Feb. 20, 2007
PARRISH, Fla. --
Camille Blackerby's second straight even-par round keyed the TCU women's golf team surging to a fourth-place finish Tuesday at the Central District Invitational in Parrish, Fla.
The No. 36 Horned Frogs began the day in a tie for eighth before shooting a 6-over-par 294, tied for the second-best total on the day. TCU dropped its score in each round of the 54-hole tournament.
After carding a 311 in the opening 18 holes, TCU's 595 (301-294) over the final two rounds was the third-best total. The 14-team field included 11 of the top-50 ranked programs in the nation.
The Frogs finished just one stroke behind third-place Baylor. Texas A&M took the team title with a 10-over 874, 13 shots ahead of Michigan State.
Blackerby tied for sixth individually after back-to-back 72s in the final two rounds. She recorded her best finish since a second-place effort at the 2005 Lady Paladin Invitational.
Blackerby's 54-hold total of 222 was 13 shots behind medalist Ashley Knoll of Texas A&M who recorded a 7-under 209 to defeat Sara Brown of Michigan State by six shots.
TCU's Catherine Matranga and Carrie Morris tied for 22nd individually with 12-over 228s. Matranga carded a final round 73 while Morris shot a 75. Freshman Valentine Derrey posted her low score of the tournament with a 74 to tie for 27th with a 13-over 229.
TCU returns to action Friday when it begins competition at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Team Scores
1. Texas A&M - 291-296-287=874
2. Michigan State - 296-297-294=887
3. Baylor - 302-307-296=905
4. TCU - 311-301-294=906
5. Michigan - 306-308-294=908
6. LSU - 310-298-301=909
7. Arkansas - 308-303-303=914
7. Northwestern - 304-306-304=914
9. Texas - 295-312-313=920
10. Notre Dame - 309-303-310=922
11. Missouri - 308-309-310=927
12. SMU - 321-306-313=940
13. Nebraska - 320-316-310=946
14. Tulsa - 313-313-322=948
TCU Scores
T6. Camille Blackerby - 78-72-72=222
T22. Carrie Morris - 76-77-75=228
T22. Catherine Matranga - 80-75-73=228
T27. Valentine Derrey - 78-77-74=229
T65. Stacey Bieber - 79-85-80=244
