Michigan State University
Liz Murphey Invitational
Women's Golf In Fifth At Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
3/26/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
March 26, 2004
ATHENS, Ga. - Michigan State women's golf sits in fifth place after day one of the 2004 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Ga. The Spartans shot an opening-round 297 and are just six strokes off the leader, Ohio State (291).
Eight of the top-25 teams in the country are at the University of Georgia Golf Course as No. 6 Ohio State leads the field with a 291. No. 1 Duke and No. 5 Georgia are tied for second with a 292, while No. 8 Auburn is fourth with a 293.
Individually, seniors Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Ann Marie Kersten (Oak Harbor, Ohio) pace the Spartans. Fouch and Kersten are tied for fourth with Florida State's Katie Quinney with a 70.
Duke's Brittany Lang leads the field with a 66, while Auburn's Nicole Hage is second with a 68.
Freshman Heather Rose (Chillicothe, Ohio) is tied for 53rd after shooting a 78, while senior Sarah Martin (Grosse Ile, Mich.) sits tied for 62nd with a 79. Sophomore Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.) rounds out the Spartan line-up in a tie for 73rd with an 80.
The second round of the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic tees off Saturday at 9 a.m., while the final round will be played on Sunday with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.
Liz Murphey Collegiate ClassicUniversity of Georgia Golf Course (Athens, Ga.)March 26-29, 2004
Team Standings (after day one)Place Name Scores1 Ohio State 291T2 Georgia 292T2 Duke 2924 Auburn 2935 Michigan State 2976 Oklahoma 3007 East Carolina 3018 Wake Forest 3029 Tennessee 304T10 Florida State 305T10 Mississippi St 305T10 Mississippi 30513 Arkansas 30614 Furman 31015 South Carolina 31116 Kent State 31517 Alabama 31818 Kentucky 322
Top 10 Individual Results (after day one)Place Name, School Scores1 Brittany Lang, Duke 662 Nicole Hage, Auburn 683 Lindsay Knowlton, Ohio State 69T4 Allison Fouch, Michigan State 70T4 Katie Quinney, Florida State 70T4 Ann Marie Kersten, Michigan St 707 Anna Grzebien, Duke 71T8 Whitney Wade, Georgia 72T8 Lisa Tyler, Georgia 72T8 Deborah Means, Wake Forest 72T8 Jade Polonich, Ole Miss 72T8 Allison Martin, Georgia 72
MSU Individual Standings (after day one)Allison Fouch 70 (tied for fourth)Ann Marie Kersten 70 (tied for fourth)Heather Rose 78 (tied for 53rd)Sarah Martin 79 (tied for 62nd)Dayna Burleigh 80 (tied for 73rd)
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