas (10) are also in the top 10. Alabama (11), Kent State (13), Georgia (14), Tennessee (18), LSU (19), Vanderbilt (20), Virginia (24) and Texas A&M (25) all rank in the top 25.
The 41st-ranked Knights are also competing against Florida State, who won the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic last week, Furman, Kentucky and South Carolina.
The three-day tournament will begin on Friday, with each team scheduled to play a total of 54 holes. UCF will tee off with Wake Forest and South Carolina in the opening round. The final round of play will take place Sunday.
The Knights are coming off a 10th-place finish at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic where junior Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) placed fourth on the individual leaderboard with a score of 216 (E). Connelly's efforts earned her a share of last week's Conference USA Golfer of the Week accolade.
Live scoring of the event is available at www.golfstat.com.
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